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Nicole Santos says farewell to her last four years at Chico State. Photo courtesy of Annie Page

Senior Spotlight: An Orionite’s farewell to Chico State

Nicole Santos
May 12, 2015
Graduating senior Nicole Santos highlights three student organizations that made her four years in college unforgettable.
Chase Palmieri, a senior entrepreneurship and small business management major, plans to change the way people donate through a simple app he created called SlideSocial. Photo credit: Nicole Santos

Senior Spotlight: Entrepreneur creates app to transform how people donate

Nicole Santos
May 6, 2015
Chase Palmieri, creator of SlideSocial, hopes the mobile app will be successful in empowering people to donate in measurable ways.
Senior Spotlight: Q&A with nutrition majors who landed internships

Senior Spotlight: Q&A with nutrition majors who landed internships

Nicole Santos
April 29, 2015
Caitlyn Albright and Julie Ann Van Buskirk discuss how they went about securing dietetic internships in Texas and North Carolina.
Michelle Brathovd, senior liberal studies major. Photo credit: Nicole Santos

Senior Spotlight: Q&A with future teachers

Nicole Santos
April 23, 2015
Michelle Brathovd and Kelsey Larson reflect on how Chico State has prepared them for the credential program, their next step in the process of becoming educators.
Victoria Goernert, a senior civil engineering major (fifth from the right), has participated in the Steel Bridge Competition for the past two years. Photo courtesy of Victoria Goernert.

Senior Spotlight: Student engineers promising future

Nicole Santos
April 12, 2015
Victoria Goernert's passion for engineering has allowed her to compete in various competitions during her time at Chico State.
Vanessa Ricketson, senior business administration major with an option in accounting, shows off her moves with lethal weapons at the "Freak Show" hosted at The Down Lo on Main Street. Photo (Credit to Chuck Spotts)

Senior Spotlight: Belly dancer twirls onto center stage

Nicole Santos
April 6, 2015
Vanessa Ricketson has been belly dancing for 22 years on and off with her daughter.
Angel Huracha, a senior public relations major, is inspired by artists such as David Bowie and Bob Dylan while he works as KCSC's music director. Photo courtesy of Angel Huracha.

Senior Spotlight: Student keeps radio music philosophy in tune

Nicole Santos
April 2, 2015
Angel Huracha has dedicated five semesters to helping manage the Associated Students station KCSC.
Natalie Holmberg-Douglas, a senior biochemistry and animal science major, is working with multiple colleges at Chico State to work with animals and research cures for cancer. Photo courtesy of Natalie Holmberg-Douglas.

Senior Spotlight: Scientist pursues passion for cancer research, animal care

Nicole Santos
March 24, 2015
Natalie Holmberg-Douglas is an active participant within the science community on campus.
Caleb Meyer, a senior liberal studies major, has lived in a dorm throughout his entire college career. Photo credit: Ryan Pressey

Senior Spotlight: Livin’ la vida dorm life

Nicole Santos
March 20, 2015
After his first year in the dorms, Caleb Meyer moved on to become a resident adviser and has lived and worked on campus for the past three years.
Nicollette Singleton, senior nursing major, is dedicating her summer to social work in Nicaragua. Photo credit: Malik Payton

Strong faith enables student to succeed

Nicole Santos
March 13, 2015
Nicollette Singleton's belief in God allows her to balance work and school and she will travel to Nicaragua this summer to extend her faith.
Amanda Lincoln, a senior criminal justice major, wants to follow in her family's footsteps and has been taking steps toward becoming a law enforcement officer. Photo credit: Malik Payton

Senior Spotlight: Inspired to protect and serve

Nicole Santos
March 6, 2015
Amanda Lincoln's family has a history in law enforcement and upon graduating this May she hopes to continue the tradition.
Mitch Hayes, a senior business project management major and managing for sustainability minor, has used his passion for nature to aid his five semesters of success in sustainability programs at Chico State. Photo credit: Malik Payton

Senior Spotlight: Student won’t let environment go to waste

Nicole Santos
February 26, 2015
Mitchell Hayes has devoted five semesters at Chico State to the Associated Students Sustainability program to ensure that events on campus generate as little waste as possible.
Student muscles his way into bodybuilding world

Student muscles his way into bodybuilding world

Nicole Santos
February 23, 2015
Senior nutrition major Zach Batchelder started entering competitions when he arrived in Chico three years ago.
Mazi Noble, editor of the University Catalog, wants to jam to his favorite hip-hop song on Valentine's Day. Photo credit: Malik Payton

Valentine’s Day songs to set the mood

Nicole Santos
February 12, 2015
Chico State students share the wide variety of music they would like to hear most on the lover's holiday.
Elina Sjöberg, senior music industry major and international student, is studying abroad at Chico State for her final semester of college. Sjöberg is from Sweden, and one cultural difference that she has noticed is that Americans tend to be more open and friendly when they first meet someone, she said. Photo credit: Nicole Santos

Senior Spotlight: Swedish student shares impressions of Chico

Nicole Santos
February 5, 2015
Elina Sjöberg, an international student from Upplands Vasby, Sweden, decided to spend her final semester of college studying abroad at Chico State.
Danny (left) and Tim Gau said that their time at Chico State has had a significant on their lives, especially through their fraternity and their family's history with Chico. Photo credit: Nicole Santos

Senior Spotlight: Twin brother college experience

Nicole Santos
January 29, 2015
Danny and Tim Gau sat down with The Orion to talk about their time at Chico State, their fraternity and life as twins.
Kendall Enns, recent Chico State graduate, plans to move to Beijing in May to teach English and explore. Photo credit: Nicole Santos

Chico State graduate bound for Beijing

Nicole Santos
January 22, 2015
Kendall Enns credits several programs she was involved in for helping her prepare to take on an upcoming job teaching English as a second language in China.
Academy Award winner Kate Winslet fights to keep a dystopia alive in the box office hit. Image via Flickr by Maggiejumps.

Study Break: Divergent movie review

Nicole Santos
March 31, 2014
Veronica Roth's first novel in her best-selling book series comes to life in the film "Divergent."
Photo Courtesy of KCSC Radio and Sarah Manhan

Trivia night will test students music knowledge

Nicole Santos
March 26, 2014
KCSC hosts first Music Trivia Night April 2.
Photography by SUMAN PARK VIA FLICKR HAPPY MAN Pharrell Williams released soul-infused pop album "GIRL" March 3.

Study Break: Pharrell Williams “GIRL” Album Review

Nicole Santos
March 7, 2014
Album Review: Pharrell Williams "GIRL"

Duet audition spotlight Q&A

Nicole Santos
February 7, 2014
Alex Geringer and Lacey Henderson are the final two Chico State Students who had the opportunity to audition for NBC's hit singing competition "The Voice." The Orion sat down with the duet to talk about why they decided to audition together.

Audition Spotlight Q & A

Nicole Santos
January 30, 2014
Annie Mulry is one of four Chico State students who had the opportunity to audition for NBC's hit singing competition "The Voice." The Orion sat down with her to talk about the experience.

Students share study habits for finals

Nicole Santos
December 15, 2013
From instrumental music and coffee to gym breaks and yoga, students discuss how they prepare for stressful exams
Ballroom Dance Club hosts black tie event

Ballroom Dance Club hosts black tie event

Nicole Santos
December 9, 2013
The club made more than $1,000 drew more than 200 people in attendance
Tanner Lyon fixing a bike at the Associated Students Bike Cart. Photo by Riley Mundia

Bike Cart keeps students peddling

Nicole Santos
November 30, 2013
Why walk your bike all the way to the downtown bike shops for a repair when you can receive affordable and quick service on campus?

Q&A with comedians who give dating tips

Nicole Santos
November 12, 2013

Comedians Dave Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell performed in front of a packed audience Wednesday night at the UHUB. The Orion sat down with the duo for a Q&A about their careers, lives and relationships. The...

Dating comedians offer life lessons, dating advice

Nicole Santos
November 12, 2013
Dating comedians Dave and Ethan offer life lessons, dating advice

Club gives voice to minority group

Nicole Santos
November 11, 2013
The Queer People of Color Society brings voice to voiceless community

Bald is beautiful

Nicole Santos
October 20, 2013
Several men and women shave their heads, cut and donate their hair to support childhood cancer.
Photograph by Norma Loya Lead singer and Communication Studies major Derek Julian (left) and bassist Chase Crawford practice songs from their self-titled album. The Deaf Pilots held an album release concert on Friday night.

Students plug in to rock out

Nicole Santos
October 15, 2013
Two student-run bands are putting their skills to the test
Chico State professor Rocky Winslow performs at the DownLo sports bar every week.

Jazz professor has crowds swingin’

Nicole Santos
October 6, 2013

Eyes closed and fingers placed on the valves of his gold Yamaha trumpet, nothing at the DownLo on Thursday nights can distract Chico State professor Rocky Winslow from delivering his trumpet solo. Winslow...

Note-taking styles vary from student to student

Note-taking styles vary from student to student

Nicole Santos
September 30, 2013
Students share how they prefer to take notes in class.
Sam Rivera The Madison Bear Garden graphic designers, Mike Schulz (left) and Dan Massari (right).

Madison Bear Garden graphic designers create unique culture

Nicole Santos
September 23, 2013
Colorful posters and flyers hang on the walls, lay on the tables and are spread on the counters of a small office far down Cohasset Road. Tucked away at their desks, eyes concentrated on their computer screens are 30- year-old graphic designer Dan Massari and 32-year-old graphic designer Mike Scholz — the masterminds behind the...
Norma Loya Students wrote goals they hope to accomplish before they die on a chalkboard in the SSC plaza last week.

Finding reasons to stay alive

Nicole Santos
September 18, 2013
Students reflect on life, death and raising awareness during Suicide Prevention Week demonstrations.
Norma Loya Graduate students Trinity Stanio and Adria Davis observe “At the Berlin Wall” by Dorothy Mandel at the Turner Print Museum. The piece was printed using a color woodcut method in 1970.

Exhibit explores life and landscape

Nicole Santos
September 10, 2013
The first exhibit of the school year at the Janet Turner Print Museum has opened.
Shelby Keck Noontime Meditation led by David Philhour at SSC 426.

Staff member leads meditation, Qi Gong

Nicole Santos
September 10, 2013

Bare feet, black cushions and dim lighting are just a few elements that help individuals relax during Noontime Meditation and Qi Gong in the Student Services Building. David Philhour, manager of the...

Club advises students to watch lifestyle, not weight

Nicole Santos
September 9, 2013
Health At Every Size is a new club on campus whose aim is to help students live healthier lifestyles without consuming dietary supplements or refusing to eat entirely. The club supports students in adopting healthy habits for the sake of well-being, rather than weight control. “We are at a tipping point where people are tired...

Squish, smash, spray, swat skeeters

Nicole Santos
August 31, 2013
Follow these quick, easy steps to beating Chico's mosquito hordes.
Kasey Judge Oy Saechao, Maiko Baba, Re Matoba and Vanessa Vazquez Re enjoy kettle corn while watching “Now You See Me” at Union Label’s Moon on Movie.

Union Label launches lunar events

Nicole Santos
August 31, 2013
The Associated Students has formed a new entertainment company that's putting on shows including movie nights and concerts