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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
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
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
Michelle Brathovd, senior liberal studies major. Photo credit: Nicole Santos

Senior Spotlight: Q&A with future teachers

Nicole Santos
April 23, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Student muscles his way into bodybuilding world

Student muscles his way into bodybuilding world

Nicole Santos
February 23, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
Photo Courtesy of KCSC Radio and Sarah Manhan

Trivia night will test students music knowledge

Nicole Santos
March 26, 2014
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

Duet audition spotlight Q&A

Nicole Santos
February 7, 2014

Audition Spotlight Q & A

Nicole Santos
January 30, 2014

Students share study habits for finals

Nicole Santos
December 15, 2013
Ballroom Dance Club hosts black tie event

Ballroom Dance Club hosts black tie event

Nicole Santos
December 9, 2013
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

Q&A with comedians who give dating tips

Nicole Santos
November 12, 2013

Dating comedians offer life lessons, dating advice

Nicole Santos
November 12, 2013

Club gives voice to minority group

Nicole Santos
November 11, 2013

Bald is beautiful

Nicole Santos
October 20, 2013
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
Chico State professor Rocky Winslow performs at the DownLo sports bar every week.

Jazz professor has crowds swingin’

Nicole Santos
October 6, 2013
Note-taking styles vary from student to student

Note-taking styles vary from student to student

Nicole Santos
September 30, 2013
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
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
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
Shelby Keck Noontime Meditation led by David Philhour at SSC 426.

Staff member leads meditation, Qi Gong

Nicole Santos
September 10, 2013

Club advises students to watch lifestyle, not weight

Nicole Santos
September 9, 2013

Squish, smash, spray, swat skeeters

Nicole Santos
August 31, 2013
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
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