On June 5, all California counties including Butte County will be holding midterm election primaries. Registered voters will be able to vote on twelve different positions that range from the overall state...
The Butte County League of Women Voters hosted a Q&A forum that featured candidates running for the First Congressional District election primaries coming up this June. The candidates answered a few...
The Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center hosted a cannabis forum to inform students and community members on the laws, risks and benefits of marijuana/cannabis use Wednesday.
The panel of speakers...
An estimated 500 million straws are used daily in the United States and the majority of those end up in various oceans. On April 23, Chico State will be officially be taking the strawless challenge in...
Guns and gun regulation is a never-ending discussion, especially after recent incidents like the Parkland school shooting.
The Chico Rod and Gun Club held their annual Big Chico Gun show at the...
The dean of the college of business will be stepping down on Feb. 28 to pursue other opportunities in her life. The Orion sat down with Judith Hennessey, the dean of the college of business, and discussed...
Lewis Elbinger is the only Green Party candidate in the campaign for the first district’s congressional seat. Elbinger joins a primary race between four Democrats and two Republicans, including incumbent...
Dr. Milton Lang, a Chico State alumnus, began his position as Vice President for Student Affairs Jan. 16.
Lang spent five years at UC Davis before coming to Chico State again.
Lang found an interest...
This revived series takes a look at what’s new in The Orion’s opinion section. Columnists discuss current events, local news and columns that can be found at The Orion website. This week, writers Kendall...
Aries - On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the quarter moon in Cancer brings its balancing beams to your domestic sector and turns your attention to your personal space. Clean, decorate and Feng Shui. But if your...
Aries - That is the grand theme of the week for you, Aries. Get ready to do some serious negotiating as you redraw boundaries and figure out how much you really want to share. A relationship may suddenly...
This revived series takes a look at what’s new in The Orion’s opinion section. Columnists discuss current events, local news and columns that can be found at The Orion website. This week, writers...
Aries - Whether you care to admit it or not, you love when people take note of your singular originality. You pretty much live in a league of your own, Aries, and like it that way. You also understand...
This revived series takes a look at what’s new in The Orion's opinion section. Columnists discuss current events, local news and columns that can be found at theorion.com. This week, writers Kendall...
Aries - Your life is full of distractions, but you need to focus. What to do? Monday’s quarter moon in Gemini helps you find a new answer to productivity: partnership. Make a list of all those outstanding...
Aries - It's officially high season for romance. Between now and September 23, you could meet someone who brings out your best and makes you even better than that. For you to commit—either for business...
Leo- You started this semester strong but don’t get too comfortable in your red Cadillac convertible just yet. The sun moving into Capricorn is going to bring you a whirlwind of emotion concerning...
It is your first year and you are probably living away from home for the first time. You might think that you'll be fine with eating at the cafeteria, but this is when you need to learn how to cook. Don't...
Aries - How can you organize your life to satisfy your needs? You always tell yourself that you're going to start getting organized, but you never do anything about it. It's time to change that. Big things...
The March for Science did a great job in showcasing the importance of current scientific issues and triumphs to Americans, but there were still some problems.Conversations about climate change are what...
The free speech wars had another important battle this week. Instead of exchanging ideas, they exchanged fists.UC Berkeley was once again the battleground for a free speech war as anti-Trump protesters...
Get your medical cards because Trump is aiming his focus at recreational marijuana, according to his press secretary Sean Spicer in his Feb. 24 speech.
Trump has been staunch on his disapproval of the...
When hardcore Trump supporters like Richard Spencer and Ann Coulter are angry at Trump, something is wrong.
On April 7, President Trump ordered air strikes on a Syrian airbase in response to the chemical...
"Putting Americans first" doesn't seem to apply to our schools, environment and the those living in poverty according to President Donald Trump's preliminary budget proposal for 2018.Trump wants to cut...
It's the same story every time there is a terrorist attack: a hashtag goes out in solidarity with the victims, people change their profile pictures on Facebook or Twitter to the flag of the victimized...
Sanctuary cities have been a huge talking point since Donald Trump has been in office.
President Trump signed an executive order that would cut federal funding from sanctuary cities. The recent vote...
President Donald Trump held a White House press briefing Feb. 16 but chose to excluded The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Politico, Buzzfeed, the BBC and the Guardian. All of these news corporations...
On Feb. 16, immigrants in the United States participated in a #DayWithoutImmigrants to demonstrate the importance of immigration and to protest the border wall that President Donald Trump plans to build.The...
Executive orders have been highly questioned over the years as to whether or not they are constitutional.Although executive powers are covered in Article II, Section 1 of the constitution, the process...
Disney decided to cut ties with famous YouTube video commentator Felix Kjellberg known as Pewdiepie over alleged anti-Semitic comments made during his videos Feb. 13.
The Wall Street Journal was the...
It’s been something that should have been in the back of American’s heads since Hillary and President Donald Trump were both nominated as the primary candidates to become the President of the...
It's been a long three weeks since Donald Trump was inaugurated, and I've never seen a country so angry.
The things people are saying and doing are things that are entirely new to the political sphere....
The most famous words spoken by one of the most influential public figures in American history are "I have a dream."These words should be respected and venerated by future generations. They convey a powerful...
Donald Trump is our president, whether we like it or not. Wanting him to fail is not in our best interest.Those blinded by their hatred for Trump either don't want to look for factual information on some...
The premise of the march is something that everyone should agree with.
Women and men are equal. Women's reproductive rights will be under attack under President Trump, and there is a rational fear about...
I saw it coming from a mile away. Trump was always going to be president. People are tired of political correctness and the left-wingers have demonized the right in the past four years.No, I don't think...
On Jan. 5, a video of four teenagers who bound, gagged and tortured a disabled white teenager went viral, affectionately picking up the hashtag “BLMKidnapping.”
The four teenagers were arrested...
With no cure, Lyme disease sufferers will go to extremes to try and cure themselves.
The Nor-Cal Chico Lyme Support Group are a group of individuals who all have different experiences dealing with this...
The California State Yo-Yo Championships held its annual competition at the Downtown Plaza on April 16.
The California State Yo-Yo Championships have a long history and is one of the largest state contests...
Art from students from all over the city of Chico are being displayed at the Chico Art Center at the annual Creative Fusion Art Gallery.Creative Fusion is an annual event in which students at the junior...
Lyme disease is a disease that can cause heart and nervous system infections if left untreated and a local support group is attempting to raise awareness on the issue and provide support for those who...
The Butte Humane Society gave people the opportunity to adopt dogs at Chico Mall from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. on March 12.
The Butte Humane Society is one the oldest non-profit agencies in Butte County. They...
