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The Orion

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

All content by Tj Carter
TJ Carter Photo credit: Annie Paige

The upside of anger: makeup sex

Tj Carter
December 17, 2014
After a heated debate with your partner, the sex sizzles.
TJ Carter Photo credit: Annie Paige

Pros and cons of swallowing and spitting

Tj Carter
December 9, 2014
Swallowing sperm cannot make you sick, but there are still other alternatives.
TJ Carter Photo credit: Annie Paige

Having sex during that time of the month

Tj Carter
November 26, 2014
Having sex while on your period is not for me, and I like just about everything.
TJ Carter Photo credit: Annie Paige

Monogamy for life

Tj Carter
November 17, 2014
You don't have to have multiple partners for great sex.
TJ Carter Photo credit: Annie Paige

Keeping sex alive in marriage

Tj Carter
November 12, 2014
It is possible to have mind-blowing sex even after 10 years of marriage.
Losang Samten, Buddhist monk, has created three mandalas for Chico State, this being his last one. Photo credit: Lindsay Pincus

Monk creates mandala in BMU

Tj Carter
November 8, 2014
The monk formed the thousand-year-old art form and tradition for the fifth year in Chico.
TJ Carter Photo credit: Annie Paige

Realities of having sex in public

Tj Carter
November 3, 2014
Public sex can be a fun, exciting experience, and even more so because it is technically a crime.

The truth behind women’s power shower

Tj Carter
October 19, 2014
When a woman ejaculates, it should be embraced versus being embarrassing.
Donald E.J. Kilmer Jr., a San Jose attorney who practices civil rights cases, speaks at a gun control debate on campus March 4. Photo credit: Salahadin Albutti

Campus gun policy unlawful, potentially

Tj Carter
April 1, 2014
Chico State's student code of conduct may be in direct conflict with California law if a concealed-carry weapons permit holder is punished for having a legal firearm on campus, said a San Jose attorney.
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‘Bath salts’ sold as MDMA in Chico

Tj Carter
March 31, 2014
A research chemical is being sold to Chico drug users attempting to buy "Molly." The drug is M1, or methylone, and was originally classified by head shops as a "bath salt."
Astrid Vera, a senior communication sciences and disorders major, signs a petition to overturn new marijuana regulations.Photo credit: Annie Paige

Marijuana patients petition new rules

Tj Carter
February 28, 2014
Volunteers gather signatures on campus to overturn stricter county growing rules.

Guns still not allowed on campus

Tj Carter
February 26, 2014
It is legal to carry a small firearm if you have a concealed carry weapon permit, but people are still not allowed to carry weapons on campus.
Medical patients will be limited to growing 12 marijuana plants in Shasta County.Photo credit: Tj Carter

Stricter grow laws may hit Butte County

Tj Carter
February 2, 2014
New medical marijuana laws pose stricter limitations on growers in Shasta County. Butte County to vote on new laws next week.