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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

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Wildcats ‘Take back the night’

Victoria Rohrer
May 1, 2017

Students and the community came together to bring light to the issue of rape culture and violence against women at the Gender & Sexuality Equity Center’s annual Take Back the Night Week. “It’s...

Photo credit: Courtesy of "Wildcats Against Oil Trains"

Wildcats stand against oil trains

Victoria Rohrer
April 23, 2017

Chico State passed the initiative for Wildcats Against Oil Trains with a 3350 - 717 vote. More than 82 percent of people voted for the initiative, which is more than those who voted for Associated Students...

Photo credit: Jenelle Kapellas

Meet the University Cabinet

Victoria Rohrer
March 7, 2017

The University Cabinet makes major decisions that influence the lives of students, staff and faculty everyday. Their jobs range from fundraising, managing the budget and supporting student services. Since...

Rainfall in Chico per inch over the last three years. Photo credit: Bianca Quilantan

California stuck in state of emergency

Victoria Rohrer
February 7, 2017

For over three years, California has been at a standstill because of widespread drought. California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Jan. 17, 2014, due to lack of rainfall and soaring...

AS Recycling student employees unload recyclables collected from campus. Photo Credit: Garrett Isley

Recycling do’s and don’ts

Victoria Rohrer
January 31, 2017

Many assume that throwing a half-empty soda bottle into the recycle bin automatically guarantees that it will be recycled. That is not the case. Just because a plastic or glass bottle is thrown away...