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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State acceptance letters ratio Photo credit: Daniel Wright

Chico State accepts 15,000 freshmen

Daniel Wright // April 28, 2017

Chico State sent out over 15,000 letters of acceptance for first-time freshmen. According to the Director of Admission, Adam Stoltz, Chico State admitted 15,468, first-time freshmen for the fall semester. The...

Choose Chico! Photo courtesy of Chico State office of Admissions. Photo by Jason Halley

Choose Chico draws 1,500 prospective students

Daniel Wright // April 21, 2017

More than 1,000 admitted students, along with friends and family toured Chico State, April 8, at Choose Chico. Choose Chico is held annually in the spring, as an opportunity for students who have been...

Photo credit: Madison Holmes

College becoming too competitive

Jeff Guzman // April 15, 2016
It’s become a popular belief that getting accepted and going to college is harder than it's ever been. It turns out that this isn’t just an opinion among most students, but is actually true to a certain extent.
Chico State will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in September in light of the record-breaking increase of Hispanic and Latino enrollment at 42.1 percent. Photo credit: Jenelle Kapellas

New horizons for campus diversity

Cheyanne Burens // September 9, 2015
Hispanic and Latino admissions surpass those of Caucasian students just in time for Hispanic Heritage month.
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