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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Alexis Green's influence comes from the sounds of Costa Rica.

Student brings Costa Rican influenced sounds to Chico

Mitchell Kret // March 29, 2018

Alexis Green is a music student at Chico State. Green picked up playing the keyboard while she was in Costa Rica and has brought her sound inspirations pack to the states. Once other people started noticing...

Marisa Sergovia holds up one of her paintings. Photo credit: Sean Martens

Printmaker finds inspiration in small rocks, emotions and strangers

Mitchell Kret // March 6, 2018

Marisa Sergovia is a third-year printmaking student with a passion for art education and studio arts. She hopes to one day teach art and encourage students to pursue anything that makes them happy. Q:...

Tame Impala- Innerspeaker Photo credit: Tame Imapa

Midterms: After-hours

Sean Martens and Nicole Henson // October 24, 2017

King KruleThe Ooz (2017)Indie/Alternative, Trip HopSpanning 19 tracks with a running time over an hour, The Ooz's beautifully sad, yet passionate demeanor is best listened to on headphones before sleep....

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers greatest hits

AOTW – A tribute to Tom Petty

Julia Maldonado // October 10, 2017

Legendary rock performer Tom Petty died at 66 years old Oct. 2. As a tribute to Petty's life and career, his albums with The Heartbreakers received the spots for "albums of the week."Both albums feature...

AOTW

AOTW

Julia Maldonado // September 19, 2017

My Everything – Ariana GrandeStart off a warm-up with a bang with this album. Grande’s mix of ballads and pop songs like “Love Me Harder” and “Break Free” will help...

Album art for Two Feet's newest album, "Momentum"

Image courtesy of stereofox.com

Music for the down and dirty

Kendall George // September 12, 2017

What are your sexy-time jams? Whether you’re hooking up after a Friday night out, sharing an anniversary with the person you love, or experiencing the fascinating act of having sex for the first...

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