Sunrise Movement endorses Audrey Denney in 2020 election after Green New Deal pledge
Nate Rettinger
April 29, 2019
In the historic El Rey theatre, Audrey Denney triumphantly held the newly signed pledge to support a Green New Deal up to a roar of applause. With this pledge, Denney became an ally in the fight against climate change with the Sunrise Movement. Saturday night a rally was held by the Sunrise Move...
14th annual ‘This Way to Sustainability’: Climate change is already here
Kendall George, Gordy Papalias, Nate Rettinger, Christian Solis, and Josh Cozine
April 4, 2019
"This Way to Sustainability" was held Thursday and Friday, highlighting Chico State's green initiative on campus. The nationally recognized, student-run conference helped to spread information about climate change, ways to limit greenhouse gas emissions, reduce waste, and create a more sustainable li...
Votes, Vigils and The Day of The Dead on The Orion’s Newscast for Nov. 7
Alex Grant
November 7, 2018
On this week's newscast, the midterm election results are released, a vigil is covered, The Day of the Dead is highlighted and several other stories are discussed.2018 Midterm Election Results (0:06)Chico mourns passing of Linda Blacksten (0:59)Josh Fox performs monologue on how “The Truth Has Changed” (1:22)Spirits were high in Chico for Di...
Audrey Denney rallies students
Yaritza Ayon
October 18, 2018
Audrey Denney was at the Student Success Center Plaza, Wednesday, encouraging students to vote, as well as to register to vote if they hadn’t already. This event was hosted by student organizations, Central Americans For Empowerment and Leaders Educating for the Advancement of Dreamers. Denney and her campaign team got...
The Orion’s weekly newscast Oct. 17
Alex Grant, Christian Solis, and Alejandra Fraga
October 18, 2018
On this week's newscast, six stories are recapped by anchors Christian Solis and Alejandra Fraga. The story headlines listed below are organized by the time they appear in the newscast. 1) City council candidates converse on Chico concerns (0:06) 2) Students learn about civic engagement during...
Photo of the day
Daelin Wofford
October 17, 2018
Chico State Democrats show their disapproval for Donald Trump with a giant inflatable "Trump Chicken." The chicken was accompanied by free hotdogs and voter registration cards.
Students learn about civic engagement during Wildcat Vote
Brian Luong
October 17, 2018
Students of all political affiliations joined together in Colusa Hall, Monday evening, to learn more about politics, at the Wildcat Vote event hosted by the Office of Civic Engagement.Before entering the event, students were greeted by members of First Year Experience informing attendees about voter ...
Congressional candidates participate in forum on campus
Josiah Nicholl
May 1, 2018
A forum was held at the Harlan Adams Theater at 7 p.m. Monday for the First Congressional District Candidates. The event was co-hosted and moderated by the League of Women Voters of Butte County, Associated Students and the Office of Civic Engagement. All four Democratic candidates attended the even...
Audrey Denney to run against LaMalfa, promises progressive changes
Josiah Nicholl
March 2, 2018
Audrey Denney, one of four candidates running to replace Doug LaMalfa as the district representative, addressed the Chico State Democratic Club Thursday. Denney detailed issues she hopes to tackle in the district if elected, including providing affordable healthcare, improving internet capabilities...
Human rights activist runs for Congress
Alex Grant and Grayson Boyer
February 20, 2018
Audrey Denney, a Chico State graduate and former teacher, sat down with an Orion news team to speak about her campaign for the First Congressional District seat as a Democrat. Denney spoke on many topics including her "deep roots" in agriculture as someone who grew up on a farm and majored in Agriculture...
Democratic Congressional candidates make cases for the June primary
Grayson Boyer
February 7, 2018
Democratic candidates running for Doug LaMalfa’s House of Representative seat met at the Chico branch of the Butte Public Library on Jan. 23 to discuss the issues of California’s 1st District. Candidates Marty Walters, Jessica Holcombe, Larry Jordan and Audrey Denney discussed their stances on...
Congressional candidates speak out at town hall
January 27, 2018
Four candidates running for Congress made statements to voters at a special town hall meeting Saturday.The event took place at the Chico Women's Club on the east block of 3rd Street from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. More than half of those in attendance stood, with over 200 present and only 100 seats available....
