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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Flowers at the bottom of Big Chico Creek along Bidwell Avenue, where three Chico State students were involved in a single car crash Jan. 26 in the early morning. Orion File Photo.

Civil suit filed for deadly car crash

Mozes Zarate // October 4, 2014
A lawsuit was filed against the driver in a car crash that killed two Chico State students.
Flowers at the scene of a car crash Jan. 26 where three Chico State students were involved. The Orion file photo.

Creek curve poses threat to drivers

Mozes Zarate // May 14, 2014
Residents on Bidwell Avenue are no strangers to drivers going off the road and into Big Chico Creek.
Diego Arriaga-Rodriguez

Driver in DUI crash is awake from coma

Mozes Zarate // April 21, 2014
Diego Arriaga Rodriguez, 18, the driver involved in an alleged single-car DUI crash that preceded the death of two Chico State students in January, is awake and recovering.
Flowers are lain at the scene of a car crash Jan. 26 where three Chico State students were involved. The Orion file photo.

Alcohol, pot found in driver of fatal crash

Mozes Zarate // March 7, 2014
The California Highway Patrol has recommended that Diego Arriaga-Rodriguez face charges of DUI vehicular manslaughter.
Austin Silver, 1993-2014, is remembered as a caring, upbeat and sociable person. Silver died at the scene of a car crash from severe head trauma Jan. 27. More than 200 people attended his vigil in Simi Valley Sunday. Photo courtesy of Steven Silver.

Student remembered as upbeat, caring

Mozes Zarate // February 4, 2014
Austin Silver, 20, a Chico State student, died in a car crash on Jan. 26.
Bryant Mata-Adams, left, Austin Silver. Photos courtesy of Chico State.

Memorials held for dead students

Mozes Zarate // February 3, 2014
Memorial services for Austin Silver were held Sunday. Services for Bryant Mata-Adams will be held on Feb. 8.
President Paul Zingg

Zingg comments on students’ deaths

Mozes Zarate // January 29, 2014
In a campus-wide announcement, President Paul Zingg released a video addressing the deaths of two students
Bryant Mata-Adams

Fundraiser held for student’s funeral

Mozes Zarate // January 29, 2014
Friends of Bryant Mata-Adams' mother are raising money online for funeral and medical expenses.
Flowers are left at the remains of a crashed that killed 20-year-old Chico State student Austin Silver and 19-year-old Bryant Mata-Adams.Photo credit: Madison Holmes

Second passenger in Sunday’s crash is dead

Mozes Zarate // January 28, 2014
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, the driver remains in critical condition, according to an Enloe Medical Center spokesperson.
Austin Silver

Student dies, two students critically injured in crash

Mozes Zarate // January 26, 2014
Driver was under the influence, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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