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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

The sake, Blackberry Bramble, Guinness Draught and “Scooby Snack” drinks from Ichiban, The Banshee and Madison Bear Garden. Taken by Ariana Powell on Aug. 27.

A 21st birthday experience in Chico

Ariana Powell, Editor-In-Chief // September 2, 2024

The long awaited day of drunkenness finally arrived on Tuesday. I reached my 21st birthday and was happy to celebrate it … to an extent. My 21st birthday experience was probably very different compared...

"Stephen Hillenburg - SpongeBob SquarePants Bible" by Toon a Ville is marked with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

SpongeBob 23 years later still holds the world in his hand

Mario Ortiz Jr, Opinion Editor // May 3, 2022

“I’m ready!”  These two words are what I live by. Though not a perfect character SpongeBob has characteristics I always tried to emulate. His perseverance and ability to keep moving forward...

Basic Drinking In America

Basic Drinking In America

Nicte Hernandez and Briana Mcdaniel // September 21, 2016

She walks into Riley's, screaming, "Buy me a shot!" Figuratively though, since she is about the hundredth girl to walk in on her 21st birthday with that infamous pink sash. In my opinion, this is the most...

Turning 21 years old isn’t that important

Matt Murphy // September 18, 2014
Although buying alcohol is nice, the 18th birthday is a much bigger deal.
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