Large donation kickstarts fundraiser for free education
February 1, 2018
Filed under Administration, Breaking News, Community, Mobile Headlines, News, Showcase
Alumni Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada Brewery, and his wife Katie Gonser donated $1 million to Butte College this week.The purpose of the donation is to sponsor the implementation of the new Promise Scholarship Program. The program will provide two semesters of free tuition and fees to first-...
‘Pristine Parties’ service ensures safety during nights out
September 22, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Campus, Showcase
Chico State students create a safer party scene for the community with “Pristine Parties,” a party entertainment service. Junior concrete management majors Rwejuna Nyundo and Ronald Carcamo co-founded this student-run entertainment business. "Pristine Parties" hosts house parties in Chico almost...
Sexual assault investigation at Butte College
August 25, 2017
Filed under Administration, Breaking News, Community, News
Butte College caught in sexual assault investigations.Butte reached a resolution agreement with the Office of Civil Rights, after a four-year case.In 2012, a student reported rape by an athlete at an off-campus party to Butte. Police were unable to file charges due to insufficient evidence.According to the Chronicle of Higher Education ...
Promise Pathways coming to Butte County
March 27, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Campus, Community, News
Chico State, along with Butte College and Chico Unified Schools, is looking to create a K-20 program to help children in the north state attend college. Several similar models are being considered for this program, but a program similar to the Long Beach Promise is being considered. The goals for...
Chico State hosts local election forum
May 4, 2016
Filed under Breaking News, News
The Butte County division of the League of Women Voters hosted their final candidate forum on May 3 for the District 1 primary election. The forum took place in the Harlan Adams Theatre and sought to introduce the community to the prospective candidates’ stances on local, state and federal issues...
Federal agency surpasses third year of ongoing Butte College investigation
Gabriel Sandoval and Molly Sullivan
February 28, 2016
OROVILLE, Calif. — Almost three and a half years ago, a Butte College student was allegedly raped by a football player off-campus, creating a snowball effect. In October 2012, the female student filed a report with the Chico Police Department, and then reported the incident to Butte College’s Title IX co...
Chico State may face competition with new college in Chico
February 23, 2016
Filed under Breaking News, News
Local college students will have an opportunity to earn a masters or bachelors degree at a new educational institution in Chico. Columbia College, a private nonprofit institution based out of Columbia, Missouri, opened a Chico facility last month and has hired full-time adviser staff. Students can si...
Suicide Awareness: spreading resources, education
October 2, 2015
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Chico State and Butte Community College are actively promoting suicide awareness. Butte will be informing students during the month of September, which is nationally known as Suicide Prevention Month, while Chico State will be putting on events in October. Both aim to help people find resources t...
Son destroys property after being asked to move out
September 21, 2015
Filed under Breaking News, Police Blotter
Chico Police Department Call type: Suspicious subject, Friday 8:08 a.m., E. 20th Street Transient female was sitting next to reporting party’s daughter’s car. Reporting party asked her to leave and the subject spat on her car. Subject left through alley toward C Street. Call type: Suspicious s...
A tale of two schools
January 21, 2015
It's not news that Chico State students have a bad reputation in the area. Holidays like Saint Patrick's Day, Labor Day and Memorial Day have been flooded with stories of students behaving badly.I guess we forgot that we have a sibling college nearby: Butte College.Over half of the Butte College bus rou...
Aaron Rodgers keeps raising the bar
January 19, 2015
Filed under Sports
When Green Bay Packers' starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers stepped onto the Pleasant Valley High School campus in the fall of 1997 he was only 5-foot-2 and 130 pounds. Now standing at 6-foot-2 and weighing 225 pounds, the Chico native is the favorite to win his second NFL MVP award after leading Green Bay to a f...
Q&A: Lisa Valentine on morbid poets, iced crotches
December 3, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Multimedia, Q&As, Video
Local soul and R&B; singer Lisa Valentine grabbed a coffee and chatted with with The Orion about being raised by her mother and grandmother, the irony of her stage name and how she writes such soulful tunes Tuesday at Empire Coffee. How long have you been a singer-songwriter? I've been playing and writing songs since I was...
