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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Gayle E. Hutchinson was named the new president of Chico State (Photo courtesy of Chico State).

Newly selected president discusses role at Chico State

After a secretive selection process, Dr. Gayle E. Hutchinson was named the new president of Chico State on March 9. Although she is joining the university after a vote of no confidence and amidst a potential...

Flyer found in Trinity Hall encouraging students and faculty to participate in the strike. Photo credit: Elizabeth Helmer

Strike set for April

Elizabeth Helmer
February 9, 2016

The California Faculty Association have announced they will strike in April if the California State University chancellor does not meet their demands. The strike dates have been set for April 13-15 and...

Chico State President Paul Zingg.
Photo courtesy of Chico State.

CSU funding to focus on performance

Nicholas Carr
February 24, 2014
Future funding for the California State University system will be based on academic performance instead of enrollment.
CSU applicants break record

CSU applicants break record

Nicholas Carr
January 16, 2014
Universities in the California State University system received more than 760,000 enrollment applications for the upcoming academic year.
Illustration by Liz Coffee

CSU’s solution for course bottleneck shortsighted

September 24, 2013
Down with online courses. Well, almost.