The Orion

Excitement abounds during new behavioral and social sciences building groundbreaking ceremony

Ariana Powell, City Editor // February 10, 2023

Golden shovels glinted in the sun as 15 university and community representatives stepped to a horizontal mound of dirt, ready to christen the new College of Behavioral and Social Sciences building during...

Omron gifts $830,00 to upgrade Chico State’s Mechatronics Laboratory

Angelina Mendez, Staff Writer // February 19, 2020

Chico State’s administration and members from Omron Automation Americas gathered at Plumas Hall to cut the ribbon for the grand opening of Omron CoLab on Feb. 10. The CoLab is a brand new collaborative...

New science building breaks ground

Olyvia Simpson // October 10, 2018

Dozens of members from Chico State and the community gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Science building on Wednesday. President Gayle Hutchinson spoke to those who came to witness the...

Veterans Day ceremony takes place at Chico Elks Lodge

Christian Solis // November 12, 2017

The Chico Elks Lodge hosted a Veterans Day ceremony for the Chico community Saturday.Veterans from every branch of the military were honored at the event including the U.S. Merchant Marines and veterans...

Campus ceremony reflects on racism

Dominique Diaz // May 4, 2014

The Cross-Cultural Leadership Center and other organizations hosted an event to celebrate the Trees of Peace.

Students scramble to fix plans for visiting family and friends

Christine Lee // January 29, 2014

The university will be ticketing guests at the graduation ceremony this year.