The Orion

Aberrance members on crashing their van, new music and tour smells

Tom Sundgren // September 12, 2015

Paradise death metal four-piece, Aberrance, are no strangers to the community of Chico. Lead vocalist Ed Vance and guitarist Jake Hollingsworth describe their summer tour, surviving a major car accident and what the future holds for the band.

County wide power outage closes campus

Austin Redfern // April 7, 2015

A power outage in Butte County caused the Chico State campus to close for most of the day Monday.

Local weekly publication Synthesis turns its last page

Austin Redfern // April 1, 2015

Synthesis's prints its final issue on Monday March 30

Giants’ World Series trophies swing by Chico

Dariush Azmoudeh // February 6, 2015

The San Francisco Giants are touring around California to give their fans a chance to see the three trophies the team has won in the past six years.

Student by day, stripper by night

Yessenia Funes // April 30, 2014

Chico Centerfolds strippers discuss their experiences balancing school and work.

Plastic bag ban bums some buyers out

Julianna Eveland // April 23, 2014

I might not remember to bring plastic bags back to the grocery store, but I save them to use later.

Rioting for no reason

Julianna Eveland // April 15, 2014

Riots are usually the result of uncontrolled passion for a cause, but it appears that reckless party people riot just to riot in California.