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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Second year student Anakin Hunter, right, disagrees with the speaker's message and prays after listening to him outside of the Bell Memorial Union at Chico State Tuesday, Sep. 24, 204.

The polarizing truth about the campus preacher

Ari Sorokin, Reporter // October 19, 2024

Recently, a firebrand preacher calling himself "Brother Matt" came to campus passionately preaching the sins he saw and encouraged people to embrace his versions of Christianity to avoid hell.  The...

This Catholic church located in Chico offers a place for Catholics to publicly worship.

Confronting Catholic guilt

Aldo Perez, Staff Writer // October 10, 2021

Growing up a traditional Mexican Catholic meant going to church every Sunday. I learned to hold my tongue and not protest for two reasons: First, I wasn’t going to win. You don’t argue with Mexican...

Michaud posing for a picture infront of Plumas Hall, Chico State.

Wildcat rebuilds Haiti

Melvin Bui, Senior Writer // September 12, 2021

Jean Chrislot Michaud, a Chico State sophomore, was lounging on the roof of a cement building in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The time was 8:20 a.m. on Aug. 14. An ominous noise jolted him awake. It was a huge,...

Photo credit: Briana Mcdaniel

Campus protester doesn’t speak for all Christians

Evan Roberts // November 10, 2016

Editors note: This opinion article is a response to Students protest campus preacher A preacher from Consuming Fire Ministries visited Chico State Nov. 7 to preach at Trinity Commons on campus. The...

Illustration my Trevor Moore

Christian privilege leads to exclusion of other beliefs

Joseph Rogers // March 7, 2015
Christianity has such a dominance in American culture that the benefits that come with it are often treated like an entitlement.
Illustration by Darian Maroney

Give me something to believe in

Daisy Dardon // February 19, 2015
People's feelings about religion and faith are part of a personal journey and should not be judged.

Religiosity strangles generosity

Zachary Phillips // April 8, 2014
The effects of a generation whose prejudice is disguised as faith.
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