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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Do you think straws should be banned on campus? Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

Chico State: This is the last Straw!

Karen Limones // March 21, 2018

Sipping on a cool drink with a fancy colored straw while relaxing sounds all too intriguing. It’s a picture on Instagram that will attract all the likes but, in my eyes, this is just another accessory....

How to be environmentally friendly over the holidays

Kendall George // December 7, 2017

The holidays, although fun, can be very unsustainable when it comes to being eco-friendly. However, there are some ways to be more environmentally conscious when celebrating the holidays and new year....

Trucks were loaded with piles of trash. Photo credit: Christian Solis

Community contributes to clean local parks

Christian Solis // September 16, 2017

Chico locals and students participated in 30th Annual Bidwell Parks and Creeks Cleanup, Saturday morning.The event combats environmental damage done in parks and creeks from encampments and littering....

Photo credit: Dongyoung Won

Smoking should be banned on campus

Carson Predovich and Dongyoung Won // September 18, 2016

When walking through the gorgeous Chico State campus, there are a few things to expect. You should be prepared to see a seemingly endless variety of trees, hear the birds chirping and the creek babbling....

Chico native, Brian Samson, holds a protest sign at todays protest. Photo credit: Whitney Urmann

Citizens protest climate engineering

Whitney Urmann // April 25, 2015
Protestors held signs and handed out informational brochures on climate engineering and what it potentially is doing to the skies.

Bottle ban should follow bag ban

Kevin Crittenden // April 28, 2014
Plastic bottles should be replaced by clean filtered H2O stations.
Butte Hall banners call for divestment

Butte Hall banners call for divestment

Yessenia Funes // April 3, 2014
The demonstration was part of a campaign to get the university to divest its stock investments from fossil fuel companies.

Facebook bids on virtual reality

Kevin Crittenden // April 1, 2014
The social media giant buys vision based tech, a gaming platform.
Campus wins state energy competition

Campus wins state energy competition

Yessenia Funes // March 10, 2014
In a competition among the 16 California campuses that have a Power Save Chapter, Chico State won—by a lot.
Sheridan Ex poses with her raffle prize from the This Way to Sustainability Conference. Photo credit: Shannon Miller

Sophomore shines at sustainability conference

Yessenia Funes // March 9, 2014
Sheridan Ex, who helped coordinate the This Way to Sustainability conference, is an environmental event-planning prodigy.
Anya Fernald, the CEO and founder of Belcampo, a California-based meat company, talks the future of sustainable agriculture. Photo credit: Yessenia Funes

Agriculture not green enough, experts say

Yessenia Funes // March 7, 2014
Three California activists spoke about the future of sustainable agriculture at the This Way to Sustainability Conference keynote Thursday.
Michael Alonzo, the Facilities Management and Services supervisor of grounds and landscape services, explains water conservation plans as Marie Patterson, the departments assistant manager of utilities and sustainability, writes down students ideas. Photo credit: Yessenia Funes

Workshop engages sustainable minds

Yessenia Funes // March 6, 2014
The Campus Sustainability Committee asked students how it can improve the campus' sustainability through water and energy use, food services, transportation, and waste and recycling.
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