Podcast: Tinder U and taking fashion risks
Rachael Bayuk and Brooke Martin
September 9, 2018
Filed under Columns, Mobile Headlines, Multimedia, Opinion, Podcast
This week reporters Rachael Bayuk and Brooke Martin hit topics on Tinder University and taking fashion risks in life. Brooke Martin and Rachael Bayuk can be reached at [email protected] or @theorion_news on Twitter....
Taking fashion risks builds self-confidence
September 3, 2018
Filed under Columns, Mobile Headlines, Opinion
Self-confidence can be compared to a light bulb. It is not always on, sometimes it dims and eventually you’ll have to change it out. It is perfectly normal to not always feel a hundred percent. Don’t feel bad and wish you could be like –insert ones favorite icon here—because I guarantee you,...
Seasonal fashion trends are killing the planet
February 5, 2018
Filed under Mobile Headlines, Opinion
Magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar never fail to let us know what trends are in season. From the wedge to the stiletto, magazine covers and runway shows update us on what merchandise to buy and look out for that season.However, what these magazines fail to do is inform the readers that stay...
Students showcase their love for high fashion
November 14, 2016
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Campus, Photo Galleries, Showcase
This is a gallery of four young men wearing high fashion clothing and their explanations on why they do so. Name: Edoardo Bassi Major: Finance Graduating: May 2018 "I bought these clothes because they are fairly formal but at the same time they are different, have their own style. I dress...
‘Fall into Bed’ with Siobhan Barrett Lingerie and FosterBuilt Coffee
October 16, 2016
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Community
Siobhan Barrett, a body-positive lingerie designer will be presenting a pop-up shop at The Bookstore Oct. 12.Few pleasures in life can compare to the bliss of spending a chilly morning in bed. There's something unique to the sensation of spending a day sipping good coffee and reading a great book all whi...
Student talks passion for music, fashion
March 4, 2016
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Multimedia, Showcase, Video
Ever since she was in the fourth grade, Tibire Edwards, senior kinesiology major, recalls being very passionate about music. Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu are among her musical inspirations. While growing up, Edwards found dressing up fun, she said. That is when she knew she had found her love for fashion...
On sagging
April 18, 2015
I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in men’s fashion – shirts are being pulled down, not pants being pulled up. What did the shirt do to deserve the sharp tugging towards the ground? Why not give the pants a hand up instead? I’ve never pretended to understand the trend in sagging pant...
Pedicabs: A safe ride home
March 2, 2015
The familiar sound of bikes bumping bass through the blocks of Chico is a friendly reminder that students always have a safe ride home at night. As students prepare to party each weekend, Mike Griffith, aka Mike G and a team of bikers gear up their free pedicab service to get students home safel...
Fashion-forward student launches clothing business online
February 20, 2015
Filed under Features
A simple phone call helped Alysa Kammermeyer's dream of owning her own fashion website become a reality. Kammermeyer, a junior public affairs major, and her older sister have always loved fashion and were inspired by the independence of their parents to start their own business and work for th...
Muslim students don hijab fashionably
September 23, 2014
Filed under Features
Hijab is the clothing worn by girls and women of the Muslim faith. It is characterized by long loose clothing showing only the hands and face with a scarf covering their hair. There are many women on campus who embrace their Muslim culture through their clothing.Majdah Abughazala, sophomore pre-business finance m...
Working WildCat: Perfecting professional attire
February 21, 2014
Filed under Features
To suit up or not to suit up?There is a lot of confusion about the proper time for business professional versus business casual attire. As if trying to interview, network and give presentations wasn’t stressful enough, figuring out what is appropriate to wear is just an additional burden.If you are trying to decide whether to sport business professional or casual, ask yourself what lev...
There is more to hipsters than haircuts
February 20, 2014
Everyone has heard the word hipster. Most people have used it at some point, referring to someone they thought fit the part. It's been used to describe me and it drives me absolutely, up-the-wall crazy. Why? Because the shoe doesn't fit. To be a hipster is to be a part of a subculture. Hipsters shun ...
