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  • The Butte Humane Society is organizing the Woofstock Festival Saturday. The event will raise money to support the animals at the humane society. Courtesy: Butte Humane Society.

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    Woofstock Music Festival wags its way back to Chico

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    Border Patrol unexpectedly absent from Chico State career fair

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    Chico State to combine journalism, MADT, CAGD programs under one school

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    Lunar Market’s growth in the Chico community

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An eerie trailer looms in the corn maze. Peek inside to see what awaits.

Photo courtesy of Country Pumpkins

Enter the haunted corn maze if you dare

Jessica Carvajal Castillo // October 25, 2017

Chico is filled with many different Halloween events around this time of year. Getting spooked by bloody actors and weapons in a corn maze should be on your to-do list.Country Pumpkins is located in Orland,...

Photo credit: Diego Ramirez

It’s time to stop slut shaming

Kendall George // October 24, 2017

Here at Chico State, we've seen it all. Sexy cats, nurses, bananas, you name it. Let me be the first to tell you if you don't already know: Chicoween is fantastic. Slut-shaming is not.Prime Time Productions...

(Not so) scary movies

(Not so) scary movies

Caitlyn Young // October 24, 2017

Oct. 1 marked the beginning of the Halloween season, and what could be a better way to get in the holiday mood than to grab some popcorn, sit down and watch scary movies? While being scared out of your...

Photo credit: M.E.c.h.A

Celebrating the lives of the dead

Alex Grant // October 24, 2017

Two Chico State student groups are hosting a free public event on Nov. 2 to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) to share cultural practices with the Chico community.Nu Alpha Kappa (NAK),...

Painted pumpkins photo for Paint Night Pumpkins

Six Halloween activities in the Chico area besides party

Niyat Teferi // October 24, 2017

Halloween is around the corner and everyone is gearing up to show off their spooky costumes and get into the festive season. Chico is known for its very notorious party reputation during this time of year,...

Photo courtesy of the Lights Out website

Creepiest movies to watch this Halloween

Sophia Robledo-Borowy // October 24, 2017

The best scary movies to watch during this spooky Halloween season.It FollowsThis movie is a not-so-friendly reminder to all your roommates to stay safe this Halloween during any sexual encounters... or...

One of the 50 actors in the haunted corn maze. Photo credit: Matthew Manfredi

Halloween crime rates lower than last year

Amanda Hovik // November 3, 2016

More treats than tricks this Halloween with lower crime rates reported by Chico Police Department. Fifty-three arrest were made this Halloween 2016. In comparison, 58 were made in 2015 and over 41 in...

Photo credit: Briana Mcdaniel

A guide to prepping for chicoween

Mina Marjanovic and Briana Mcdaniel // October 28, 2016

Halloween is one of the most celebrated holidays at Chico. There's plenty of treats to go around, but there's also a few important tricks to master. Although Halloween falls on a Monday this year, do...

A woman handcuffed for public intoxication, Oct. 31, 2014. Photo credit: Lindsay Pincus

Police Community Advisory Board talks Halloween

Kaley Wise // October 21, 2016

The Police Community Advisory Board met Oct. 19 in an open forum to discuss Halloween operation plans. “There was a knock at the door and when we answered a belligerent college kid came in and proceeded...

Illustration by Adriana Macias Photo credit: Adriana Macias

Hold off on holiday celebrations until December

December 8, 2015
I hate when people start to celebrate Christmas in the months leading up to December.
John Feeney, chief of University Police, has a detailed plan for the next year that he hopes will provide many positive changes for Chico State and the surrounding area. Photo credit: Jenelle Kapellas

Feeney aims to fix safety problems

Cheyanne Burens // October 11, 2015
The new chief of University Police talks Halloween, campus community policing and bike path safety.

Halloween costumes offend cultures

Madison Holmes // October 31, 2014
Guest Opinion Columnist Madison Holmes and her readers debate offensive Halloween costumes.
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