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  • The student Health Center is located on the intersection of Ivy and Legion. Photo by Jason Halley. Taken May 1, 2023.

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    Chico State warns of potential tuberculosis case on campus

  • New lounge bar servicing exclusive menu and new cocktails in Rawbar’s remodeled extension. Taken by Alina Babajko on April 14.

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    The Rawbar reinvented: classy and oceanic

  • Chico State students bury the 2023 time capsule in front of Kendall Hall. Courtesy: Andrew Staples

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    Chico State’s annual Time Capsule Ceremony to take place on April 23

  • Jan. 26, 2005 printed issue of The Orion with the headline “Drinking nearly cost pledge’s life.” The article discusses investigations of Chico State’s Sigma Chi fraternity after a pledge nearly died from alcohol consumption. Accessed through The Orion Archives on April 13.

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    Chico State’s hazing history: pledge deaths, alcohol poisoning and more

  • “Flaming Wedgee,” controlled by Heather Vo, melting “Drone,” a lightweight flying robot, in an early fight. Taken by Nathan Chiochios on April 13.

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    ‘Flamethrowers allowed’ at Chico State’s first Robotronica

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Country Pumpkins sign located in Orland, California. Photo credit: Brian Luong

Halloween Special: Orion does a haunted corn maze

Alex Coba // October 31, 2019

Reporters Angel Ortega, Rayanne Painter and Alex Coba survived the Haunted Corn Maze at Country Pumpkins in Orland. Spooks included: actors destroying a car with a bat and several gory characters running...

More of a manor than a house, but you get the idea. Image from IMDB.

‘The Haunting of Hill House’ has a good foundation, but shaky execution

Ulises Duenas // October 31, 2018

"The Haunting of Hill House" is a frustrating show, not because it's bad from front to back, but because it's so inconsistent. An interesting story about a family handling years of grief is held back by...

Walle, the winner of the 2013 Worlds Ugliest Dog Competition. All proceeds from this years Asylum will go towards a procedure required to fix the slipped discs in his back. Photo credit: Jordan Rodrigues

‘Asylum of the Dead’ haunts for a good cause

Jordan Rodrigues // October 26, 2016

The Asylum of the Dead haunted house, located on 3163 Esplanade, is dedicated to more than a night full of fun and scares. Owners Walter and Tammie Barbee have been running the asylum since 2014. What...

Photograph by Norma Loya
Sophomore Owen Hansen removes the instestines of junior Claudia Gonzalez at the Phi Kappa Tau haunted house on Friday night.

Honorable haunting

Risa Johnson // October 22, 2013
Fraternity hosts a horrendous house to benefit charity.
Photograph by Norma Loya
Sophomore Owen Hansen removes the instestines of junior Claudia Gonzalez at the Phi Kappa Tau haunted house on Friday night.

Phi Kappa Tau offers scares for charity

Norma Loya // October 21, 2013
Get ready to get creeped out by Phi Kappa Tau's haunted house. The scares will happen again Friday and Saturday and Oct. 29-30. Admission is $7 at the door or $5 presale.
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