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Chico State offers abortion pills to students

Molly Myers, Editor-in-Chief // March 7, 2023

WellCat Health Center at Chico State is now offering abortion pills to students. Chico State media relations coordinator Sean Murphy said the pills are available in “limited quantities” and that the...

Graphic by Jolie Asuncion.

Learning how to cope with an eating disorder over the holidays

Jolie Asuncion, Opinion and Multimedia Editor // November 15, 2022

The holidays are fast approaching, and with them come gatherings, feasts and turkey dinners. For many, the thought of these festivities generates feelings of warmth and excitement as the holiday season...

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‘Clean’ beauty: the ugly truth

Carrington Power, Copy Editor // September 2, 2022

Improving health through alternative methods has become a trend in recent years. The idea of alternating to “clean” products has taken the cosmetic and skin care industry by storm. However, consumers...

Graphic by Jolie Asuncion.

My silent struggle: a letter to my brain, body and aching hunger

Jolie Asuncion, Multimedia Editor // April 15, 2022

Last year, I relapsed. I was battling with my body, a silent struggle that defined my eating disorder. Since high school, I've fought with an eating disorder. For me, it came in waves. I'd have phases...

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Joe Rogan is wrong about Ivermectin, but we can do a better job criticizing him

Thomas Stremfel, Opinion Editor // November 19, 2021

On Oct. 13, Joe Rogan had The Cable News Network’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the aptly named “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. Most of the three-hour conversation consisted of...

Student Health Center on Chico States campus.

Who did I kiss?

Mario Ortiz Jr., Staff Writer // October 24, 2021

“I think I'm dying!”  Sweating through the sheets on my mattress, I lay in bed. My body aching, my throat hurting and my head raging, I began to run through all illnesses in my head that could...

Nursing students, Ireland Vallejo (left side) and Katrina Tully (right side) giving out free swag to people who received flu shots on Oct. 14, 2021.

Chico State prepares for possible ‘twindemic’ with free flu shots

Melvin Bui, Senior Writer // October 14, 2021

Chico State students can receive a free flu shot and swag at five pop-up clinics over the next two weeks in the Merriam Library breezeway.  Kimberly Chappell, lead physician of the WellCat Center,...

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Butte County Public Health calls out college-age population for COVID-19 surge, Chico State students under investigation

Kimberly Morales, Editor // September 2, 2020

Butte County Public Health announced on Wednesday that within a week, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among people ages 18-24 in Butte County had risen by 557.  Of the 557 cases,...

Chico Speaks presentation reviews data from student surveys regarding sexual assault, harassment

Chico Speaks presentation reviews data from student surveys regarding sexual assault, harassment

Kimberly Morales, Staff Writer // February 29, 2020

On Wednesday, Chico State’s: Safe Place, Title IX department, Associated Students Academic Senate and California Faculty Association hosted a keynote presentation. Chico State’s Department of Health...

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With all these vaping-related deaths, some still believe in its safety

Jack Lewis // October 21, 2019

For years, big tobacco has used shady tactics to get Americans hooked on nicotine. In fact, smoking cigarettes is the number one cause of preventable death in the nation, responsible for over 480,000 deaths...

Anti-Vaxxers are accomplices to murder

Gage Northcutt // April 17, 2019
The stupidity of anti-vaxxers is not as contagious as measles, but it's just as dangerous.

The new hype: Eyebrow threading

Janette Estrada // February 13, 2019
There's a safer, cheaper, more efficient alternative to waxing waiting for you.
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