New health center policy does not excuse student absences
February 12, 2020
The WellCat Health Center has adopted a policy that no longer provides excuse notes for medical absences that span three consecutive days or less. According to the WellCat’s Clinic Administrator Jill Cannaday, the policy is intended to streamline access to the health center for students who ar...
Pro-life, pro-choice opinions clash on campus
October 27, 2019
The debate on abortion hit closer to home for Chico State on Friday when the Women’s Resource Clinic held their nearly sold-out annual benefit banquet fundraiser at the BMU.The Women’s Resource Clinic, a medically-licensed Christian ministry and non-profit, supports women who have experi...
Students rarely report sexual assaults to university police
October 21, 2019
With several school-led attempts to educate students on consent and sexual misconduct through required programs such as "Not Anymore," students are advised to reach out to school-supported assets to report offenses -- but few actually do so.While students are required to fulfill alcohol and consent trai...
The morning-after pill probably won’t kill you
Nicole Henson
May 6, 2018
What happens inside the body when taking Plan B, an alternative contraceptive to birth control, sounds a lot riskier than it actually is. Plan B, with its painfully un-ironic brand name, is a pill that can be consumed up to 72 hours after having unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. It’s known to many...
Students share mixed emotions over proposed fee increases
Grayson Boyer and Alex Grant
March 12, 2018
Chico State’s proposed fee increases have sparked an intense debate in the student body, manifesting itself most visibly in the open forums that took place during the first two weeks of March. On Feb. 16, administrators sent an email to the student body announcing proposed fee increases to the He...
Advantages of being a student
Steven Black
February 20, 2017
Every student will complain about tuition and the trek to class, but there are plenty of advantages to being a Chico State student. 1. Student Health Center – Besides checking for STI's and writing the convenient notes to get students out of class once in a while, the Student Health Center provides ex...
The O Face: Testing, testing STI’s
Nicole Henson
February 7, 2017
According to the Student Health Center, 1 in 2 sexually active college students either has or will have a sexually transmitted infection before the age of 25. Although this may be unsettling, the numbers should come at no surprise. How someone acquired genital warts over the weekend isn't a conve...
Chico State diagnosed with frugality
May 16, 2016
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Students dissatisfied with health center
Michael Catelli
March 14, 2016
Students are not pleased with the wait time to be treated at the Student Health Center and sometimes would rather save the inconvenience by not going at all. In a recent Orion survey, Wildcats were asked basic questions about their experience with the Student Health Center.The survey of 68 student responses co...
Meat bees attack Plumas Hall bridge
November 4, 2015
The Chico State campus was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets this Wednesday afternoon. Pest control arrived within 10 minutes of the attack and directed students to stay away from the heavily concentrated bushes of yellow jackets, also known as meat bees. The Plumas Hall bridge has been ...
