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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

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    The Rawbar reinvented: classy and oceanic

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

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    ‘Flamethrowers allowed’ at Chico State’s first Robotronica

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Dane Lamoreaux, senior English education major, discusses how silly videos online makes him laugh. Photo credit: Matthew Vacca

Humans of Chico State: Reasons to smile

Michaela Sundholm // October 22, 2014
People share something that made them happy and smile that day.
Hakeem Saleh, a junior business administration major, shares his Palestinian roots. Photo credit: Annie Paige

Humans of Chico State: Family

Annie Paige // October 18, 2014
Students talk about their upbringing and how their family has affected them.
Melissa Herrera, left, an undeclared freshman, and Jacqueline Fernandez, right, a freshman criminal justice major, talk about a friendship that started before they came to Chico State. Photo credit: Annie Paige

Humans of Chico State: Friends

Annie Paige // October 11, 2014
Students discuss how they met their friends and how they built that relationship.
Freshman liberal studies majors Adriana Vega, left, and Brittany Snelson, hang out before class in Holt Hall and talk about the biggest decisions theyve faced so far. Photo credit: Annie Paige

Humans of Chico State: Life decisions

Annie Paige // October 5, 2014
Students reflect on the decisions they have made thus far and contemplate what they would have changed.
Alejandro Padilla, a junior theater arts major, appreciates the silence and peacefulness of the library. Photo credit: Lindsay Pincus

Humans of Chico State: Fall memories

Lindsay Pincus // September 26, 2014
As midterms draw close, students reflect on their semester so far.
Jenny Barker, graduate student of kinesiology and exercise physiology, takes a study break to show off her tattoo by Selvester’s Cafe-by-the-Creek. Photo credit: Annie Paige

Humans of Chico State: Tattoos

Annie Paige // September 21, 2014
Students share the stories behind their ink.
Victoria Davila, junior, applied computer graphics major. Photo credit: Ernesto Rivera

Humans of Chico State: Students reflect on their childhoods

Ernesto Rivera // September 12, 2014
Students reminisce on their years growing up, from living in Puerto Rico, being bullied and finding their true passion.
Alexia Carrillo, a third-year speech pathology major, sits in front of Kendall Hall eating her lunch and discusses her transition to Chico. Photo credit: Samantha Mckibben

Humans of Chico State: Everyday obstacles

Samantha Mckibben // September 9, 2014
Wildcats share their trials and tribulations since coming to Chico State.
Haley Mullins, 18, hangs out by the dorms and shares her thoughts on her first Labor Day weekend as a college student. Photo credit: Taylor Sinclair

Humans of Chico State: Labor Day plans

Taylor Sinclair // September 1, 2014
Chico students give their insight regarding Labor Day in Chico.
Teddy Crete, 20, works the Chico Newman Center table outside Plumas Hall and encourages students to join. Photo credit: Stephanie Schmieding

Humans of Chico State: An inside look on students’ lives

Stephanie Schmieding // August 28, 2014
Students express who they are through a single question.
Ashley Villegas, a first-year agriculture major, discusses an important event in her life. Photo credit: Julie Ramos

Humans of Chico State

Julie Ramos // August 23, 2014
A look into the minds and dreams of everyday students at Chico State.
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