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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Students creating "debt boulders." The boulders will be added with others students' boulders to form a physical "mountain of debt.

CSU students to protest tuition increase at state capitol

Josh Cozine // March 29, 2018

Thousands of students are expected to travel to the state capitol on April 4 to protest tuition increases and address state legislators face-to-face. Coordinated by Students for Quality Education(SQE),...

Tuition takes a five percent increase. Photo credit: Christian Solis

Tuition increase raises $2.9 million

Christian Solis // October 8, 2017

The recent tuition bump of five percent has raised $2.9 million to spend on increasing four-year graduation rates at Chico State.The Graduation Initiative 2025 comes from the CSU Chancellors Office and...

Photo credit: Kristina Judy

Minimum wage good where it is

Marrion Charissa Cruz // February 7, 2017
College students need cash, but not at this price.
Minimum wage on the rise

Minimum wage on the rise

Daniel Wright // January 22, 2017

Twenty-one states kicked off the new year with increases to their minimum wage laws. Some states poised to raise their minimums up to $15 an hour. California and New York have both committed to raise...

The California minimum wage will have increased nearly $12 from 1979 to 2022. Photo credit: Michelle Zhu

Chico community reacts to minimum wage increase

Michelle Zhu // April 15, 2016
An increase in pay affects more than just the earners.
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