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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Illustration by Trevor Moore

Beware: Social media blunders can sink career chances

Joseph Rogers
April 4, 2015
Living publicly on Facebook, Twitter and the like has its drawbacks. People should clean up their profiles and posts before applying for a job.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

Consent can still be sexy

Joseph Rogers
March 29, 2015
Obtaining consent should be taken seriously, but that doesn't mean it has to be obtained in a clunky, mood-killing way.
Illustration by Trevor Moore

How to ease a friend’s coming out process

Joseph Rogers
March 29, 2015
Some thoughts for allies from an LGBTQ+ guy.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

Social media doesn’t make change

Joseph Rogers
March 21, 2015
Real change takes taking to the streets.
Fostering diversity requires more than empty gestures

Fostering diversity requires more than empty gestures

Joseph Rogers
March 21, 2015
Chico State touts that it values diversity, but it needs to put more effort into accommodating and supporting minority students and faculty.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

Class hasn’t been dismissed

Joseph Rogers
March 14, 2015
What getting ready and leaving early mean in the long run.
Illustration by Trevor Moore

Closed minds threaten LGBTQ community again

Joseph Rogers
March 14, 2015
A proposed state initiative could criminalize the LGBTQ community — again.
Illustration my Trevor Moore

Christian privilege leads to exclusion of other beliefs

Joseph Rogers
March 7, 2015
Christianity has such a dominance in American culture that the benefits that come with it are often treated like an entitlement.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

Scoop the poop

Joseph Rogers
March 7, 2015
Taking advantage of Chico State's grounds is not, and never will be, cool.
Illustration by Miles Huffman

The cost of graduation? Another university fee

Joseph Rogers
March 1, 2015
Students looking forward to the end of their undergraduate college years discover yet another fee about a year before it's time to don that cap and gown.
Illustration by Trevor Moore

Investigation into student’s homicide drags on, offers no answers

Joseph Rogers
February 28, 2015
Six months after the body of Marc Thompson was found, our columnist, one of his friends and colleagues, says its time to scrutinize how the case is being handled.
Illustration by Trevor Moore

Blood is still thicker than water

Joseph Rogers
February 21, 2015
Family is important, no matter how much they irritate.