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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Expired permits are visible in the Meriam Library elevators. Photo credit: Gabriel Sandoval

Official: Elevators safe, permits expired

Gabriel Sandoval // May 17, 2016

Chico State elevators are safe and in good working order, despite having expired permits posted inside them, university officials said last week. The 20 campus elevators surveyed by The Orion last...

Chico State is making an effort to conserve water by not watering lawns and embracing the dead look. Photo credit: Alicia Brogden

Chico State reduces water usage by 43 percent

Austin Herbaugh // August 30, 2015
Chico State's campus-wide effort to conserve water has gone beyond mandatory water restrictions.
Street art near the railroad tracks behind Nettleton Stadium in December 2014. This is one of the more popular areas in Chico that taggers and street artists use as a personal canvas for more intricate works. Photo credit: Ashiah Scharaga

Graffiti: Art or vandalism?

Ashiah Scharaga // January 25, 2015
Chico, whether residents like it or not, remains a massive canvas for budding artists and gangsters.
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