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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

The sake, Blackberry Bramble, Guinness Draught and “Scooby Snack” drinks from Ichiban, The Banshee and Madison Bear Garden. Taken by Ariana Powell on Aug. 27.

A 21st birthday experience in Chico

Ariana Powell, Editor-In-Chief // September 2, 2024

The long awaited day of drunkenness finally arrived on Tuesday. I reached my 21st birthday and was happy to celebrate it … to an extent. My 21st birthday experience was probably very different compared...

Blotter: Gun threats, phone scams and intoxicated trespassing

Blotter: Gun threats, phone scams and intoxicated trespassing

Brian Luong // January 30, 2019

Chico Police Call Type: Disturbance Thursday 8:50 p.m., 1500 Springfield Drive Suspect was escorted out of the store due to past shoplifting experiences. The suspect then became angry and threw...

Passionate artists put their souls on the table with  every performance. Photo credit: Daelin Wofford

Winner of music competition showcased at Madison Bear Garden

Alex Coba // October 7, 2018

It was live music galore at Madison Bear Garden Thursday, as the popular Chico hotspot hosted the School of Arts Productions (SOTA): Chico Unplugged in the final Winners Showcase. Chico Unplugged is...

Woman shot while using Lyft service

Woman shot while using Lyft service

Josh Cozine // April 7, 2018

A woman was shot early Saturday morning while in the back of a Lyft outside of townhouses on 500 block of Pomona Ave in Chico. According to the Lyft driver, Robert Archer, “It was your typical...

Brandon Mckie, a Chico alum, starts Chico Unplugged on Thursday at Madison Bear Garden. Photo credit: Rebecca Norton

Chico Unplugged presented Winner’s Showcase at The Bear

Rebecca Norton // March 1, 2018

Every semester, hopeful and passionate student musicians audition for Chico Unplugged at Madison Bear Garden for two Thursdays in a row. Last Thursday was the Winner’s Showcase where the competition's...

Senior Brady Shaw plays the piano during Thursday's Chico Unplugged performance at Madison Bear Garden. Photo credit: Grant Casey

Fourth annual Chico Unplugged shows steady improvement

Chelsea Gallegos // September 21, 2015
Day one of the competition has its best turnout to date.
First-year prerecording arts major Matt Holmen performs for his second time in "Chico Unplugged" at Madison Bear Garden. Photo courtesy of Kurtis Griffin.

Narrow Minded: ‘Chico Unplugged’ impresses at new venue

Trevor Whitney // February 20, 2015
One night in, the latest installment of the School of the Arts Productions' singer-songwriter competition was already far superior to last semester.
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