The Orion Newscast: Zombieland & Pumpkin Heads
October 23, 2019
https://youtu.be/e2KmvAKiqNQ This week on the Orion Newscast, reporters find out why people are standing for hours with pumpkins on their heads and resident film critic, Angel Ortega, discusses Zombieland: Double Tap. Christian Solis can be reached at [email protected] or @c_alexander20 o...
Monstros Pizza satisfies taste buds, sense of adventure
March 26, 2018
Utter confusion, vintage arcade machines, old black-and-white newsreels, random hours, cash only, dim lighting, old newspapers, no menu and reasonably good pizza. If that list sounds good to you, then take a ride down to 628 West Sacramento Ave. and check out Monstros Pizza. I would describe this...
The Orion takes home first place for best student newspaper in large California colleges
March 5, 2018
The Orion was named the state’s best college newspaper out of large schools by the California College Media Association Saturday. CCMA announced the achievement for Chico State at an awards banquet in Long Beach. This is the independent student newspaper's second year of winning...
Stop teens from using weed
November 10, 2016
Americans have downplayed the effects of marijuana use, to the point that most people believe it has no harmful effects on the human body at all. This has led to an increased popularity in marijuana use among teens. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the majority of high school seniors do not think ...
Paralympic games has former wildcat running for gold
August 20, 2016
Chico State track star Kym Crosby sat down with The Orion for a Q&A on her world trip to win a medal for Team USA. It's a blistering 95 degrees in Brazil. The lights are blindingly shinning down and the humidity is drenching, but former Chico State track runner Kym Crosby does not care. She's...
Video of Chico police clubbing man during arrest goes national
April 21, 2015
Chico recently found itself in the national spotlight after a video showing police officers clubbing a DUI suspect with a baton was posted last week on the celebrity website TMZ. Sean Patrick Reardon was arrested on Feb. 18 following a hit-and-run attempt after crashing his vehicle in...
Male Wildcat cheerleader keeps squad flying high
April 2, 2015
Some are destined to play the guitar and others know from the start they want to be a lawyer, but for sophomore Omar Chavira it took time to find his calling as a cheerleader. Chavira had played soccer and track and field for a number of years before he realized he wanted a change of pace. ...
STOP to host 4th annual human trafficking conference
February 28, 2015
STOP, a Chico State organization committed to informing the community about human trafficking, will kick off its 4th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Week conference Monday. STOP President Courtney Hudson, a junior sociology major, has orchestrated the week-long event before. The conference will ...
Cross-country Wildcats prepare for new terrain
February 8, 2015
Runners on your mark. Get set. Bang. The switch over from cross-country to track and field season is quickly creeping up. With both the Wildcat men's and women's cross-country teams placing in the NCAA Championships this past fall, the 'Cats are ready to bring their energy into track and...
Chico State program has giving spirit
December 18, 2014
Christmas is a time to laugh, spread cheer and exchange presents with loved ones. Sadly, many families experience financial hardship and often cannot afford presents. Roughly 20 years running, the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center's Giving Tree project now works with two charities, Step...
