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    Are Metro Boomin and Future’s collab albums worth listening to?

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    25 years of Denim Day

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    Title IX: The state of sexual assault and harassment at Chico State

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    Chico State baseball walks it off to split series against Monterey Bay

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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

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“Ignorance of ignorance”: On overconfidence and intellectual humility 

Heather Taylor, Reporter // April 11, 2023

I heard a phrase once in an advertisement, and while I have been unable to track down the origin, it returns to the forefront of my mind randomly. “Only ingredients you can pronounce” is the tagline...

The plans for replacing Siskyou Hall have been proposed since last semester. Photo credit: Natalie Hanson

New science building to begin construction

Alejandra Fraga // February 10, 2018

The construction of a new physical science building on campus will be initiated in fall of 2018, as announced in a university news release Thursday.The new building will be replacing Siskiyou Hall, after...

Colusa Hall, where the competition will take place. Photo credit: Alejandra Fraga

Chico State hosts 31st Annual Student Research Competition

Alejandra Fraga // March 2, 2017

Chico State will be holding the 2017 Student Research Competition. This competition allows students to share their achievements and work. The event is divided into sections based on class standing and...

Chemistry professor Lisa Ott has been engaging in innovative research focusing on turning the glycerol waste that results from biodiesel production into a solvent that scientists can use in chemical reactions. Photo credit: George Johnston

Professor pioneers research on repurposing biodiesel waste

Nick Bragg // April 15, 2015
Researchers at Chico State submitted the first paper to the journal Fuel Processing Technology on how to reuse biofuel byproducts effectively.
Thia Wolf, director of the First-Year Experience Program, said the course allows students to examine the poverty through more than one disciplinary lens. Photo courtesy of Chico State.

Students present research on poverty

Madison Holmes // December 13, 2014
The public was invited to attend a visual demonstration tracking regional poverty.
University Farm utilizes hands-on education

University Farm utilizes hands-on education

March 12, 2014
University Farm is an 800-acre teaching and research center where students get hands-on experience growing crops, tending to plants and caring for livestock.
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