Navigate Left
  • Doorway leading into Kendall Hall where the Title IX office resides on the second floor. Taken by Jessica Miller on April 4.

    Features

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

  • Left Fielder Troy Kent taking a swing in the 5th inning. Taken by Aaron Draper on Thursday.

    Sports

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

  • Prom Royalty winners Patrick Jay and Mae Haggard shared their first dance in front of the crowd. Taken by Nadia Hill on April 18.

    Arts & Entertainment

    Chico State gets all dolled up for Queer Prom

  • A girl and her dog enjoy the blue cloudy skies and fresh air on a walk in Cannonville, Utah, appreciating the beauty of nature and calming energy it brings. Taken by Ava Aragon on July 29, 2023.

    Opinion

    10 ways to celebrate Earth Day

  • Photo of Katie Callahan, who ran the event. An art history major in her senior year, she is the single student employed by Wellcat Safe Place. Taken on April 18th, 2024

    News

    Affirmative consent: What is it?

Navigate Right
Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

We are part of the problem

Kendall George // April 18, 2018

The start of a solution is understanding that the U.S. is part of the problem. Chico State students are part of the problem. Anyone who has a social media account has that one friend who won't stop posting...

Did you know Chico State is one of the leading campuses in sustainability and plans to be climate neutral by the year 2030? So enjoy your morning coffee with a guilt free conscious and keep up those sustainable practices Wildcats. Photo credit: Kelsey Veith

Photo of the day

Kelsey Veith // April 16, 2018

Did you know Chico State is one of the leading campuses in sustainability and plans to be climate neutral by the year 2030? So enjoy your morning coffee with a guilt free conscious and keep up those sustainable...

Sophia Graves believes that all Chico State students should take the strawless challenge. Photo credit: Rachael Bayuk

Chico State and local businesses take the Strawless Challenge

Roberto Fonseca // April 16, 2018

An estimated 500 million straws are used daily in the United States and the majority of those end up in various oceans. On April 23, Chico State will be officially be taking the strawless challenge in...

Do you think straws should be banned on campus? Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

Chico State: This is the last Straw!

Karen Limones // March 21, 2018

Sipping on a cool drink with a fancy colored straw while relaxing sounds all too intriguing. It’s a picture on Instagram that will attract all the likes but, in my eyes, this is just another accessory....

(Left to right) Kelly Scott, Michal Hanson, Alyssa Myers and Elizabeth Harmer celebrate the successful sustainability conference that they all helped coordinate this year. Photo credit: Alex Grant

‘This Way to Sustainability’ highlights carbon neutrality and student engagement

Josh Cozine // March 19, 2018

Sustainability driven students and faculty gathered from across the state Thursday and Friday for Chico State’s 13th annual This Way to Sustainability Conference. One of the largest conferences of...

Michael Guzzi and Jason Whiteley are lead consultants for information on the new Siskiyou Hall building project. Photo credit: Natalie Hanson

Building project raises concerns over climate neutrality, campus transparency

Natalie Hanson // March 12, 2018
Administrators respond to student and faculty criticism of the Siskiyou II project
Students from Mark Stemens environmental thought in action class spoke out in frustration with the campus and planned changes to construction of the Siskyou II building in a conversation with The Orion. Photo credit: Natalie Hanson

New physical science building to use fossil fuels; students criticize campus

Natalie Hanson // February 26, 2018

The next Chico State building project planned for construction will use a gas-powered energy plan.President Gayle Hutchinson revealed the plans for the new building, currently referred to as Siskiyou II,...

How to be environmentally friendly over the holidays

Kendall George // December 7, 2017

The holidays, although fun, can be very unsustainable when it comes to being eco-friendly. However, there are some ways to be more environmentally conscious when celebrating the holidays and new year....

Associated Students accepts volunteers for their sustainability event. Photo credit: Sean Martens

Sustainability event becomes an opportunity to volunteer and collaborate on projects

Natalie Hanson // November 26, 2017

The Associated Students' Sustainability program will offer a chance for students to volunteer.The AS Compost and Garden Team will host a volunteer day on Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help with their...

Kendall Hall Photo credit: creative commons

Chico State named one of greenest campuses in the US by The Princeton Review

Andrew Freeman // September 29, 2017

Chico State continues to gain recognition, as the university was listed in the Princeton Review’s annual “Guide to Green Colleges.” The Princeton Review is an organization that helps...

Students filled plastic bottles with their  pledges of  practicing better sustainability.   They then hung the bottles on the chandelier. The chandelier itself might be auction that a later date. Photo credit: George Johnston

Student club raises awareness on sustainability practices

George Johnston // April 20, 2017

With a giant a plastic chandelier honing inside a canopy as their set piece, Student Sustainability Practices hosted "Plastic by the Numbers."This event took place at Trinity Commons on Thursday from 11...

A participant at the Boutique Crawl 2015 courtesy of Susan Reed, owner of Bootleg.

The resale fashion frenzy

Anna Porretta // November 4, 2016
Sustainable Shopping Meets Bar Crawl. Downtown Chico buy/sell/trade boutiques throw 4th annual resale-crawl for thrifters.
Load More Stories