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ESCAPING the fentanyl crisis

Abbigail Kovac, Reporter // March 20, 2023

As I packed my essentials for a two-day trip to Southern California, my friend Mayra blew up my phone with questions.  “What should I bring? Do I need to go to the store? Am I forgetting anything...

Photo includes six airplanes arriving at Tokyo Haneda airport terminal 3 from the observation deck. Photo taken July 9 by Hiroto Nakajima.

Time to visit Japan: Japanese government drastically eases entry restrictions for tourists

Hiroto Nakajima, Reporter // October 26, 2022

Japan resumed cross-border travel on Oct. 11, for the first time in over two years since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The Japanese government strictly limited the regulations for the entrance to Japan....

The field study camp team at Inyo National Forest. Photo taken Sep. 24 by Jesse Engebretson.

Overdue homework: A trip to Mono Lake and the Bodie ghost town

Ava Norgrove, Reporter // October 15, 2021

For some, online learning was a begrudging necessity for the safety of students and professors alike. For others, like Chico State Parks and Recreation professor Jesse Engebretson and Sacramento State...

Sierra Oro Farm Trail celebrates October harvest with mobile ‘Farm & Wine Pass’

Sierra Oro Farm Trail celebrates October harvest with mobile ‘Farm & Wine Pass’

Sophia Pearson, A&E Editor // October 7, 2021

The Sierra Oro Farm Trail will hold a month-long event in October focused on the farms and wineries of Butte County. Pass holders will have access to 31 different farms and vineyards with special activities...

Theophile Dusenge of Rwanda, Esra Poyraz of Turkey, Tin Nguyen of Vietnam, Tracy-Lee Edwards of Saouth Africa, Marina Yurovskaya of Russia, Bassanio Gumpo of Zimbabwe, Ousmane Ba of Burkina Faso, Jimena Sanchez of Equador, Sachin Paul of Bangladesh; Bridget Awaadem of Ghana, Ivannia Arias Zuniga of Costa Rica, Day Iamprae of Thailand, Clement Nyirenda of Malawi, Nurul Faznur of Malaysia, and Praew Polkaew of Thailand visiting CSU Chico as part of the Fulbright program for cultural and educational exchange.

Chico State welcomes teachers from across the world

Ava Norgrove, Reporter // September 30, 2021

Chico State welcomed 16 teachers from across the globe for a six-week exchange of cultures and ideas. The teachers arrived in Chico from 15 different countries as a part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence...

Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

The importance of traveling

Nicte Hernandez // May 11, 2018

Traveling is seen as a leisure and can seem a bit unattainable though that does not always have to be the case. With thorough planning, traveling in your twenties is not impossible and we should all take...

Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

Californian submerged in Southern culture

Grant Schmieding // April 1, 2018

“Thanks, y'all, I appreciate yah,” a phrase my waitress uttered at least five times during my first experience at a southern diner. Famished after almost a full day of travel, I didn’t mind the excessive...

Photo credit: Briana Mcdaniel

Parents are people too

Whitney Urmann // August 24, 2016
There is nothing like being 5,000 miles from home, to see parents in a whole new light from the shadows of parenthood.
Photo credit: Bobbie Rae Jones

Not having children is my choice, not yours

Joann Chevaillier and Bobbie Rae Jones // April 18, 2016
Easter was fun until I got asked a question regarding having kids.
Traveling without the excuses

Traveling without the excuses

Alex Horne and Whitney Urmann // March 28, 2016
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Chico State alumna Julie Kern and Jessica Vitorelo have turned their travels into a magazine, Wanderlove. Photo courtesy of Jessica Vitorelo.

Chico alum creates online travel magazine

December 13, 2015
"Wanderlove" offers readers travel advice, inspiration and guides.
Illustration by Kayce Tynan Photo credit: Kayce Tynan

All I want for Christmas is EU

December 5, 2015
This holiday season is your time to travel. Yes, you.
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