How to get through Chico rainstorms
Joel Peterson
December 9, 2019
Rainy season is upon us once again and Chico students now may understand far too well what can truly happen if they are not prepared for a storm.On April 2, Chico experienced one of the worst storms that the city has ever seen. Not only did this storm flood the Chico streets, but it began to flood man...
Cloudy skies make cloudy minds
Gage Northcutt
February 20, 2019
With mental health often being overlooked as something that some consider a choice, it is important to know that there are internal and external factors which can affect our mood whether we like it or not. It may not be fair, but it is important to talk about.Are you also feeling down around this time...
Photo of the day
Maria Ramirez
January 31, 2018
Chico State students heading out of Butte Hall enjoying the nice weather. (optimized)
Lightning splits Bidwell Mansion tree
April 13, 2017
While most Chico State students sought shelter from the hailstorm hitting campus, a bolt of lightning struck a tree by Bidwell Mansion, splitting it in half. Jewel Keahilhau was sitting in her car at the Bidwell Mansion parking lot, recording the hail when the tree split and fell on her vehicle. Keahilhau...
How to weather the wrath of winter
Carson Predovich and Briana Mcdaniel
October 15, 2016
It is finally the time of the year in Chico where shorts and flip-flops no longer cut it. Everything is perfect in terms of weather but it will not last. Autumn in Chico is gorgeous, the leaves change colors and the intense heat dies down. However, once December comes around people will long for fa...
El Nino brings warmer weather to Chico
Christine Zuniga
March 2, 2016
Although March is only beginning, students around Chico State are already sporting shorts and sunglasses with the prospect of continued warm weather, thanks to El Nino. The hype behind El Nino seems to stem from a lack of understanding of what this weather phenomenon actually is and how it can affect ...
Changing weather means changing clothes
Matt Murphy
April 4, 2014
Despite this week-long aberration from normal springtime weather, sunny days are just around the corner. That means shedding everyone's winter layers of clothing to deal with the dry Chico heat. For the benefit of all though, please follow a few rules. Most importantly, think about what you are reve...
Drought depletes dam energy production
Yessenia Funes
March 1, 2014
The ongoing drought has kept Lake Oroville nearly 20 percent below its average capacity for this time, according to the Department of Water Resources' website, causing its power plant to produce only half the electricity it should be. People don't use much power during the winter, so this ener...
Here’s to 70 degrees in January
Matt Murphy
January 27, 2014
It's the end of January and I wore shorts yesterday. It's warm outside.I can't tell you why and I certainly can't tell you how, but now we all have to deal with it. Like any difficult situation though, there are upsides and downsides. Let's go through a couple shall we?Upsides:1. It feels like spring...
Getting past the back to school blues
Julianna Eveland
January 21, 2014
It's January. Returning from the absent minded freedom of being home for the holidays may bring on a case of the back to school blues. A sense of nostalgia has already come on and the thought of all the hard work that lies ahead is starting to make your head spin. Although this year we h...
