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Chico State Police vehicle parked next to the display and root beer float table for the event. UPD is pictured setting up the floats at the tables behind the car. Taken by Sophia Mackinnon on Aug. 29.

University police department hosts bubbly mixer

Sophia MacKinnon, Reporter
September 1, 2024

The Chico State University Police Department held a root beer float event for students and staff to come and get to know them. With two tables and a police vehicle parked in front, they were hard to miss....

Chico State student Peter Bagaoisan leads a conga line with Esmeralda Aguilar, Ryan Reyes and Laavni Castro trailing behind.

Chico State students wrap up Welcome Week with WREC n’ Roll

Kathryn Sykes
September 1, 2018

Hundreds of students danced and roller skated across Chico State's gym Friday night at the first annual WREC n' Roll. WREC organizers rented the roller skates and musical equipment from All Sports Galaxy,...

Fall 2016 Welcome Week crime rates as reported by the Chico Police Department Photo credit: Kyla Linville

54 arrests within 66 hours

Kayla Fitzgerald and Kyla Linville
August 28, 2016

Chico Police Department received 1,372 calls in the closing days of "Welcome Week." The first full weekend back to school prompts many students to go out, party and have fun.Within the 66 hours between...

Illustration by Madison Holmes Photo credit: Madison Holmes

Back to school, back to hooking up

Emma Vidak-Benjamin
August 24, 2015
Students are celebrating the start of the new school year with random, frequent hookups.
Resident advisers Sara Tengelsen and Emmeline Hurley pose with Willie Wildcat at Rock the Block. Photo credit: Carly Plemons

First-year students welcomed to campus

Carly Plemons
August 24, 2015
Welcome week is here and so are Chico State's brand new Wildcats.