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Students walk through a darkened Ayres Hall during a regional power outage on Monday, Mar. 9, 2026 in Chico, Calif. (Dash Ferrero/The Orion)

Power outage affecting Chico State Campus and downtown

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Outside of the campus health center

Cyclist dies next to health center

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President Steve Perez received the letter from F.I.R.E. late Tuesday. Photo taken by Brenden Masson on Feb. 2, 2026.

Free speech organization alleges Chico State violated First Amendment

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With over 600 million listeners, many enjoy having Spotify on in the background of their day but are now starting to question the ethics of their most used music streaming platform. Photo taken by Maya DeHoyos on Oct 22, 2025

The ethical dilemma of Spotify

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Lambda Chi Alpha Official chapter house on Hazel Street. An empty box of alcohol left out from the night before. Photo taken by Hannah Cabral, Feb. 13, 2026.

Should national chapters prevent fraternities from leaving the IFC?

News
Lucy Bakowski on a trail at Lake Tahoe. Photo taken by Kristin Bakowski on Aug. 4, 2023.
Leadership starts on the trail with Adventure Outings internship
Lucy Bakowski, Reporter
Going through on one of the more direct route in the course, the climber scales straight up the wall to the finish. Photo taken by Aiyana Curry on Nov. 11, 2025.
WREC Hosts Annual El Capitan Challenge
Lucy Bakowski, Reporter
Dining Hall (Fresh) Plant Based Breakfast. Photo taken by Lucy Bakowski, March 4, 2026.
Fueling the Whole Student
Lucy Bakowski, Reporter
Dorm Room Preparing For Spring Break. Photo taken by Lucy Bakowski on March 9, 2026.
What Chico State students should know before spring break
Lucy Bakowski, Reporter
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Arts & Entertainment
Graphic by Nadia Hill
Weekly Wind-up March 24 through March 30
Ky Rodriguez, Reporter
Graphic by Nadia Hill
Weekly Wind-up March 17 through March 23
Sydney Davis, Reporter
Rio Rexxx Perú (Alex Almora Rios) luring men into tipping Taken By Emilio Ceja on March 12
After a long night of drag…
Emilio Ceja, Reporter
Premonition (From left to right) Isaiah Phipps, Dillon Gard, Chelsea Chavez, Kaya Sahin at Chico unplugged. Photo taken by Emilio Ceja, March 3rd, 2026
Burgers, The Bear and Local Bands
Emilio Ceja, Reporter
Graphic by Nadia Hill
Weekly Wind-up March 10 through March 16
Emilio Ceja, Reporter
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Sports
Wildcat player sliding into home plate to snatch a run for his team. Photo taken by Aaron Draper on Mar. 8, 2026
Freshman Pitcher Nathan Hikes fires a pitch into the strike zone. Photo taken by Jamison Leung on March 7, 2026
A Wildcat hurdler pushing to finish the race with the lead. Photo taken by Cody Rowan on Mar. 14, 2026.
A runner stands at third base during the game, anticipating the next play. Photo taken by Merri Shiger, March 14, 2026.
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This week on the Sideline Sitdown, we go over two weeks' worth of sports. With spring break coming to an end, Chico State sports are still firing on all cylinders. Wildcat baseball is coming off a tough 2 week stretch of games, while softball just beat the number one team in the nation. Track looks as dominant as ever, and we have an interview with Chris Holley. Then we end the pod with a favorite, MVP, LVM.
Features
Boxes of microfilm preserving issues of The Wildcat and The Orion newspapers are stored in the Meriam Library, at Chico State, on Feb. 4, 2026. Photo by Raquel G. Frohlich.
Stories from the archives: Reconnecting with Wildcat history
Raquel Frohlich, Reporter
A late afternoon at the University Farm’s Sheep Unit. Photo taken by Elena Mendonsa on March 10, 2025.
‘At the bleeding edge of regenerative agriculture’: Annual California Soil Health Field Days set to be hosted at University Farm
Elena Mendonsa, Reporter
Photo created on Canva by Arlette Valdivia
Chico State Hosts “Self-Care for Latinas” Workshop During Women’s History Month
Arlette Valdivia, Reporter
Mr. Clucks (Right) says "Ba-kaak." in reaction to almost being struck by electric scooter. Photo taken by Dash Ferrero September 2025.
Why the cluck are there chickens on campus?
Josephine Bowman, Managing Editor
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Opinion
Collage made by Maya DeHoyos on Canva.
Trump wants American women domesticated
Hannah Cabral, Reporter
Photo collage showing DOJ restricted documents of files, EFTA01860044.pdf, EFTA00129111.pdf, EFTA00749241.pdf, and EFTA00158686.pdf. Graphic created by Brenden Masson on Feb. 27, 2026.
The lack of full transparency of the Epstein List is a representation of America’s priorities
Brenden Masson, Reporter
Lambda Chi Alpha Official chapter house on Hazel Street. An empty box of alcohol left out from the night before. Photo taken by Hannah Cabral, Feb. 13, 2026.
Should national chapters prevent fraternities from leaving the IFC?
Hannah Cabral, Reporter
Chico’s Downtown Plaza was taken over by protestors for the No Kings protest, a world-wide protest against the Trump administration, on Oct. 18, 2025. Photo taken by Darius Marmol on Oct. 18, 2025.
Choosing inconvenience as a form of resistance
Maya DeHoyos, Reporter
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The Orion Magazine Fall 2026