2008 Woodie Awards
Chico State among top study abroad programs
Chico State placed No. 3 in the country among master-level institutions during the 2006-2007 academic year for sending students abroad for a year. Chico State sent 102 students abroad while Touro College in New York City ranked No. 1 with 300 students, and San Francisco State came in second place with 188 students, according to the Institute of International Education ranking.…read more
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Former Orion staff member protests in Free Speech Area
With hands bound and mouths taped, former opinion columnist Amro Jayousi and other demonstrators protested The Orion on Thursday in the Free Speech Area for alleged censorship. Jayousi published columns about foreign policy, focusing on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, he said.…read more
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Students experience cheap, healthy alternatives
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Dec. 17, 2008
About 70 people quickly ate their way through provisions at the second "Chico on $10 a Day" on Saturday at Selvester's Cafe-by-the-Creek. ...read more
News
Beer Pong takes over Sin City
0 CommentsIt is some college students' fantasy to be near hundreds of the best beer pong players in the world on the Las Vegas strip, competing for the title. Eric Welch gets to live that dream. He will travel to Las Vegas to play in the World Series of Beer Pong IV, being held at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino....read more
Opinion
Spike in gun sales silly
81 CommentsRalphie wasn't the only person who wanted a gun for Christmas. Turns out there's reason to think that quite a few people will be pulling a Glock from beneath their Christmas tree this year. Gun sales have increased in Chico as well as throughout the United States since President-elect Barack Obama was chosen, and some employees at gun shops suspect a number of these guns are being purchased as Christmas gifts, Chico Enterprise-Record reported....read more
Sports
Snow club welcomes cold season, new members
0 CommentsWith temperatures dipping into the low 40s, bringing bone-chilling winds, foggy nights and the dreaded flu season, it's hard to appreciate winter. But for senior Steven Shearer and the rest of the Chico Snow Club, it's a sign of good things to come. The Chico Snow Club organizes student trips to nearby snow resorts to have fun with friends, Shearer said....read more
Entertainment
Commentary: The anti-Grammys: Best of 2008
4 CommentsThe Grammy nominations were recently announced and, as usual, they are terrible and nonrepresentative of quality music. Who cares about Katy Perry? Why is Kid Rock still alive? And is it coincidence, or do the Eagles just get a nod every year for kicks? The announcements got me thinking about how ridiculous the Grammys have always been like how Jethro Tull won Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 1989, how terrible the performances will be and how already-successful albums will sell a few thousand more after being a part of the extravaganza....read more
Features
Students to spend semester in wilderness
0 CommentsSenior Sean Benson just returned from a backpacking trip in Southern Utah for class units and can't wait to go back. Benson is working toward his degree in outdoor education, which is soon to be an official program at the university, he said. As part of the program, Benson and 11 other students will spend the next semester living in the wilderness as a part of the immersion program....read more