The final graduates of Chico State’s Class of 2026 crossed the stage Sunday morning as commencement ceremonies wrapped up for more than 3,700 students earning degrees this year. Strong winds swept ...

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Chico State’s enrollment numbers have been finalized for the fall semester, with full-time-equivalent students (FTES) and total enrollment having increased. However, the final numbers were slightly ...

James Gallagher is running for re-election to represent the California State Assembly District 3 in November against Chico State lecturer Aaron Draper The general election between Gallagher and Draper ...

Music, power to the people, has always been a way to create, resist, and express freedom. What happens when the platforms made to amplify creativity begin to threaten it? The same technology that is ...

With movies like “Boyz n the Hood” and “Selma” being created almost every year since the ’90s, Black films have become exhausting and repetitive. It seems as if every movie is a retelling of traumatic ...

A civil lawsuit brought by a former Chico State student against her Chico State math professor and the California State University Board of Trustees has been settled after nearly six years of ...

Lesbians and gay men have become normalized in pop culture to a point that terms we use to describe one another have become more commonplace. I was even asked by co-worker to define another staff ...

Chico State is satisfied with the reporting system for sexual assault despite reports continually showing that it is being under reported and investigated. A 2023 systemwide report found that the data ...

Jury duty: It is simultaneously a vital, foundational block of our democracy and a common punchline guaranteed to draw sympathetic groans. This makes me wonder, why do we have jury duty? Are there any ...

When a person’s sexual identity and gender fluidity are used as the determining factor for another’s sexual gratification, the LGBTQ+ community becomes increasingly vulnerable to harassment and ...

Marlon Craft’s latest studio album, “The Internet Killed the Neighborhood,” was released on April 2. Marlon Craft’s latest body of work is packed to the brim with social commentary. This is the type ...