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CSU ... the rug was pulled out from underneath us.”
Allan Bee
Director of admissions, Chico State
It all happened so fast and it was scary.”
Krista Ingwell
Senior, Chico State
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Tray Robinson
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Diplomacy class earns awards
I notice a big change in all my classmates ...�
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Jeanetta Bradley SE X COLUMNIST
We’re throwing what we learned in school into the real world.”
Christina Pantera
junior, project manager
ORION COMMENTARY
At the end of the day the youth of our community will benefit.”
Courtney Danehy
Boys & Girls Club’s development director
Nature offers a plethora of ingredients to use in homemade beauty treatments.”
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