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Activities Calendar - December 2008

Monday, December 1

Presentation: Auschwitz Survivor
Together with her family, Renee Firestone was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 as part of the Nazi campaign to exterminate the 800,000 Jews of Hungary. Her mother was gassed immediately upon arrival at the camp. Her 14-year-old sister was subjected to medical experiments and died. Her father died soon after Allied troops liberated the camp. Renee was one of the lucky few who survived. Since then, she has devoted her life to those who perished by fighting hate in their memory. She is a tireless leader in many areas of social justice and Holocaust remembrance and education. For the last thirty years, Firestone has worked with the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Educational Outreach Program in Los Angeles, a program that she helped create. She has told her story often to many different education, religious and community groups around the country. She was featured in Spielberg’s Academy Award winning documentary, “The Last Days.” She appears in two additional Academy Award nominated films, the “Freedom Writers’ Diary” and “Swimming in Auschwitz.” Her visit is sponsored by the Departments of Sociology and Religious Studies and the Nelson Avenue Middle School in Thermalito. 7:30pm, PAC 144. Contact CArol Edelman 898-6148 for more information.

International Moonlight Cafe
Sponsored by International Neighbors student organization, international and U.S. students are welcome to come and enjoy friendship and fun, while learning about U.S. and international cultural traditions. 7:30-8:30pm every Monday while school is in session. Selvester's Cafe (next to Cafe by the Creek)
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Tuesday, December 2

International Forum: From Ramallah to Chico: A Palestinian Student's Perspective on the Middle East
Amro Jayousi, a Palestinian student at Chico State from Ramallah,
Palestine, will speak to the International Forum about Western involvement in the Middle East. Amro will discuss such Middle Eastern views about Iran, Iraq, and the Israeli-Palestinian issue. There will be time given for questions and
answers. 5-5:50pm, Holt Hall 170.
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International Radio Show on kcscradio.com
Listen every Tuesday from 6-7pm to kcscradio.com for international music, interviews with international students, and more. Listen to KCSC RAdio online

Czech it Out - Czech languae lesson and goulash
Interested in studying in the Czech Republic, curious about the language or already been there and want to go back? Then come join us for a quick lesson in Czech basics and some FREE goulash, a common Czech meal. 7pm. SSC 406
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German Film Night: Good Bye Lenin!
Come enjoy a great German film with us! Snacks and drinks will be provided. 7pm. Langdon 104.
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University Film Series: The History Boys
(2006 U.K.). 109 min. Written and directed by Alan Bennett. Hosted by Laura Nice, Humanities Program, for the History Club (PHATHH) and in conjunction with the Humanities Center’s year-long theme “Regarding Beauty.” In 1980s Britain, a group of young men at Cutlers’ Grammar School all have the brains, and the will to earn the chance of getting accepted in the finest universities in the nation, Oxford and Cambridge. Despite the fine teaching by excellent professionals like Mrs. Lintott in history and the intellectually enthusiastic Hector in General Studies, the Headmaster is not satisfied. He signs on the young Irwin to polish the students’ style to give them the best chance. In this mix of intellectualism and creative spirit that guides a rigorous preparation regime for that ultimate educational brass ring, the lives of the randy students and the ostensibly restrained faculty intertwine that would change their lives forever. 7:30 p.m., Ayers 106.
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Wednesday, December 3

UNITE Student Organization, Club Meeting
Working closely with the Study Abroad Office, the club is geared towards gathering Americans and international students who are currently studying at Chico State. If you love all things international and want to meet new people from around the world who share your interests, this club is for you! 7pm, Meriam Library 172.
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Thursday, December 4

Anthropology Forum: Emeralds are from the Devil: Mining in the Bahia Sertao
Presented by Brian Brazeal, Anthropology. 4pm, Ayres 120.
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U.K. and Ireland Movie Night: Wind that Shakes the Barley
Come meet with faculty and students who have studied and lived in the U.K. and Ireland and join us for an Irish film - Wind that Shakes the Barley. Free drinks and snacks will be provided. 6pm. Butte 201.
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Saturday, December 6

Chico Performances: Ballet Folklorico IMBA Posada Navidena
In a beautiful holiday salute to the song and dance heritage of Mexico, Instituto Mazatlan Bellas Artes de Sacramento's Ballet Folklorico group will be performing Posada Navidena. With all the colorful stylings that go with Ballet Folklorico performances, this evening will feature a live mariachi band and stunning dancers, all in authentic dress. This performance will capture the complexity and intensity of traditional music and dance celebrating Mexico's holiday season. 7:30pm, Laxson Auditorium.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008- May 22, 2009

Exhibition: Flash of the Spirit: African Music and the Diaspora
Celebrates the wonderful collection of African musical instruments donated by Ted and Frieda De Bernardi. Langdon Hall, Musuem of Anthropology.
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Tuesday, December 9

International Forum: International Turtle Conservation at Chico State: Projects with Caribbean Marine Turtles and Asian Softshelled Turtles
Presented by Tag Engstrom, Biological Science. Dr. Engstrom has participated
in turtle conservation efforts in Panama, Costa Rica, Australia, Peru,
Southeast Asia and Turkey. He has ongoing turtle conservation research
projects in California, Nicaragua, and Hawaii. 5-5:50pm, Holt Hall 170.
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International Radio Show on kcscradio.com
Listen every Tuesday from 6-7pm to kcscradio.com for international music, interviews with international students, and more. Listen to KCSC RAdio online

University Film Series: Sawdust and Tinsel
1953, Sweden) 92 min. Directed by Ingmar Bergman. Hosted by Peter Hogue, emeritus, English. The story of the charged relationship between a turn-of-the-century traveling circus owner (Ake Gronberg) and his performer girlfriend (Harriet Andersson), this film with its dreamlike detours and twisted psychosexual power plays sets the battle of the sexes in a ramshackle, grotesque carnival. 7:30 p.m., Ayers 106.
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Thursday, December 11

Anthropology Forum: Candomble & Coca - in the field in Brazil and Bolivia
Presented by Stacy Schaefer, Anthropology. 4pm, Ayres 120.
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Wednesday, December 17

Chico Performances: Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas
It's the holidays, so come celebrate the season with an evening in an Irish farmhouse where neighbors have gathered to share their traditional stories, joyous music, and exuberant dances. Tomáseen Foley and his band of Irish musicians and dancers make the rafters ring with music of the fiddle, bodhran, tin whistle, and uilleann pipes, tell stories around a roaring fire; and make merry with jigs, reels, and high-stepping energy. 7:30pm, Laxson Auditorium.
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