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Forensics Team Has Award-Winning Weekend
The CSU, Chico Forensics team had an award-winning weekend at the 39th Annual Santa Rosa tournament this past weekend. The Wildcats, with four policy debate teams and five individual speech competitors, captured a Third Place Sweepstakes award in the University division. The policy debate teams, largely made up of first semester competitors, captured four individual speaker awards in the Novice division, with Michael Hoopingarner in 10th, Jeremy Benintende in 9th, Tabitha Palmer in 5th and Amro Jayousi in 2nd. The JV team of Nolan Cox and Joey Cullis captured First Place in the JV division, beating Sacramento State in the final round.
On the speech side, the team captured five individual awards, with Katie Evans receiving Finalist in Novice Impromptu speaking, Ian Breeze capturing Third Place in Novice Poetry Interpretation, Jeff Kell getting Second Place in Novice Speech to Entertain and Tiffany Harrison doubling up with a Finalist in Program of Oral Interpretation and a Third Place in Speech to Entertain.
The next tournament is debate-only at Pepperdine University in Malibu, October 19-21. The forensics team is an IRA funded activity. For more information about the team, please contact Sue Peterson, director of Forensics, at X4771.
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Join us at the Bookstore for a "Book Chat" about President Clinton's New Book
President Clinton’s new book, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World, will be the featured title for the Associated Students Bookstore’s “Book Chat” brown bag lunch event on Nov. 15. The book is available in the bookstore at a 30% discount. In the spirit of giving, the “price of admission” to the event will be a can of food that will be donated to Food for Families. The book review and discussion will take place on the 2nd floor of the Bookstore from 12:15pm - 1pm.
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Postponed: Art Education Yard Sale and BBQ
The Art Education Yard Sale and BBQ have been postponed due to weather. This event has been rescheduled for Mon., Oct. 22. Hope to see you there next week.
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The Mistah F.A.B. concert on Thursday
AS Presents is proud to present Bay Area artists Mistah F.A.B., Zion I, Turf Talk, and The Federation on Thurs., Oct. 18, 2007 in the BMU. Doors open at 7pm. The performance will begin at 8pm.
Known for his latest smash album, Da Baydestrian, Mistah F.A.B. has emerged on the music scene under the guidance of the late Mac Dre and Thizz Nation. Alongside him will be returning favorites Zion I, whose trip-hop beats with lyrics focus on a message of unity, hope, and spiritual awareness. Turf Talk and The Federation will round out the Bay Area bill, making this hip hop show a groundbreaking event for all of the students and community of Chico to enjoy.
Tickets are available at the University Box Office on the corner of 2nd and Normal Street. Students with CSU, Chico ID are $12, General Admission is $15. General admission patrons without CSU, Chico ID must be 18 and over. Ticket prices will increase $3 at the door.
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Benefit Concert for the Make A Wish Foundation, Nov. 8
That time of year is coming … the season of giving! This year the Business Resource Center (BRC) along with AS Presents is hosting a benefit concert for the Make A Wish Foundation. Chris Clouse, an acoustic artist from San Francisco, CA with a top 25 single on the Clear Channel music charts, will be headlining the 9th Annual Make A Wish Concert this year on Nov. 8, 2007 at 7pm in the BMU Auditorium.
All of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to the local chapter for Make A Wish and a child from our community will have their wish come true! Tickets are $10.00 for students and $15.00 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased at the Make A Wish tables in front of Glenn Hall and/or the BMU Lobby daily or in Glenn 206 from 9am to 8pm. Help support the Make a Wish Foundation, “Share the Power of a Wish!”
For more information about the BRC visit the web site.
For more information on Chris Clouse visit the web site.
For more information about the Make A Wish Foundation visit their web site.
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Geoengineered Climate Change -- A Panel Discussion with Q&A
The Peace Institute presents Rosalind Peterson, Allan Buckmann and Dane Wigington discussing “Threats to Agriculture Sustainability & Forest Health Due to Experimental Weather Modification Programs & Geoengineered Climate Change.”
Tues., Oct. 30, 2007, Modoc Hall, Room 114, from 7pm to 10pm —- free and open to the public.
Rosalind Peterson is Co-Founder and President of the Agriculture Defense Coalition based in Northern California. Peterson has served as an Agriculture Technologist with the Mendocino County Agriculture Department. She worked for the CA USDA Farm Service Agency and was a U.S.D.A. CA Certified Agriculture Crop Loss Adjustor. She has a BA Degree in Environmental Studies & Planning from Sonoma State University with emphasis on agricultural sustainability.
Allan Buckmann is a trained Weather Observer (US Air Force), ecologist, and wildlife biologist, recently retired (2007), after 38 years with the CA Department of Fish & Game. He is also President of Microbe Tech, Inc.
Peterson and Buckmann recently addressed the 60th Annual United Nations’ Conference on Climate Change (Sept. 5-7, 2007). Their presentation will reprise, in large part, the information presented at the United Nations.
Dane Wigington, a Shasta County resident, researches solar power, renewable energy and forest health.
For information email Tom Imhoff.
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Ray McGovern coming to CSU, Chico, Oct. 23
CSU, Chico Peace Institute Cosponsored Events: Oct. 22 through 25
Mon., Oct. 22, Holt Hall, room 170, 7pm to 9pm. Showing of Norman Solomon’s documentary film “War Made Easy” with discussion following.
Tues., Oct. 23, Modoc Hall, room 114, 7pm to 9pm. Talk by RAY MCGOVERN, retired CIA analyst — “Democratic Dissent in a Time of War” with Q and A.
Wed., Oct. 24, at the Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Avenue. Doors open at 5pm. Chico Peace & Justice Center Annual Dinner: Next Generation Peacemakers, Keynote Speaker, AIDAN DELGADO, Iraq War Veteran, Activist, Conscientious Objector, Author. Ticket information at 893-9078.
Thurs., Oct. 25, Holt Hall, room 170, 7pm to 9pm. Talk entitled “Attacking Iran” by DAVID DIONISI, founder of the Teach Peace Foundation, author, former US Army Intelligence Officer.
All events are free and open to the public. The McGovern talk is cosponsored by the A.S. Committee on Arts and Lectures, Citizens for Social Responsibility (Redding, CA), the CSU, Chico Peace Institute, the Department of Political Science, the Department of Sociology and the Chico Peace & Justice Center.
For more information email Tom Imhoff.
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Women's Basketball Tip-Off Reception, Nov. 7
The women’s basketball program is holding its 2007-08 CSU, Chico Women’s Basketball Tip-Off Reception at Lakeside Pavilion at California Park on Wed., Nov. 7, beginning at 5pm. The evening will include an introduction of the current team members and staff, as well as a silent auction and raffle. Food and drink will be provided by Bacio catering.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Please call 530-898-5123 to make reservations by Nov. 1.
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NPR Favorite Ira Glass Appearing in Laxson Auditorium, Nov. 3
Popular NPR radio host, Ira Glass presents “Radio Stories & Other Stories” on Sat., Nov. 3 at 7:30pm in Laxson Auditoriam, brought to you by Chico Performances, KCHO and KFPR Radio, and Cottonparty.
For 12 years, This American Life has been lauded for reinventing the way people listen to radio. “We do these stories that are like movies for radio,” says Ira Glass, the show’s venerable writer, producer, and on-air host. Locally broadcast on KCHO/KFPR radio, This American Life airs on 500 NPR stations with 1.7 million listeners weekly. A television version of This American Life featuring Glass premiered on Showtime earlier this year. This event is co-sponsored by KCHO/KFPR and Cottonparty.
Tickets are $25 for Premium, $20 Adult/Senior, $15 Student/Child and are available at the University Box Office, 2nd and Normal Streets, (530) 898-6333.
For more information please visit the web site.
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CAPE Forum on Universal Health Care Tonight
Universal Health Care: Does Justice Require It or Forbid It? Wed., Oct. 17, 7:30 pm, PAC 134
Should California or the U.S. enact legislation designed to bring health insurance to all? Clearly, some people are luckier than others when it comes to their health, both in terms of their natural endowments and their access to adequate care. Are the differences unjust, or merely unfortunate? Does our commitment to equality, the notion that everyone’s life matters and matters equally, require us to meet everyone’s basic health care needs? Or does our commitment to liberty require us to refrain from forcing our fellow citizens to pay for the care of others?
Donna Kemp, Political Science Department, CSU, Chico
Eric Gampel, Philosophy Department, CSU, Chico
Fred Foldvary, Department of Economics, Santa Clara University
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AS Late Night Event: Chico Idol, Oct. 19
AS Late Night is proud to present Chico Idol 1st round preliminary on Friday, Oct. 19, in the BMU Auditorium. Doors open at 7:30pm. The auditions will begin at 9pm.
Any member of the community can watch or sing. Anyone who wants to participate must be signed up before the event takes place. We will be taking sign-ups until 5pm on Friday, Oct. 19.
For more information on all AS Late Night Chico events visit or call (530)898-4172 if you have any questions regarding the Chico Idol Event.
Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize.
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Conversations on Diversity: Hidden in Plain Sight, Oct. 24
How many students with disabilities do you see on campus? Only a fraction of the true number: 1 in 11 students has a documented disability. Students with hidden disabilities—including mental illness, brain injuries, asthma, cancer, AIDS—must choose whether or not to identify themselves. Disclosure allows them to receive accommodations that can be essential to their academic success, but it also opens them up to discrimination and prejudice. Yet when they decide not to disclose, they run the risk of being dismissed as unmotivated, lazy, or just not very bright. Come hear what you don’t see: Chico students with disabilities telling their own stories.
Join us Wed., Oct 24, at noon in BMU 304; contact Tray Robinson at 4764 for additional information.
Facilitated by Sandy Parsons, Director of Disability Support Services
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Gypsy Music Coming to Laxson Auditorium on Oct. 25
Experience gypsy music at its best with Musafir, coming to Laxson, Thurs., Oct. 25, at 7:30pm, courtesy of Chico Performances.
Musafir (“Traveler” in Farsi) hails from northwest India and has dazzled European audiences with its energetic versions of Indian folk and popular music, acrobatics, and feats of physical endurance. Musafir’s original compositions combine Indian rural folk music with influences from Muslim devotional music, Indian film music, Arab popular music, and North Indian classical music. From an ancient tradition of wandering artists who went from village to village living as snake charmers, performing dances whose contortions evoke the movement of the dancing cobra — the Musafir musicians are joined by traditional Sapera dancers and high-flying Fakir acrobatics.
Tickets cost: $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $12 Student/Child and are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333, 2nd and Normal Streets
For additional information and sound clips, visit the web site.
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Advanced Dreamweaver Workshop TONIGHT
Student Computing is presenting this workshop this evening:
Advanced Dreamweaver
Wed., Oct. 17
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457
No Sign-up is required. Faculty and Staff as well as students are invited to attend this workshop.
The Advanced Dreamweaver MX workshop will present a brief review of the basic features of Dreamweaver MX and introduce advanced web page design techniques. Students will learn how to use frames and integrate tables into a web page. There will also be introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and their implementation in Dreamweaver MX.
For more information contact Melinda Ferris, x5008 or visit the Student Computing Workshops web site.
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