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News Release: Film Nominated for Award at International Film Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Film Nominated for Award at International Film Festival
Jason Tannen, Department of Art and Art History, California State University, Chico, has just had his film “The Pressman Negatives” nominated for a “Tinny Award” in the Film Noir category at the 2008 Swansea Film Festival. This international film festival takes place May 31-June 7 in Swansea Bay, United Kingdom. The festival will screen 175 films. “Pressman” was nominated along with five other films in the noir category.
“The Pressman Negatives” (2006, 09:25 min.) is a photographic narrative that explores issues of time, memory, fact and fabrication. It is the story of jewelry thief Sidney Pressman, his cohorts in crime and the dark world they inhabited in a Midwestern city during the 1970s. Through snapshots allegedly taken by him, it documents the final days of Pressman and his criminal colleagues, brought together for one last heist.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: Presidential Election Is Focus of Spring 2008 Town Hall Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Presidential Election Is Focus of Spring 2008 Town Hall Meeting
California State University, Chico students will focus on issues relevant to the upcoming Presidential election at a town hall meeting Wednesday, May 7, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the BMU Auditorium.
The Town Hall Meeting program, launched at CSU, Chico in 2006, helps increase students’ civic engagement and connection with the community.
Approximately 450 California State University, Chico students and an additional 200 community and campus members are expected to take part in roundtable discussions and other activities. Students lead and participate in the roundtable talks as part of semester-long research and writing projects.
The complete news release is available online.
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Organic and Grass-Fed Ground Beef Sales: College of Agriculture
The College of Agriculture is now providing Organic, Grass-fed and a Grain-fed variety of ground beef to the campus community. The beef was raised locally at the CSU, Chico Agricultural Teaching and Research Center by CSU, Chico agriculture students. Orders can be made online and the beef will be delivered to your campus address, or you can pick it up on-farm every Friday. Visit our web site and get your ground beef today.
Contact Kari Dodd, Research Associate of the College of Agriculture, for more information call 530-898-5921.
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Late Night Chico Presents De-Stress Fest, May 17
Are you stressed out studying for finals and could use a little De-Stress time? AS Late Night has just the thing for you. Saturday, May 17 we will be providing free hand and neck massages, free gift bags (which include randomly distributed prizes), and free food.
Save the date: Saturday, May 17, 2008 in the BMU Common Grounds at 8:00. Free massages, free food, and free prizes.
For more information contact: Greer Shuler, Jessica Vowels, or Jenny Bucher
Aschico.com/latenight
(530)898-4172
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2008 Spring Musical, "A Little Night Music," Opens Thursday in Harlen Adams Theatre
CSU, Chico’s School of the Arts present its most lavish production of the year — the 2008 Spring Musical “A Little Night Music.”
“A Little Night Music,” an eight-time Tony Award-winning romantic story brimming with dark humor and waltz music by modern American musical theatre icon Stephen Sondheim, will be staged in Harlen Adams Theatre at 7:30pm May 1-3 and 8-10, and at 2pm on May 4.
“A Little Night Music” will feature beautiful costumes and sets, a medium-sized orchestra, and some of CSU, Chico’s most talented musical theatre students, as well as well-known guest performers from the community.
The score contains Sondheim’s best-known song, “Send in the Clowns,” as well as “The Glamorous Life,” “You Must Meet My Wife,” “Every Day a Little Death,” “Liaisons,” “In Praise of Women,” “A Weekend in the Country,” and “The Miller’s Son.”
Joel P. Rogers, Chair of the Department of Theatre, directs.
Purchase tickets at the University Box Office, 898-6333. For best seats it is advised to purchase tickets well in advance.
More information is available online.
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Conversations on Diversity, "Sikh Experience in the U.S.: More Than What You Think," April 30
Sikhism is a 500-year-old religion from Northern India that is flourishing today with about 20 million adherents. While the majority of Sikhs live in the Punjab region of India, there are significant communities in England, Canada and the United States. The Sacramento Valley has become home to one of the largest Sikh communities in the world, which plays a significant role in the tapestry of Chico and its environs. Sikhism has tried to foster co-existence and understanding between different religions from its beginnings, but is often misunderstood because of its distinctive headdress and other customs. We invite you to come to this panel and learn about the religion and hear from members of the local Sikh community.
Please join us in learning more about the Sikh experience in the U.S. We will be meeting in BMU 210 from 12pm - 1pm on April 30, 2008 and snacks will be provided.
For more information, contact Tray Robinson in the Office of Diversity at 898-4764.
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University of Michigan Professor to Speak on Rwandan Genocide , Today
On April 29 from 5:30pm to 7pm, Professor Allan Stam will speak on “A New Understanding of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide” in Ayres 106. Stam is a professor of political science at the University of Michigan and the author of Democracies at War (Princeton University Press, 2002) and The Behavioral Origins of War (University of Michigan Press, 2003). This event is sponsored by Pi Sigma Alpha and the Political Science Department.
For more information contact Alan Gibson at x4952.
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"Financing Your International Experience," April 29
Tues. April 29
Noon- 1pm, BMU 303
Presented by the Financial Aid Office
Thinking about studying abroad but you’re not sure how you’re going to pay for it? Financial Aid can help pay some, and sometimes all, of the costs associated with your studies abroad. Come to the BMU, room 210 on Tues., April 29 at noon. Casey Dinsmore from the Financial Aid Office will be talking about how to apply and what kind of money is available. Find out about grants and loans. Financial aid can be very confusing, so this is a great opportunity to get your questions answered.
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"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to...." Tonight
Tues., April 29
6pm - 7:30pm, THMA 106
Presented by The Campus Wellness Center
Most of us in our travels have experienced a “cultural misunderstanding,” those times that we are behaving in a way that may be appropriate to our own particular culture, but not to other places in the world. Please join us as students share their often amusing stories of cultural difference and what can be learned as a result of their experiences.
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International Forum: "Understanding Pakistan," Today
Presented by Mahan Mirza, Religious Studies
Pakistan, literally “land of the pure,” is a country in South Asia about twice the size of California. Culturally and historically linked to India, Pakistan’s predominantly Muslim population also has strong ties to the global Islamic community (ummah). Bordering India, China, Afghanistan and Iran, Pakistan finds itself in a very sensitive geostrategic region. It has been a loyal Cold War ally of the United States, specifically during the Afghan-Soviet debacle in the 1980s. Pakistan became a nuclear power in 1998 and has been on the frontline in the “war on terror” since 2001. This multimedia presentation on the geography, demographics, history and politics of Pakistan will provide some context to the news heard by the average American observer on this important part of the world.
Tues., April 29, 5pm - 5:50pm in HOLT 170.
For more information about the International Forum see the web site.
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Humanities Center Gallery: Eileen Macdonald and Carla Resnick, Reception May 1
April 29 - June 2, 2008
Re: Group
Eileen Macdonald and 10 Other 2001-03 Graduates of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
and
April 29 - June 12, 2008
Carcinogenic
Photography by Carla Resnick
Humanities Center Gallery
Trinity Hall, CSU Chico
Thurs., May 1, Reception for Both, 5pm - 7pm
Department of Art faculty Eileen Macdonald hosts Re-Group, an exhibition that includes work by a group of eleven artists who come from a diverse range of geographic and cultural backgrounds. In 2000, the artists were all graduate students at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, where they worked as a community engaging in dialogue about their ideas and practice. For this exhibit — their third together — each of the participants has been asked to create an artwork that relates to the theme “Place / Displace.”
Carla Resnick, a native of Vancouver, Canada, is a freelance photographer and graphic designer in Chico. She has been gallery director for the 1078 Gallery in Chico, board director and president of the Chico Art Center, and the gallery assistant for the Mendocino College Art Gallery in Ukiah. This exhibit is a selection of places and things in which carcinogenic materials are found.
The gallery is located in Trinity Hall. For further information, call 898-4642.
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CELT Workshop Cancellation
The CELT-sponsored workshop “Creating High Quality Service Learning Courses” scheduled for Wed., April 30, 10am - noon in CE107, is cancelled.
Please contact Deanna Berg for further information.
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A CELT Brown Bag Series: Strategies to Teach Students Critical Learning Skills
Date/time: Friday, May 2; 12pm - 1pm
Place: MLIB 002
Join us for this third of a three-part series on ways to help students develop their critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. During this brown bag Dr. Michael Coyle, Department of Political Science, will share his expertise on strategies you can use to help students develop their critical writing skills. Bring your lunch and join colleagues for thoughtful conversation and idea sharing.
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