"Any Swing Goes!" Dance Benefit: THIS Friday, April 14

Swing lessons, Dance Contest, Performance & Prizes!
@ Chico Women’s Club - 592 E. 3rd Street; Chico

• Get $2 off if dressed-up in vintage swing threads!
• This is an all-ages, alcohol-free event!

Event Schedule:
4:00-5:30pm - Swing Routine Workshop - Kira & John
5:30-6:30pm - East Coast Swing lesson - Nicole & Elbert
6:30-7:30pm - Country Swing & Dips lesson - Christy & Axel
7:30-8:30pm - West Coast Swing lesson - Alyssa & Erik
8:30-9:30pm - Lindy Hop lesson - Megan & Harley
9:30pm-1am - Open Floor Dancing
* 10:00pm - Guest Performance
* 10:30pm - Dance Contest!

Dance Contest Prizes:
~ Camp Hollywood @ LAX Marriott
~ Reno Dance Sensation @ Reno Hilton
~ Steve Lucky Concert @ Midtown Stomp

Admission Rates:
~ Dance Only: $6-Singles / $10-Couples
~ Lesson + Dance: $8-Singles / $12-Couples
~ 4 lesson deal: $22-Singles / $34-Couples
~ Dance Contest: $10 per couple

Snack Shack:
Home-baked goodies, root beer floats & more for under $2


Questions: LetzDanz2@yahoo.com
~ Sponsored by: CSU, Chico - Center for Nutrition & Activity Promotion
~ Benefit for “Letz Danz!” - Dancing Classrooms Program

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Check out Founders Week events April 15-23

Founders Week is the annual celebration of CSU, Chico’s heritage and achievements, highlighted by music and dance, campus tours, award ceremonies, environmental awareness events and special panel discussions on the arts and athletics. Events start with a clean-up effort Saturday, April 15, in honor of Earth Month, and end Sunday, April 23, with baseball, theater and the Greek Week Community Challenge in the University Stadium. Check out the calendar of events for 2006 Founders Week at the Web Site

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Donate Blood and Save Lives

The national Greek Fraternities, Sororities and Blood Source would like to invite the student body at CSU, Chico and the Chico Community to donate blood.

The Blood Drive will be on April 24 and April 25 in the BMU Auditorium from noon to 7:00pm.

Please come participate in this rewarding experience and help save lives. Refreshments will be provided for those who donate.

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Campus Wellness Center Internship Opportunity

Looking for an exciting internship for next semester? Do you want to earn units, gain valuable experience, and put a little extra money in your pocket? If so, the Campus Wellness Center is the place for you! We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are willing to invest 10 hours a week in a fun and flexible environment. All majors are welcome to apply for this position. Stop by the Campus Wellness Center, Meriam Library 141, for more information or to pick up an application. All applications are due by Friday, April 28, 2006.

Intern benefits include:
A $500 stipend for successful completion of internship
Up to 3 units for your major
Increased awareness of wellness related issues
Public speaking experience
Workshop development and presentation skills
Increased teamwork and leadership abilities
Resume builder and networking opportunities
Friends to last a lifetime!

Intern responsibilities include:
Peer education on wellness related topics
10 hours per week staffing the Wellness Center
Outreach presentations to student organizations
Consulting with individuals on wellness topics
Individual projects, such as public relations
Attendance at Wellness Center Events and forums

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Student Computing Workshops

Student Computing is presenting these workshops next week:

Beginning Dreamweaver
Wednesday April 19
5-6:00pm in MLIB 457

Beginning Dreamweaver
Thursday April 20
5-6:00pm in MLIB 457

The Beginning Dreamweaver MX workshop is for students who are starting out with Dreamweaver MX. This workshop presentation outlines the basic features and properties of the program. Students will learn how to define a site, set page properties, format text, and insert images. They will also learn how to publish their webpage to their student accounts.

No Sign-up is required. For more information visit the Student Computing workshop Web Site or call or write Melinda Ferris, 898-5008, mferris@csuchico.edu

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Documentary: This Divided State

Monday 4/17/06. 7:30pm Holt Hall 305

“This Divided State”, documentary starring Hannity and Michael Moore. Witness the square off, bribery, lies and cheating. What happens when students are caught up in the middle? What really happens behind closed doors? The republicans and democrats don’t want you to see this film. Red vs the blue. Moderated by Dr Jim Gregg. Ask your teacher regarding credits for the discussion to follow, $2.00 donation. Refreshments. Open to the public. Look for the blue balloons. Write Sarah A Emmerson, saemmerson@yahoo.com; or Alex Steele, steelerazor316@yahoo.com; or leave message at 530-892-1486 or 343-7026.

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Conversations on Diversity; Who Pays the Price for Our "Common" Future?, April 19

In honor of Earth Day, Conversations on Diversity offers a panel discussion on the relationship between cultural diversity and biodiversity. Join us for a discussion of how indigenous and peasant cultures have sustained biodiversity and healthy ecosystems for millennia.

Panelists: Dr. Jacquelyn Chase, Dr. Don Hankins, Dr. Susan Place, and Dr. Stacy Schaefer.
Join us Wed., April 19 at noon in BMU 210; Contact Tray Robinson at 4764 for additional information.

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Humanities Center Gallery in May and June: Lynette Krehe

The Humanities Center Gallery is exhibiting works by artist Lynette Krehe in the show Solana May 21-June 22 in Trinity Hall.

Krehe writes: “Solana is based on ‘sight of sound.’ Images of animals running or flying might evoke the sounds of stringed instruments: horses stampede over a road-sized guitar neck, birds appear with violin fragments, and a swarm of rabbits propel over a sea of bass cellos.” The delicate, complex layers in all her work suggest the very old and ethereal as if these were pieces from another time and place recently unearthed.

After earning her BA in painting at CSU, Chico, Krehe became co-director in 1984 of the brand new 1078 Gallery, and then later, while getting her MA in painting here, she became the 1078’s director in 1989. Krehe has shown in nearly 100 exhibitions, mostly on the West Coast, in the past twenty-five years and has received many awards locally.

The gallery is open M-F, 8:00am - 5:00pm, May 2-19. Summer hours begin on May 22: M-F, 8:00am - 4:30pm and F, 8:00 - 11:00am. On May 11, 5:00 - 7:00pm, a reception with Krehe will be held jointly with Eileen Macdonald, who is showing Works on Paper concurrently at the gallery.

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International Education Week Festivities

International Education Week at Chico State is April 17-21
Film Festival (nightly at 7:00 in Holt 266)
Forums (daily at noon; call ext. 5415 for locations)
International Education Fair on Tuesday 4/18 (Free Speech Area)

Call the Study Abroad Office for more information: 898-5415

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International Education Week Film Festival, April 17-20

Films are shown nightly at 7:00 p.m. in Holt 266
Admission is FREE to students, faculty and the public

Monday, April 17: Baraka- Images from Around the World (set to world music)
Tuesday, April 18: Lost in Translations (Japan)
Wednesday, April 19: Il Postino (Italy)
Thursday, April 20: Motorcycle Diaries (South America)

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What is it REALLY like to live and study in a foreign country?

Study Abroad Alumni speak on their experiences abroad in celebration of International Education Week: April 17-21
All forums noon-1pm
FREE and open to the public

Mon. 17: What do People Abroad REALLY Think of Americans and the US? (Butte 319)

What it’s like to live, study and play in…
Tues. 18: Chile, Czech Republic, Netherlands (Butte 307)
Wed. 19: Australia, Germany and Malta (Butte 319)
Thurs. 20: Italy and Spain (Butte 307)
Fri. 21: Mexico (Tehama 130)

Call the Study Abroad Office for more information: 898-5415

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International Education Fair on April 18

International Education Fair
April 18
10:00am - 2:00pm
Free Speech Area

Come talk to representatives from Study Abroad, National Student Exchange, Latin American Studies Internship Program, London Semester, Internship Office, Foreign Languages, Multicultural and Gender Studies, International Business Academy, Financial Aid, the Career Center, and more. Celebration includes world music, food and prizes!

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Student Democratice Club Meets Every Monday

Student Democratic Club meets every Monday at 6:30pm in BMU 204. Please check with the Information Center for possible room changes. For more information email Sarah A Emmerson, club secretary at seammerson@yahoo.com or call Minerva L. Williams 530-892-1486 or 343-7026.

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University Film Series: Lubitsch's TO BE OR NOT TO BE, April 25

UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Tuesday April 25 7:30pm Ayres 106
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642 Web Site

“1945”—Film and the Memory of the Second World War
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
Director: Ernest Lubitsch
99min B/W USA (1942)
With Carole Lombard Jack Benny Robert Stack Felix Bressart Lionel Atwill
The political satire classic marked the final screen appearance of comedienne Carole Lombard.

In Warsaw at the beginning of WWII, Maria Tura (Lombard) and husband Joseph (Benny) perform anti-Nazi plays with their theatre troupe until they are forced to switch to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Lt. Stanislav Sobinski (Stack) falls for Maria and meets up with her during Joseph’s famous “To Be or Not to Be” speech. When Stanislav is eventually dispatched for war, he implicates Maria with a professor who has a secret plan to destroy the Warsaw resistance. The Polish theatre troupe is then forced to use their theatrical skills to ensure their survival. Eventually they turn to impersonating Nazi officers (even Hitler himself) in order to outwit the enemy and keep the resistance safe from spies. To Be Or Not to Be opened to a controversial release in 1942, when the U.S. was still very much involved in WWII.

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Visiting Artist Mary Bates Neubauer, April 18

The Department of Art and Art History is bringing sculptor Mary Bates Neubauer to Chico for a lecture on her sculpture on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 in Ayres 120 from 3:30pm - 4:45pm

Bates Neubauer is a professor in the sculpture department at Arizona State University, and is affiliated with ASU’s Partnership for Research in Spatial Modeling. She has shown her cast metal sculptures and digital images nationally and internationally.

Her current work examines the way collectible materials are archived, and data is acquired, valued, and presented. It raises questions about how scientific and technical findings are interpreted and what effect this has upon our understanding of the nature of empirical evidence. This lecture is made possible through the generous support of The John Ayres Memorial Lecture fund. For more information on Mary Bates Neubauer, go to the Web Site

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Humanities Center Gallery in May/June: Eileen Macdonald's WORKS ON PAPER

The Humanities Center Gallery is exhibiting works by artist Eileen Macdonald in the show Works on Paper May 2-June 22 in Trinity Hall. Macdonald was born in Scotland. She has been an assistant professor of printmaking and drawing at CSU, Chico, since 2002.

For this show, Macdonald writes: “This body of work has been created entirely by hand with a single sewing needle. Isolating the needle from its intended function and using it exclusively for its mark making potential, provides me with an unconventional drawing tool. By using this laborious and unpredictable process, my accumulation of pinprick punctures simultaneously constructs and demolishes the paper’s surface emphasizing tension and fragility.”

Macdonald has exhibited nationally and internationally, including venues in Japan, South Africa, Canada, England, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Tennessee. She has curated and juried numerous shows as well and been the recipient of various awards and residencies.

The Humanities Center Gallery is open M-F, 8:00am-5:00pm, May 2-19. Summer hours begin on May 22: M-F, 8:00am - 4:30pm and F, 8:00 - 11:00am. On May 11, 5:00-7:00pm, a reception with Eileen Macdonald will be held jointly with Lynnette Krehe, who is showing Solana concurrently at the gallery.

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R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Women's Basic Physical Defense Workshop April 2006

CSU, Chico Police Department will be conducting a R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) Women’s Basic Physical Defense Workshop.

R.A.D. is a system of self-defense, designed specifically for women. It combines an extensive program of risk reduction and awareness techniques, with basic physical defense techniques, making it one of the most comprehensive workshops of its kind. The workshop is taught by CSU, Chico Police Department personnel who are certified instructors, and is the only women’s self-defense program ever to be endorsed by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA). It is a twelve-hour workshop that ends with “simulated assault scenarios,” which allows the student to utilize her newly learned skills in a safe training environment, monitored by the instructors.

The workshop is available to students, faculty and staff of CSU, Chico at no charge.

Workshop: April 17, 18 & 20, 2006 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Yolo Hall Rm#109

Parking available at the Nettleton Stadium Lot.

Please call (530) 898-6512 or e-mail Detective Partika (epartika@csuchico.edu) to reserve a spot. Provide your name, phone number and email. Click here for more info: Web Site

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Ballroom Dance Club Workshops, April 14, 15

WEST COAST WORKSHOP!

When: Friday April 14, 7 to 9 pm
Where: CSUCHICO, Yolo, Room 213
What: Intermediate lesson for West Coast
Cost: $5, or Free with membership
Learn some cool new tricks and have a blast too!

Lindy & Blues Workshop!

When: Saturday April 15, 7 to 9:30 pm
Where: CSUCHICO, Yolo, Room 213
What: Intermediate lesson for Lindy and Blues
Cost: $5, or FREE with membership.

Join us for a few hours of fun, laughs, and learning new moves and techniques in one of Chico’s favorite dances!

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Earth Month Sustainability Roundtable Discussion, April 14

April 14: Round Table Discussion: Community on Campus 12:00pm - 1:00pm BMU 209

How do we get the community involved on campus? Join an informal discussion regarding what is happening on campus and ideas for new projects, FREE PIZZA! For additional information contact Jillian at the Bidwell Environmental Institute (BEI), 898-4335.

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Unity Poster

CAVE would like to invite everyone to be a part of a POSITIVE VISION! This last week one of our student volunteers, Janece Jones, was faced with the hateful vision of racism. We at CAVE would like to give her a new vision. We invite everyone to come to the CAVE office (BMU 309) to make a positive statement in support of Janece by signing a unity poster. Our hope is to display these posters next week in the BMU Foyer. Please take this opportunity to take a stand against HATE and to support Janece by giving her the vision of the true heart of CSU, Chico and its family of students, faculty and staff. If you have any questions please call the CAVE office at 898-5817.

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Volunteers Needed During Compost Awareness Week, May 1-5

Celebrate Compost Awareness Week! Volunteers are needed to help with public education of a bio-plastic composting pilot project in Marketplace Café! If you can give 1 or 2 hours of your time during the week of May 1-5 anytime from 11:00am - 2:00pm, get in touch with the AS Recycling Office at 898-5033 or asrecycle@csuchico.edu

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ESL Resource Center Offering Tutoring

ESL Resource Center, Siskiyou Hall, Room 121
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 10:00am - 2:30pm

Tutoring for Non-Native English Speakers of all backgrounds (graduates of American high schools, College Exchange Students, etc.)
Grammar assistance
Reading tutoring
Assistance with homework, research papers, classroom presentations
Preparation for language exams including TOEFL study guides (including practice tests and tapes)
Pronunciation Practice

For more information, contact: Margaret DuFon, mdufon@csuchico.edu, Siskiyou 127, 898-5452

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Notice of Group Disbanding

Attention Students!

This is to inform you that the Zapatista Solidarity Group has disbanded. It is no longer a recognized student organization at CSU, Chico. As such, the now disbanded organization offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability for any future use of this name.

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Lindy and Blues Correction

The Lindy & Blues workshop scheduled for Saturday April 15 runs from 6:00pm to 8:30pm or 9pm-ish. It is still scheduled to be at CSU, Chico in Yolo, Room 213. Hope to see you all there!

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Better Speech and Hearing Month Faire, May 6

May is recognized as Better Speech and Hearing Month by the city of Chico. One in six Americans has a speech, language and hearing disorder that affects their ability to communicate. In honor of Better Speech and Hearing Month, the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program is holding its annual Speech and Hearing Faire on Saturday, May 6 from 9:00am - 3:00pm.

Come to AJH 112 (behind Bidwell Mansion and Modoc Hall) and the swashbuckling crew will assist you with FREE speech, language, and hearing screenings. Refreshments will be provided as well as a Bounce House and … GOLD! (gold candy, that is) Please come and support our students in the graduate program.

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Speech Play & Verbal Art, Featuring Jamel Shakir, March 29 - May 1

All are welcomed to the Spring ‘06 Academic Web Conference hosted by CSU, Chico’s Student Artist’s and Performer’s Union. While this year’s central Interdisciplinary theme is Speech Play and Verbal Art, please remember that satellite themes are always welcomed. We currently archive research presentations, news, music, and spoken word material. We are currently interconnecting the most performative and artistic multimedia academic articles with online media libraries/digital media archives, and because no academic database (such as Academic Search Premier, Proquest, and Infotrac) is prepared to archive multimedia articles—we designed our own. So check out what’s new in the online Media Library. All audio and video files are free and instantly playable and/or downloadable with a single click (using high-speed internet). If you like a media file download it now—because it may not be available later. Our featured presenter this year is Jamel Malik Shakir.

For more information: Web Site
Sponsor: Disadvantaged Student Artist’s Union (DSAU)
Contributor: Jamel Shakir: JamelShakir@yahoo.com

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Looking for a Full Time Job After Graduation?

Graduating? Looking for a full time job? We’ll be sending these notices out on a weekly basis to let you know which companies are here to talk to you. Drop by and talk with us about these and other resources at the Career Planning and Placement Office, Meriam Library, Room 150 or call us at 530-898-5253.

4/17/2006
OLD NAVY
Manager in Training

4/19/2006
ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
Management Trainee - Bay Area and All Locations

LONGS DRUG STORES
Assistant Store Manager Trainee

SOUTHERN WINE & SPIRITS
Chain Territory Manager

TARGET STORES
Executive Team Leader-Assets Protection
Executive Team Leader-Management

4/20/2006
CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP
Claims Associate Adjuster-Workers’ Compensation

MERVYN’S
Executive in Training-Merchandising
Executive in Training-Store Mgmt

FRITO-LAY
District Sales Leader Designate

4/21/2006
PIERCE JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teaching Positions

AT&T/SBC COMMUNICATIONS
Entry Level IT - Matrex

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Financial Aid and Scholarships Office--Computer System down Mon., April 17

Please be aware that the PeopleSoft financial aid system will be down Monday, April 17. This downtime will affect our ability to assist you on that day. We encourage you to plan ahead, as student financial information will be unavailable during this time. Our walk-up windows will be open for questions, but we will not be able to check your file.

Thank you for your patience. We look forward to serving you.

If you have any questions, please call Financial Aid at ext 6451, or email finaid@csuchico.edu.

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Computer Animation Lecture Series featuring Pixar's Andrew Gordon, May 8

Pixar Animator Andrew Gordon is coming to CSU, Chico State. Andrew’s Lecture will highlight aspects of creating the “The Incredibles”. He will discuss story and character development related to the making of this film. The Lecture is free and open to the public.

Lecture date has been changed to May 8 at 3:00pm. PAC room 134. For more information call 898-4421 or email rvertolli@csuchico.edu

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GLOBAL WARMING FILM, April 19

Title: “Global Warming: The Signs and the Science”
Hosted and Narrated By: Alanis Morissette
When: 5:00 - 6:00pm, BMU303
FREE ADMISSION

As we start to face our vulnerability to a changing climate, people across the USA and around the world have decided to do something. Come see what you can do to be a part of the solution to this issue. Global warming is much more than “just the heat”.

Contact AGES at chico_ages@yahoo.com More info. check out the Web Site

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All Majors Career Fair, April 14

Find out about career and internship opportunities from 90+ government and non-profit agencies, businesses and healthcare organizations on Friday, April 14 from 10:00am - 2:00pm in the BMU auditorium.

Employers are looking to hire graduating seniors for career positions or undergrads for internships. A partial list of employers attending is available at the Web Site

For more information contact the Career Planning and Placement Office at 898-5253 or stop by MLIB 150 (next to Financial Aid).

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Desert Sounds of Tinariwen in Laxson Auditorium - Tickets Still Available!

Chico Performances presents the hauntingly beautiful, desert sounds of Tinariwen April 15 at 7:30pm in Laxson Auditorium at California State University, Chico.

COST/TICKETS: Tickets are $14 for all students and children, $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, $23 for premium seating (all seating is reserved). Tickets are available at the University Box Office at the corner of 2nd and Normal Streets, or by calling 898-6333.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
“The Rolling Stones of the Sahara…” - The Observer

Tinariwen is the hottest band out of Africa since Youssou N’ Dour. Hailing from the nomadic people of the southern Sahara called the Touareg, their music is infused with the hardships of life in the desert, tribal and ethnic wars, and their battle for survival. Tinariwen’s infectious rhythms feature electric blues guitar, haunting and poetic vocal harmonies, and beguiling charm. They have enjoyed standing ovations from Paris to New York, playing music as timeless as the desert wind. Opening for Tinariwen will be Ramatos Diakite, a folk /blues pop singer from Southern Mali.

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