Get CASH for Your Books During Textbook Buyback

DonĀ¹t miss the chance to turn your old textbooks into cash during Textbook Buyback. Come to the second floor of the AS Bookstore May 9 - May 21, to sell back your textbooks and enter to win one of 5 iPod Nanos or one of five $100 gift certificates to the Bookstore. All through finals week, we will be giving away additional prizes every seven and a half minutes to those people
waiting in line between 10:00am - 4:00pm, such as: iTunes, CSU, Chico Nalgene bottles, license plate frames, t-shirts, hats, sodas, cash, and more!

So gather your textbooks and head down to the Bookstore to get cash and win great prizes!

Textbook Buyback will be going on:
Tuesday, May 9 - Friday, May 12 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday, May 13 from 11:00am - 5:00pm
Monday, May 15 - Thursday, May 18 from 7:30am - 7:00pm
Friday, May 19 from 7:30am - 5:00pm
Saturday, May 20 - Sunday, May 21 from 9:00am - 5:00pm

Archived under Information on May 5, 2006

"Drop & Dash", May 23 and May 30

MOVING OUT? HAVE TRASH THAT NEEDS TO BE DISPOSED OF?
The City of Chico and AS Recycle present “DROP & DASH.” Drop off dates are Tuesday May 23 and Tuesday May 30 from 11:00am - 6:00pm. Locations for the event include: 2nd & Cedar and West Sacramento & North Cedar. Trash, reusable, and recycled items will all be accepted. Just a few of the items include: blankets, couches, and mattresses. If you have questions, please contact AS Recycle at (530)898-5033.

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Have Fun and Support the Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument

The campus and community is invited to attend:

Chico Diversity Day
Saturday, May 6
11:00am - 3:00pm
Chico State Free Speech Area

This event has family fun for all, including music, face-painting, games, and plenty of food. Lunch is provided with each $10 donation to benefit the Chico Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Fund. Contact Malcolm McLemore, CSU, Chico Men of Honor at 591-0700 or mmclemore@hotmail.com.

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SIFE Wins "Best of Fair" at Fun Without Alcohol Fair

The Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center (CADEC) announced the booth winners of its 17th Annual Fun Without Alcohol Fair, held Thursday, April 27 in the Free Speech Area.

The fair features campus and community organizations hosting interactive booths, games and activities focused on a healthy lifestyle theme. This year, 64 campus and community groups competed to earn prizes for the most creative, interactive and educational booths, as well as for a “best in show” award. Following are the winning booth entries:

Most Interactive Booth: American Marketing Association
Most Educational Booth: CAVE (Community Action Volunteers in Education)
Most Creative Booth: Green Campus
Best of Fair: SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise)

CADEC would like to congratulate the winners and thank all of the 2006 Fun Without Alcohol Fair booth participants and volunteers.

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Campus Connected Farmers Market & Health Forum

Campus Connected Farmers Market & Health Forum on campus every Tuesday from 11:45am until 3:30pm. You will find us next to the campus library building.

We are local, county certified farmers - selling whole fresh in season produce.

Last week we had fresh strawberries, cut flowers, organic oranges, and avacados. We also had massages by the minute. Expect much more produce variety and more vendors as the new season gets underway.

Free stall space to student and community organizations doing education and outreach, with special emphasis on health, nutrition, and exercise.

Sponsored by the Associated Students Environmental Affairs Council.

For more information go to project Web Site or contact Richard Roth - Market Manager, richard@digitido.com, 624-8844.

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Last Student Announcements of Semester, May 12

The last Student Announcements of the spring semester will be sent Friday, May 12 and run through Commencement.

If you would like to include a message in the last Student Announcements, please send your messages to the Student Announce mailbox— studentannounce@exchange.csuchico.edu — by noon on Thursday, May 11.

Archived under Information on May 4, 2006

Faces of Judaism Exhibition, May 14

FACES OF JUDAISM EXHIBITION
Sunday, May 14, 2006
1:00pm - 4:00pm BMU

Hillel - The Jewish Student Union at CSU, Chico - presents a one-day exhibit, celebrating the many faces of Judaism in the Bell Memorial Union on Sunday, May 14 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm . Foods, speakers, art, music, and artifacts tell the story of Judaism around the world. Drop in after your Mother’s Day outings for crafts, food tasting, and educational experiences. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information contact: Sarah Audronis, 864-5031

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Instructional Aides Needed This Summer

Summer Connection Program is a collaboration between the CSU, Chico Educational Talent Search Program, Migrant Education, California Student Opportunity and Access Program and Butte College, held on the Butte College campus from July 10 through August 3, 2006. 150 6th-8th graders from Butte and Glenn Counties are selected to participate each year.

The instructional aide’s (IA) duties include assisting program participants in grades 6-8 begin to develop the skills and motivation necessary for success in postsecondary education and assisting instructors and program staff in all areas of program delivery including but not limited to: tutoring; grading; lesson preparation and delivery; and supervision of students during co-curricular and meal periods.

Work days/times are Monday through Thursdays 7:45am -2:45pm.Pay is $8.00 per hour. Applicants must be currently enrolled at CSU, Chico & be able to pass Dept. of Justice fingerprinting.

Applications can be obtained and returned in the Office of Admissions, Colusa Hall, CSU, Chico. Unofficial transcripts are required with all applications.

Deadline: Completed applications and transcripts must be received by Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 5:00pm.

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Year-End BBQ for Wildcat Athletes

CSU, Chico NCAA, Club Sport Athletes and fellow sport lovers are invited to come join us for good food, good people and good times. We want to celebrate your seasons, help build relationships between teams, & talk about ways we can encourage you spiritually next year.

Kelley Otto from Campus Crusade for Christ and Luke Reid, Assistant Sports Info Director will host the BBQ. If you plan to attend feel free to come and go as you please and bring anyone interested. For more information email Luke at luke_reid2000@yahoo.com or Kelley at Kelley@ChicoRU.com.

Directions to the BBQ are as follows: Go east on E. 9th St. all the way past the freeway like you’re heading for the mountains. Turn left on Bruce Road (it’s the last traffic signal on E. 9th). Stay on Bruce Road until you reach Chico Canyon Road at the top of the hill. Turn right on Chico Canyon Road. The second house on the right is 280 Chico Canyon Road. If you get lost call Luke’s cell: 680-7207.

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Books for Africa Book Drive May 8-May 19

Donate your used textbooks. Golden Key International Honour Society is sponsoring a book drive in conjunction with Better World Books and Books For Africa, to combat illiteracy in Africa. There will be bins around campus for you to donate your used textbooks (even novels used in English classes), books will be boxed and shipped to Books For Africa and then sent on to Africa in order to build libraries. Textbooks such as US history books or books pushing other religions will not be sent, but can be sold to raise funds for the shipping of the books. So donate whatever you can to this great cause.

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CSU, Chico Birding Club Meeting May 8

The CSU, Chico Birding Club will have its final meeting of the semester on Monday May 8 at 5:15pm in Holt 268. We will watch a presentation on the recently rediscovered and thought to be extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker. We will also discuss our plans for our “end of semester BBQ”, the summer and next semester. The CSBC is open to anyone with an interest in avian natural history and/or birdwatching no matter what your knowledge/skill level. Refreshments will be served. Come check us out. Please call Michelle at 354-2017 with any questions.

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The Museum of Anthropology Present: Paths to a Clearing: Primate and Human Destinies in Equatorial Africa, May 7

Paths to a Clearing: Primate and Human Destinies in Equatorial Africa
On Sunday, May 7 at 4:00pm on the CSU, Chico campus in Ayers Room 106

Humanity’s closest kin, the African great apes, face unprecedented threats to their very existence. Indeed, in the next few decades, we risk witnessing an ‘extinction spasm’ among African primates and large mammals more generally, as part of an intensifying crisis of biodiversity worldwide.

Anthropologist David Eaton will explore the cultural, political, and economic contexts of non-human primate survival.

Call 898-5397 for more information.

Archived under Events on May 3, 2006

Legion Avenue Closure Notice

To alleviate traffic congestion and parking difficulties during spring semester residence hall closing, Legion Avenue will be closed between Citrus Avenue and Warner Street on Thursday, May 18, and Friday, May 19, from 7:00am to 6:00pm. University Housing and Food Service and the University Police Department ask that you use an alternate route during this time. Thank you for your cooperation; it is greatly appreciated.

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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.

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

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Student Loan Exit Requirements for Departing Loan Recipients

Notice to Students Not Returning to CSU, Chico for Fall 2006.

If you received Direct and/or Perkins Student Loans while attending CSU, Chico, you need to complete an “Exit Interview” no later than June 20, 2006. This is a federal regulatory requirement. The Exit Interview provides information about your rights and responsibilities, provides payment options and offers information about loan consolidation.

Direct Stafford Loan Borrowers are urged to do their exit interview on-line at the Web Site You will need to have your US Department of Education PIN to view your loans and to complete your exit interview. You may request your PIN at at the Web Site Direct Loan borrowers will also need this PIN to take advantage of many on-line payment and account oversight options over the term of their loans.

Students who received Perkins Student Loans should contact Collections in the Student Financial Services office @ 530-898-5936 to arrange for an on-line or in-person Exit Interview.

Both Direct and Perkins Loan borrowers may also come by Kendall Hall Room 213 to complete their Exit Interview requirement.

You do not need to do an exit interview if you are enrolling at Chico for Fall 2006 as at least a half-time student (6 undergrad or 4 grad units).

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Time Capsule Ceremony, May 9

The annual ceremony in which the Time Capsule is buried will be held on Kendall Lawn, Tuesday, May 9 at 11:00am. Come out and watch!

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Campus Blood Drive Wednesday, May 10

The next campus Blood Drive will be held on Wednesday, May 10 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. in BMU 210. All participants will receive a free t-shirt. In order to donate, please bring a photo ID or donor card, and remember to eat and drink plenty of fluids prior to donating. Participants must weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be generally healthy. Please allow one hour for the donation process. Appointments can be made by calling the Staff Council office, 898-6156. Questions should be directed to the Staff Council office.

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WATERSHED Reading - Poetry, Fiction, Art - May 10

Enjoy an evening of poetry, fiction, and art as local contributors to the spring 2006 issue of WATERSHED literary magazine share their work.

Wednesday, May 10, 7:30pm
Trinity 100, Humanities Center Gallery

Free and open to the public.

WATERSHED is supported in part by Instructionally Related Activities fees, the College of Humanities & Fine Arts, and the Department of English.

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ESL Resource Center Offerings

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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