Chico Dance Theatre Showcase, Dec. 5-7

Chico Dance Theatre’s 13th Annual Showcase is approaching quickly. The show this year is on Friday and Saturday night, Dec. 5 & 6 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, Dec. 7 at 2pm. The show features a variety of student-choreographed dance pieces, styles including hip-hop, modern, musical theatre, and jazz. Come support your student-directed, student-produced dance company this year.

Tickets are on sale now at the University Box Office: $6 Student/Child, $13 Senior, $15 Adult.

Archived under Events on November 18, 2008

Conference on Intimate Partner Violence & Strangulation, Jan. 5

Please join us for a Conference on Intimate Partner Violence & Strangulation. This conference is open to students, faculty, community members, law enforcement, victim advocates, attorneys and medical personnel.

Co-hosted by Chico Police Department, Catalyst Domestic Violence Services, California State University, Chico Police Department and the Associated Students Women’s Center.

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
Bell Memorial Union
9am to 5pm

Agenda: Overview of strangulation; injury analysis, including offensive vs. defensive wounds; identification of the primary aggressor; investigation techniques with consideration of the US Supreme Court decision of Crawford V. Washington and witness intimidation.

Key Note Speakers: Gael Strack & Detective Michael Agnew. Gael Strack is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Family Justice Center Alliance which provides technical assistance to over 30 existing and pending Family Justice Centers across the world. Detective Michael Agnew is the lead Domestic Violence Detective with the Fresno Police Department.

To Register or for more information email talia@catalystdvservices.org for the registration form.

Conference fee $25, scholarships available.

Archived under Events on November 18, 2008

News Release: Chico on $10 a Day: Learn to Eat Locally with Nutrition and Food Sciences

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 18, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Stephanie Bianco-Simeral,
Nutrition and Food Sciences
530-898-4759

Chico on $10 a Day: Learn to Eat Locally with Nutrition and Food Sciences

This two-hour program on Saturday, Dec. 6, 1-3 p.m., in Selvester’s CafĂ© on the California State University Campus, will provide you with tastes of delicious dishes using local ingredients from the Saturday Farmers’ Market. Students from the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences (NFSC) will provide information and free breakfast and lunch samples to show you how you can eat locally on $10 a day.

This sustainability event is a part of the NFSC foodservice production course in which undergraduate students are being taught how to incorporate sustainable practices into foodservice. Students will use sustainable practices in all stages of the project, including growing fresh herbs to use in the food preparation. They will walk to and from the local Saturday farmer’s market, use canvas bags for shopping, prepare all food, compost scraps, use standard recipes and budget three meals for $10. They will even decorate with recyclables.

Everyone is welcome at this free event. Samples of all the meals and all recipes will be provided.

The complete news release is available online.

Archived under News on November 18, 2008