CSU, Chico News

California State University, Chico's annual homecoming week, Oct. 8 through 14, will feature a variety of events, from an address by Mikhail Gorbachev to the first Midnight Madness basketball kickoff. Full Story

Upcoming speakers at California State University, Chico will focus on issues ranging from blacks and the presidential election to men and sports violence, as part of university's Building Bridges program. Full Story

On Monday, October 9, 2000, the President's Visiting Scholars Program and Committee on Arts and Lectures at California State University, Chico are pleased to welcome world renowned scholar Dr. William Cronon, who will present a provocative public lecture titled "Humanist Environmentalism: A Manifesto." Admission is free and the program begins at 7:30 p.m. in Laxson Auditorium, on the CSU, Chico campus. Full Story

California State University, Chico's College of Agriculture will host Professor Angheluta Vadineanu, head of the Department of Systems Ecology at the University of Bucharest, in October. His visit is part of a two-year collaborative research program on water quality management and is funded by the National Research Council. Full Story

Writers have described them as "guardians of men, distributors of food." Artists Miguel Covarrubias, Frida Kahlo and others have celebrated their beauty and intelligence in paintings. The legendary Zapotec women of southern Mexico are subjects of a new award-winning film "Blossoms of Fire" produced, directed and edited by veteran filmmaker Maureen Gosling. The film will be shown on the California State University, Chico campus September 28, 5-7 p.m. in Ayres Hall 106. Full Story

CSU, Chico Selected to Participate in Interactive Language Laboratory The California State University system and Teleste Educational Ltd., an international technology group specializing in control equipment and multimedia environments for language learning, have named California State University, Chico as one of seven CSU campuses to begin providing interactive language laboratories for students. Full Story

The sixth annual Conference on Excellence in Learning and Teaching will be held on the California State University, Chico campus on Thursday, September 21, and Friday, September 22. Full Story

A series of free tours to see the trees of the California State University, Chico campus arboretum will be available on five Wednesdays, starting October 4. The easy walks will begin at 11 a.m. in front of Kendall Hall, the administration building. Full Story

California State University, Chico's Chico Performances begins another full season of varied offerings to the area, with a comic operetta, car show, and violin concert this week.,P> "Naughty Marietta," a comic operetta of love and adventure, opens tonight and plays through Sept. 17 in the Harlen Adams Theatre. Tickets are available for 7:30 p.m. shows Sept. 14-16 and 2 p.m. shows Sept. 16 and 17. Award-winning violinist Stefan Milenkovich performs tomorrow, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall. The 22nd annual Concours d'Elegance, showcasing classic and historic cars, will take place Sunday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. on the Kendall Hall lawn. Full Story

Twenty North Valley business leaders will attend an open forum on Friday, September 15, on the roles of business and the university in the future of retail. Full Story