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Car smash supports music industry students
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April 29, 2009
From as far as Tehama Hall, a loud ruckus could be heard throughout the Chico State campus Wednesday, and it was not construction this time. Outside the Bell Memorial Union, Chico State's Wild Oak Music Group presented "Car Smash."...read more

University Charter Day hits big 100
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Chico State commended Up 'til Dawn on Friday outside Kendall Hall during the 100th anniversary of Charter Day, which was created to honor the founders of Normal School, the predecessor of Chico State. Attendees were serenaded by The Off-Broadways, a student musical group which sang songs from 1909, and President Paul Zingg spoke to a small crowd of faculty, staff and students about the importance of those who have donated to the school....read more

Disc golf debate: waste of time
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If time is money, a good indication the economy is turning around is that folks in Chico can afford to spend so much time complaining about the disc golf course. I understand the emotions behind the disc golf dilemma. I love the environment, disc golf and not wasting time and money for stupid reasons....read more

Fencing: Wielding swords in 'physical chess' game
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It's very rare that an athlete will cite "the Renaissance era" and "a heightened level of etiquette" as his or her main motivations. In the Chico State fencing club, there are all types of people with different levels of intensity, widespread motivational factors and overall quirkiness....read more

'Found Footage' scavenges comedy gold
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There's a place where funny videotapes go to die. Flea markets, closets and used bookstores are graveyards of lost footage waiting to be found. A dedicated pair of men resurrect these tapes, searching for hidden treasures. Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett mined mountains of discarded instructional videos, commercial outtakes and public access shows for comedy gold....read more

Moss graffiti revives amphitheater
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While senior Tiffany Ridenour was cleaning the Bidwell Bowl Amphitheater for her wedding day last May, she realized how badly the amphitheater's natural beauty was abused with trash and graffiti. Over the last year, it got worse with more trash, broken benches and a chair floating in the creek, she said....read more

Video: Chico Fight Night IX
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Competitors jab, uppercut and cross each other at Chico Fight Night IX, April 25 at Chico Boxing for Fitness. Forty six boxers knocked each other around in the three-minute matches while more than 100 people watched....read more