2008 Woodie Awards
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Presenting Chico State's response to semi-offensive rating
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With about 22 bars in a two-mile radius, a former professor arrested for possession of marijuana and a fraternity with a pornographic past, Chico State is the second most degenerate student body, according to Radar Magazine.
Campus diversity center supports first-generation students
Center looks for new name to reach minority students outside business
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Sophomore Jashua Vargas needed guidance. As a first-generation college student, Vargas struggled in school early on because he lacked a network of people he could turn to for academic and financial support, he said. Vargas eventually found the help he needed in the Business Resource Center, he said.
Nicole Williams: We're all prostitutes
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News that a 22-year-old Sacramento woman is selling her virginity to pay for her master's degree is making headlines and seems to have people shocked and disgusted. My question is: why? Let's be real - all relationships involve exchanges for sex. Not since my naive teen years have I given it up without getting something out of it first.
Student club addresses workplace gender issues
Association for Women in Business hopes to bridge gap between men, women, prepares students for workplace
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Wearing matching lima bean-colored shirts, which proudly boast "Where Confidence, Diversity and Passion Collide," the members of the Association for Women in Business offers students a space to examine gender in the workplace. While addressing women's issues in the corporate world is a priority, the association is by no means a women-only organization, said President Brittany Fortune.
Book in Common raises money for Pakistani kids
Reading program steps outside Chico State, engages high schools, broader community
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Imagine doing lessons in the dirt as U.S. troops parade the city looking for terrorist activities. It's nowhere near the troubles students at Chico State have to deal with, such as budget cuts and smaller classrooms, said William Loker, dean of undergraduate education.
Sex Columnist: Dionna Mash: Love sick
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Hello, my name is Dionna, and I am a relationship junkie. When searching the word addict on dictionary.com, I came across three definitions: A person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance.
Sex Columnist: Chris Thompson: Love sick
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Being single has made me more self-reliant. Until ending my three-year relationship, every decision I made seemed to revolve around my girlfriend. She didn't control me - though that may be up for debate - but I was so in love that all I wanted to do was be with her and include her in my decisions.
Professor, students foster cultural pride with kids club
Leaders for a Lifetime provides after-school fun, gives Hmong students opportunity to educate community members on cultural issues, barriers
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One organization is helping high school students keep their culture alive. Leaders for a Lifetime started 12 years ago as a youth leadership program for low-income students, said Mary Portis, professor of health and community services. But over time the Hmong population has taken the club on as its own.
Professor's study looks at appropriate touching
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Most people have a bubble - that is, their personal space - and one professor is figuring out exactly what can burst them. Mark Tomita of the health and community services department examined the rules that govern where students can touch others and where others can touch them.
Campus Spotlight: Chico State Republicans
The club is back in action just in time for the presidential election. Senior A.J. Kuck is president of Chico State Republicans. Q: What do the Chico State Republicans do? A: Number one, we work with the community leaders, including city council members and local conservatives running for office.
Trip to St. Jude shows Up 'til Dawn team firsthand impact donations make
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With kids being pulled in red wagons, toddlers riding tricycles through the halls and beach-themed murals on the walls, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is no ordinary hospital. Senior Jamie Pray knows firsthand how St. Jude changes lives, she said. As a board member of the Up 'til Dawn team, which raises money for the hospital, she speaks each year about her own struggles.