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May 2003 edition
Did
you know?
Women make up 58.9 percent of the CSUS student body, up from 43.6
percent 30 years ago.
Alumni
News
SACOG for breakfast
Martin Tuttle, executive director of the Sacramento Area
Council of Governments (SACOG), will talk on Tuesday, May 13 as part of
the CSUS Alumni Association’s Breakfast Club Speakers Series. Tuttle
will speak at 7:30 a.m. in the Yamshon Alumni Center. RSVP required:
alumni@csus.edu
or (916) 278-6295.
Ready
for rowing
The Alumni Association will be at the Pacific Coast Rowing
Championships from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, May 18 at the CSUS Aquatic
Center (Hazel Ave. and Hwy 50). Look for the association's tent under
the big cottonwood tree. The Hornets will be competing against the
PAC-10 and other West Coast universities. The tent and all the food and
drink is free to CSUS alumni, students and parents. Details: (916)
278-6295.
Wine
and cheese
Alumni Association members who have joined or renewed memberships in the
last four months are invited to a wine and cheese
reception, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 21 at the Yamshon Alumni
Center. RSVP:
alumni@csus.edu
or (916) 278-6295.
Graduates welcome
Graduating students and their families are invited to stop by
for a tour of the Yamshon Alumni Center before commencement ceremonies
on May 23 and 24. Details:
www.csus.edu/commence
or (916) 278-6295.
Campus News
Faculty honored
CSUS has named its 2002-03 Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Service
Award recipients. The awards recognize faculty excellence in teaching
and service to the campus community.
Full story
Crime
finder
In a less ominous version of the film
"Minority Report," a CSUS professor has found a way to help police
predict who might commit what sort of crimes and where. Criminal justice
professor Donald Dixon studied five years of arrest data for violent
juvenile crime in
Dallas. Full
story
Housing worries
Living in one of the nation’s hottest
real estate markets has made
Sacramento area residents increasingly concerned about affordable
housing, according to a survey by CSUS researchers. Full
story
Events
Experience dance
Experience This!,
a showcase of dance choreography by the CSUS Jazzee Dance Company,
will take the stage at
8 p.m., May 7-11, in the CSUS Dancespace. It features performances
inspired by a variety of musical styles, including rhythm and
blues, rock, punk and hip-hop.
Full story
Live long
The annual CSUS Longevity Fair, featuring 80-year-old
ultra-marathon runner Helen Klein of Sacramento, will be from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 14 in the University Union
Ballroom. It will offer the latest information on community
services for the aging and their caregivers.
Full story
Say what?
Languages from around the world will
fill the air on World Language Day at CSUS, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Saturday, May 10. The free event includes food, music, art, dance,
plays, information booths, workshops, demonstrations, interest
sessions and more.
Full story
Sports
Fourteen academic
stars
The Big Sky Conference has named 14 CSUS student-athletes to the
Winter All-Academic team. The honor is given to student-athletes who
have participated in at least half of the team’s competitions,
received at least a 3.2 grade point average and completed at least
one term at a Big Sky institution. Full
story
Freshman shines in rain
CSUS freshman Roshena Duree won three events to lead the Hornets in the
Sacramento Spring Festival at a rainy Hornet Stadium May 3. Duree
captured the titles in the 100-hurdles, long jump and triple jump.
Full story
Big Sky champs take on USC
The CSUS women’s tennis team, which won the Big Sky Conference
Championships for the second straight year, will face the University
of Southern California in the first round of the NCAA Tennis
Tournament on Friday, May 9. It will be the first time this year the
team will face a team ranked within the top 10 by the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Full story
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