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Art show documents violence for Afghans

An exhibit depicting the social unrest in Afghanistan will be displayed at CSUB’s Todd Madigan Gallery until March 10.

“Under the Veil: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan” includes 28 photographs taken by Afghani women who remain anonymous, except by their group name, The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, or RAWA. These women put their lives at risk to take photographs revealing violent crimes committed against humanity between 1992 and 2001 by the Taliban regime.
“Under the Veil” exhibited in 2002, during the first anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. RAWA was established in 1977 to fight for human rights and social justice because of the violence taking place in Afghanistan, especially the violence against women.

Co-sponsor of the display, CSUB’s Kegley Institute of Ethics, plans to host a discussion about the exhibit titled “Seeing Out of Distance” consisting of CSUB faculty on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Albertson Room in the Doré Theatre.
Panelists include Rachel Bzostek, CSUB political science professor; Stephen Campagna-Pinto, philosophy and religious studies professor; Rebecca Weller, art professor; and Michael Johnson, director of the Todd Madigan Gallery. Meyers will moderate the discussion. For information on the panel, call Meyers at 654-3149.

The Todd Madigan Gallery’s exhibit hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 1 to 6 p.m., and Saturdays 1 to 5 p.m. Admission and parking is free.

The photographs in this exhibit show human death, suffering and violence.
Parents must accompany children under 18 years old. For more information, please call 654-2238 or visit www.csub.edu/art/gallery.

Bring a resume, maybe get a job at CSUB’s  Career Day event

CSUB will be holding  Career Day on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in the Dorothy Donahue Hall.

All CSUB students and Alumni are welcome to attend the event and are encouraged to bring resumes if they are looking for a job.

Business and Government career recruiters will be there from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
School Districts will be seeking employees from 2 to 5 p.m

For more information, call the CSUB Career Center at 654-3033.

‘Heroes of the Sky’ exhibit cleared for landing at the Kern County Museum

Adventurous men risked their lives to prove airplanes could fly from 1903-1939, the pioneer years of aviation.

Beginning Feb. 3, visitors can see how they did it, what they were up against and learn their stories as the Kern County Museum opens a brand new exhibit, “Heroes of the Sky: Adventures in Early Flight, 1903-1939.”

The display, which runs through April 29, will celebrate stories of men and women who transformed airplanes from tinker inventions into sophisticated transportation, commerce and war machines.

It features fascinating information of the Wright Brothers, Henry Ford, Donald Douglas, Glenn Curtiss, Jimmy Doolittle, Bessie Coleman, Charles Lindbergh and Admiral Richard Byrd, as well as information about Kern County’s aviation firsts.
The exhibit is made possible through the National Endowment for the Humanities on the Road special initiative and is brought to Bakersfield by Mid-America Arts Alliance organized by the Henry Ford Foundation.

The museum, located at 3801 Chester Ave. in Bakersfield, operates from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
 
Wine tasting to benefit  Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic

The Weill Child Guidance Foundation will be holding its First annual Wine Tasting event Saturday, Feb. 10, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Guild House on 1905 18th St. in downtown Bakersfield.

Wines supplied by Pierre Freeman will consist of Livermore, Sonoma, Napa and Central Coast region samples. Wines from Wente, Beringer, Stags Leap, Concannon, Jordan, Wild Horse and Sanford will be available for tasting. Hors d’oeuvres and music will also be provided.

Tickets are $60 per person and proceeds will benefit the children served by the Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic.

For more information, call Susanne Campbell at 322-1021.

MLS selects CSUB player

Former Cal State Bakersfield men’s soccer standout Lyle Martin was selected recently by Chivas USA in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. Martin was picked with Chivas USA’s fifth selection in the draft and 31st overall.

Martin finished his Cal State Bakersfield career by winning the 2006 California Collegiate Athletic Association goal-scoring title with 17 goals, which also ties for the second-most single-season goals in Bakersfield history. He also became just the fourth Roadrunner to amass 40 points in a season after he finished 2006 with 17 goals and six assists.

Martin ranks in a tie for No. 3 with Ayman Hamid (1994) and Joey Mejias (2002) for single-season points.

Martin is also just the fourth Roadrunner to reach 70 points in his career.
While at CSUB, Martin studied physical education and kinesiology.

GATE orientations for incoming freshmen

Current eighth-graders who will enroll in the Kern High School District for the 2007-2008 school year are invited to attend informational meetings about the GATE program at the campus the student will attend.

GATE, or Gifted and Talented Education, serves students who have the potential for high achievement. GATE classes, usually two a year, offer a different and enhanced approach to learning, not just more work, according to the Kern High School District.

During the meeting, a a parent or guardian may submit an application for program consideration. All students are individually evaluated for eligibility and are considered based on CAT 6 test scores, junior high GPA and teacher evaluations.
Selection and notification will occur in June. All eligible students will be placed in appropriate GATE classes before the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year.

The deadline for applications is March 2. No application will accepted after this time.

Meeting times and GATE facilitators vary from high school to high school.
Notices have been mailed to all current eighth-grade students who will enter a KHSD campus in the fall of 2007.

Contact your student’s high school for details and how you can enroll your child into a GATE program.

— Community News items compiled by MÁS staffer Isaac Rocha