Sierra Nevada Music Festival
Hundreds of people gathered together to dance and celebrate, while the smell of ethnic foods permeates the air. The sound of several bands playing, children laughing, and voices raised in constructive debate reverberates through the wooded area that will play host to the peaceful throng for three days.…
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From Arcata to Ferndale: Kinetic Scupture Grand Championship
A piece of art work and a mode of transportation that is human powered, glides across sand, floats on water, and maneuvers through thick brush. This is exactly what a kinetic sculpture racing machine can do.
Kinetic Sculpture Racing was started 40 years ago in Ferndale, California by Hobart Brown.…
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Trio of campus concerts entertain the masses
Music is in the air. Yes, it flows from the halls of the music department every day, and for last three weekends, the music has uplifted audiences at the Fulkerson Recital Hall and the Van Duzer Theater.
The Humboldt State University Music Department's jazz, percussion and symphony ensembles stretched the bounds of their creative energies in a trio of weekly weekend performances to end the 2008 spring semester.
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C.U.N.T. party celebrates women and nonviolence
Two smiling young women stand outside of the Humboldt State Unviersity Quad carrying home-made signs that read: "FREE HUGS." Their infectious smiles and friendly approach demand hugs from people walking by.
"We just wanted to make people smile and be happy, since people are stressed this time of year,' said women's studies student Tonya Netjes.…
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May Day at CCAT offers dancing, composting and eating
CCAT or Campus Center for Appropriate Technology kicked off the beginning of spring with May Day last Saturday, May 3. It featured a series of spring-welcoming activities for everyone.
It was a lively Saturday at the CCAT house; the atmosphere burst with the hearty bluegrass sounds of Bucky Walters, flower wreath making, free pizza baked in CCAT's cob oven, composting, and a colorful musical Pole Dance as a highlight of the event.…
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Cowboy Junkies rope in new fans
If Alan Anton could open for any band in the world, he would open for The Beatles. Anton is the bass player for The Cowboy Junkies. The Canadian band is made up of siblings Peter, Michael, Margo Timmins. The group is two brothers, a sister and a friend.…
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Dreadlocks: functional or spiritual?
If you do not have scissors and a brush, or do not believe in using them, you might want to grow a set of dreadlocks.
This is probably why primitive cultures have worn them. Some still do wear them. But in American culture, dreadlocks are either a low-maintenance way to keep your hair or a statement of rebellion.…
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