A dozen school principals from Afghanistan spent 24 hours at Chadron State College this past Wednesday and Thursday, learning about higher education in America and also sharing some of the experiences they’ve had in their country with CSC faculty and students.

• Date: November 19, 2005
• Author: Con Marshall
• Category: Campus News

“The Illusion,” a classic French play with several layers and peppered with witticisms, will be presented this weekend by the Theatre Department at Chadron State College.

• Date: November 16, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Stephanie Aulston, a sophomore from Julesburg, Colo., will represent Chadron State College during a “showcase recital” Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the Nebraska Music Educators Conference in Lincoln. She will perform the third movement of “Concerto in D” by Franz Haydn on her flute.

• Date: November 16, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

How did the Great American Desert become the best beef producing state in the nation? A program, “Where’s the Beef?” tracing the evolution of the beef industry in Nebraska into the 21st century will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 in the Chicoine Atrium of the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center at Chadron State College.

• Date: November 16, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

“Native American Games,” a multi-disciplinary exhibit involving sports, history and American Indian culture is now on display at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center at Chadron State College.

• Date: November 10, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Sixty students from nine community colleges in Nebraska and Wyoming helped organize and beautify the Chadron State College Child Development Center and Infant Center at Grace Episcopal Church last month. The students were attending the annual Phi Theta Kappa fall conference at Fort Robinson State Park.

• Date: November 9, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Chadron State College seniors Ashley Grey of Valentine and Jennifer Lammers of Hartington will highlight their college music careers with a piano recital Sunday.

• Date: November 8, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

A Chadron State College graduate has been selected as the South Dakota Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year for 2005-06 by that state’s Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

• Date: November 8, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Skip Palenik was just eight years old when he received his first microscope -- a Gilbert 400x -- the kind numerous kids are given as Christmas or birthday gifts, use a few times and then stash in the toy box.

• Date: November 8, 2005
• Author: Con Marshall
• Category: Campus News

The story of how the 1985 murder of Enrique Camarena Salazar, a United States Drug Enforcement Agency employee in Mexico, was solved was one of the highlights during the Regional Law Enforcement Conference at Chadron State College this week. The story was told by Ron Rawalt, who grew up three blocks from the Chadron State campus and graduated from the college in 1971. He has been a FBI agent for more than 30 years, including the last 17 as a special agent at North Platte.

• Date: November 1, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News