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Hit The Maltese this Sunday (Dec. 29) for a solid lineup of folky goodness. Charming troubadour Vic Ruggeiro (pictured), frontman of NYC ska band The Slackers, is a skilled musician and singer/songwriter who plays earnest tunes on COUNTRY MILE: Country cover band playing hits from the past and presguitar, harmonica and percussion. Lauren Napier sings songs $5. Tackle Box, ent. Fri, 12/27, 9pm. THE DAMAGED GOODS: rock to Chico State, The system didn’t cutAlternative funding of heartbreak and restless wander, and Chico’s own October 379 E. Park Ave. tackleboxchico.com trio blending genres of rock, funk, despite significant enrollment drop Coalition brings a collection of some of your favorite local country, bluegrass and jazz. Sat, HECKLEMANIA IV - CHICO JEWELL: Not 12/28, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino front-porch players to the barroom stage. Pin your heart on your regular comedy show. & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. your sleeve and go! Features interactive audience sharp-dressed men. Fri, 12/27, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.
CLEAN AND FUNNY STAND-UP: All-ages
CSU acknowledges Camp Fire effect
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LEFTY’S BLUES JAM: All musicians
welcome, all levels. Come jam with some of the best blues players in Butte County. Sign up at 6:30. Thu, 12/26, 7pm. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave. tackleboxchico.com
AMANDA GREY: Relax with the local musician, food and beer. Fri, 12/27, 8pm. The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Oroville. theex changeoroville.com
BEER DRINKERS AND HELL RAISERS: ZZ Top tribute band with three
comedy show featuring Robert Vogel and Morty Stein. Sat, 12/28, 8pm. $5. Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.
$1.1 million from the Graduation Initiative 2025 fund meant to help increase graduation rates across the CSU campuses. That money, Larson explained, plus the 2 percent growth dollars, offset any losses the campus would have felt due to lowered enrollment. “The students aren’t feeling it,” she told the CN&R. She hasn’t seen any class cancellations related to the drop, she said. While there are natural shifts each school year, many of them due to student interest in different majors, she said, the faculty shouldn’t be feeling it either. “They’ve received general salary increases over the past few years, funded by the Chancellor’s Office,” said Jennifer Mays, executive director of Budget and Academic Resources at Chico State. that realm of campus. So although enrollment is not THE RETROTONES: Classic rock and “And they are good salary increases.” her department, whencountry it drops—or Sat, with local rises—it cover band.affects 12/28, 9pm. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 One thing the campus does have its eye on, her budget and can lead to difficult decisions like AN EVENING OF BOSSA NOVA TAINTED LOVE: Eighties-themed dance Esplanade. jazz night featuring MUSIC: Braziliancanceling said, is the drop in “nonresident” students, or classes. Take, for instance, the significant nightLarson with popular cover band Jeffrey Obser, Robert Karch and Sat, 12/28, yourcoming fave hits. from those out of state or even other coun& THE FLEAS: music,this beer school playing decrease inTime, studentsSHEP attending the Live campus 7pm. Wine friends. Sat, 12/28, JOHN SEID & FRIENDS: A variety of hot 8:30pm. Gold Country Casino & and food. Sat, 12/28, 8pm. The tries. That number has been dropping the Sun, past12/29, few6pm. 5th 26 Lost Dutchman Dr. There were 515 fewer students enrolled in the year. dinner tunes. Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Street Steakhouse, W. Fifth St. years, and therefore isn’t a mere blip, she said.345The goldcountrycasino.com fall semester than in 2018-19. What’s more, each Oroville. theexchangeoroville.com significance of that decline for her department is that campus in the California State University system is nonresident students bring in more money to the expected to actually grow a certain amount every campus—they pay higher tuition, for instance. So, year. With funding tied to student bodies on campus, recruitment officers are looking at strategic ways to administrators were understandably nervous before boost those numbers. budgets were released at the beginning of the school Recruitment—and retention—will be keys to getyear that money would be tight. ting over the Camp Fire hurdle, Larson said. And “In the past, [the CSU] was very persnickety they’re multifaceted. about meeting enrollment targets, in a really detailed “We’re not anticipating that what happened this way,” Larson said. “[But] we did get some additional year with enrollment will foreshadow some change dollars. They are saying, ‘We’re going to give you in our budget [for 2020-21],” Larson said. “What will 2 percent enrollment growth [funding] even if you impact our budget next year is, how are we doing in didn’tSign get that. That’s partly because the CSU underup today for recruiting and retaining students?” stands the impacts of the Camp Fire last year.” County’s “And some of those are transfer students from WhatButte this means is that the money that Chico State Ever did BYOC Butte College. But Butte College enrollment is way receivesFirst per student not drop for 2019-20, despite down,” Mays added, referring to the loss of 1,000 the decline in enrollment. In essence, it got a pass. Cannabis-Friendly students since the Camp Fire at the community colThe economic impact 515 full-time-equivalent pupils Art Classes lege. “So, there are all these different levers.” would have on the campus is significant: $3.82 million. That comes in the form of state dollars and tuition. www.ButteCounty —MEREDITH J. COOPER Academic Affairs also received a one-time allotment of me r e d i th c @ newsr ev iew.c o m participation with fansit invited to to ensuring DRAG KING SHOW: Watch somemoney of your to When comes there’s enough heckle. Fri, 12/27, 8pm. $10. The favorite gender-bending kings pay faculty and staff, purchase equipment like microMaltese, 1600 Park Ave. take the stage, hosted by Tucker scopes and projectors,Noir. andSat, keep the lights on in Chico 12/28, 10pm. $7. The JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON & STEVE Maltese, 1600 Park State’s classrooms, Debra Larson is Ave. your woman. As COOK: An eclectic mix of music for provost and vice president ofFemale-forward Academic Affairs, Fri, 12/27, your dining pleasure. HOT FLASH: rock bandshe’s 6:30pm. Diamond Steakhouse, 220 plays birthday show from singer hands-on. W. Fourth St. Holly Taylor. Sat, 12/28, 10pm. La “Because academics is 229 ourBroadway primarySt.mission, and Salles, OBE: Live music atwe the winery. Fri, are the biggest division on the campus, it requires 12/27, 6pm. Almendra Winery JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON & STEVE to have parent,” said during a & Distillery, 9275us Midway Road,a stay-at-home Friday. she Sat, 12/28, COOK: See Durham. 6:30pm.very Diamond Steakhouse, 220 facrecent interview. “I work closely with the W. Fourth St. ulty—my primary interface is with faculty and staff, OPEN MIC: Open mic hosted by Jeff Pershing. Fri, 12/27, and7pm. less$1.soDown with students.” LANCE MICHAEL CORNWELL Lo, 319 Main St. Nineties-style country BAND:she’s That may sound like removed fromrock the stuat the Box. Sat, 12/28, 9pm. Tackle dent experience, but Larson’s job is very much tied to Box, 379 E. Park Ave.
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