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Club Rush 2014: Year of the Horse RYAN GELUZ Acrobat Jason Jiang carefully positioned stackable dinnerware on one of his feet, flipping them up one after the other onto a balancing point at the top of his head — one bowl, then three more, a saucer, and a spoon. With his other leg, he drove a unicycle. Students gathered in the quad on Feb. 12 to attend Club Rush and were treated to Lunar New Year festivities that featured exotic food tasting, a two-person lion dance, Chinese Music on a bamboo flute, and a unicycle acrobat. In addition to being entertaining, community members said the event was educational. Cynthia Hsiang, a music teacher at Pasadena City College, participated as a festival musician and as one of the emcees. “It’s good for cultural understanding,” Hsiang said. “We’ve been doing Chinese New Year parades for 20 years.” International Student Coordinator Saba Kazmi seconded that, saying the event provided students with a learning opportunity. “We’ve been doing it for eight years,” Kazmi said. “Every year, the goal is to make it better and better.” Chaffey didn’t always celebrate Lunar New Year. The origins of the event, Kazmi said, were relatively humble. “It started with a Chinese student that was homesick,” she said. A handful of children from the Child De-
velopment Center filled up a section of the audience. Erin Gomez, their teacher, supervised the visit. “The kids loved it,” Gomez said, calling the performance the best she’s seen in the seven years she’s worked at Chaffey. Gomez also stressed an educational motive. “The main reason we make it a point to participate is so the students can learn about different cultures,” she said. Inter-Club Council Commissioner Annie Duke managed the Club Rush portion of the event. The Lunar New Year celebration, she said, attracted more people to club rush. “The goal is to try to get students motivated to join these clubs,” Duke said. “I think it was pretty successful.” The people drawn by large events like Club Rush lead people to scholarship opportunities, guidance centers, and other resources, said ASCC Senator Logan Graham. “Bringing everyone close lets everyone know what options they have,” he said. Other students shared a deeper perspective. “College is about sharing ideas,” third year philosophy major Chris Armijo said. “Formal classroom education is good, but it’s not the same.” Armijo is the president of the Society of Cultural Acceptance. He stressed the importance of students’ diversity of interests. “When you’re part of the majority, it’s hard to understand the minority.”
JANET TRENIER Jason Jiang balances on unicycle during the Chines New Year celebration in the Quad on Feb. 12.
Tiny Thoughts: Calling for student submissions of the minimal — and miniature KIMBERLY JOHNSON
MICHELLE MENES
Jason Jiang performs the lion dance in celebration of Chinese New Year in the Quad on Feb. 12.
The walls of the CAA Student Gallery will soon be filled with pint-sized fixtures of art. “Tiny Thoughts,” the gallery’s upcoming exhibition, is looking for compactsized creations measuring 8” x 8” or smaller. Submissions will be accepted through March 7 in the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Arts. The guidelines welcome work of all mediums, but must fall within the small confines of the desired miniature size. The
official call for art, released by (u)ntitled: The Wignall Art Organization, notes, “We live in a world that says ‘bigger is better. This same tendency persists in the art world too.” With “Tiny Thoughts,” this notion is challenged by showcasing the ingenuity of minimally sized art. The exhibition will run from March 24 through May 9. Bring installation ready art to The Wignall during their regularly scheduled hours for a chance to contribute to the show. For more information, contact (u)ntitled.wignallclub@gmail.com