More than 200 CSC students stripped off for charity and a mile-long course around Chadron State College’s inner perimeter Thursday, as part of the 2012 End of the World Party.

The best music is the kind you find by accident.

This past Christmas, when I received my new iPod, I went straight on iTunes to get new music and saw the free Single of the Week.

On Tuesday, a trio of musical ensembles graced the Memorial Hall Auditorium, filling the stagnant air with flowing jazz beats. This end of the year affair celebrated jazz classics and the talented students performing them.

The End of the World Party 2012 will kickoff at 3 p.m. on Thursday May 3, as the semester comes to an end at Chadron State College.

The event will be near the Math and Science Building.

The Chadron State Art Department is hosting its annual All Students Art Show in Memorial Hall’s Main Gallery. The Art Show has been open since April 16 and will remain open until April 30. The gallery is open for viewing from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the week days or by an appointment.

Stepping into the Chadron State College president’s office April 18 was like walking into a church for a funeral. The several flower bouquets arranged around Janie Park’s office, combined with the collection of plants already assembled, turned the space into a veritable greenhouse.

The CSC Theatre production of William Inge’s “Bus Stop” is a slow-but-sometimes-funny romp through the dated social mores of the 1950s.

Though I was disappointed with the play’s resolution, I was delighted by the wonderful set and the cast’s performance.

The theatre department did a fine job of bringing “Bus Stop” to life, although the fact that the play was written in 1955 occasionally dated it.

On average, 5,474 people are killed in U.S. roadways, and an estimated additional 488,000 are injured in motor vehicle crashes that were reported to have involved distracted driving. Despite the growing statistics and information availability, many people still choose to ignore the seriousness of distracted driving.

Chadron State College hosted “Asian Pacific Luau” 5 p.m., Thursday in the ballroom. Chadron State Diversity Committee and Pine Ridge Job Corps sponsored the event. Students from CSC and Pine Ridge Job Corps joined together to perform for the Luau.