CALARTS STUDENTS TO MISS PARIS TRIP.Byline: Eugene Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer VALENCIA - The conflict in Iraq grounded nine CalArts students set to leave for France on Wednesday for 10 days of art and exploration. The day after President George W. Bush began his 48-hour countdown to possible military action against Baghdad, officials at California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. canceled the trip, part of a semester-long art appreciation course focused on Paris, instructor Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Hobaica Jr. said. ``The administration said ... we can't sanction a trip at this time under these circumstances,'' said Hobaica, associate director of the character animation Character animation is a specialized process of the animation process, concerning the animation of one or more characters featured in an animated work. It is usually as one aspect of a larger production, and often to complement voice acting. program. ``This is one of the realities of the fact that we are at war. We have to make decisions based on this.'' The Paris trip, part of the class for the past two years, allows students to study the art collection, ``the urban design and the urban vitality'' of the French capital first hand. It would also broaden their experiences in the world, which is important for artists, Hobaica said. ``It's like a fish not knowing what water is until you lift it out,'' he said. ``That's kind of a benefit of a cultural exchange. But in the state of a war, it gives us a vantage point that we don't usually have. We could be privy One who has a direct, successive relationship to another individual; a coparticipant; one who has an interest in a matter; private. Privy refers to a person in privity with another—that is, someone involved in a particular transaction that results in a union, to what French students think about the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. .'' While the trip's cancellation disappointed some students, others seemed relieved, Hobaica said. ``Will people be stranded there? Will there be retaliation RETALIATION. The act by which a nation or individual treats another in the same manner that the latter has treated them. For example, if a nation should lay a very heavy tariff on American goods, the United States would be justified in return in laying heavy duties on the manufactures and for the students being in that city?'' he said. ``It's raised concerns for the body and the mind.'' Hobaica said he is committed to bringing Paris back next year. Meantime, they will be working on a final art project for the course. ``(The project) was going to be based on their experience in Paris,'' he said. ``They'll still be doing an independent project. We still continue to meet, so they don't have this massive gap.'' |
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