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Welcome back, everybody! How was your spring
break?
Think Positive
Calling all Artists, Writers, Poets,
Photographers, Musicians,
Dancers, Models, Actors, and Creative Types!
Contribute your work to Think Positive, an
HIV/ AIDS awareness and safer sex art
exhibition scheduled for early spring.
Submission deadline is April 1st. Info: Kyle,
kfanthor@ucsc.edu
for details.
The Cantú Queer Center is
Recruiting Spring Academic Interns
NOW!
Email us at queer@ucsc.edu if you are
interested in:
* organizing events and programming for
the GLBTI community
* developing posters and/ or flyers for
events
* reaching out to, educating, and/ or
training peers around GLBTI issues
* publicity and electronic announcements
* welcoming new and returning students to
the Center
Students can obtain 2-5 units of academic
credit for their internships.
There are opportunities to do outreach to the
queer student community, to curate art shows
in the center's GALA Art Gallery, and to
document events with photos and films.
Interns also plan and implement programs that
deal with student transition, support, and
academic advancement. They focus on issues
central to queer identity and community.
Fri. Apr. 18 - Sun. Apr. 20 Western
Regional LGBT Conference @ UCLA. This is
THE queer college student gathering! For the
price of registration ($40-50) and gas, ANY
UCSC student can attend. The deadline for
late registration ends on Apr.
4. Info: Queerconference2008@gmail.com
or www.queerconference.com.
The Big Q Calling all Artists, Poets,
Editors, and Creative Minds! Put your work
into our newly-revived zine: The Big Q, a
zine for queer and allied students.
Submission deadline is March 28. Info: Aaron,
awhite@ucsc.edu.
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Wednesday
04.02.08
Queer and Questioning Menz Group meets
tonight! 6 - 7:30 p.m. @ Cantú Queer
Center. Info: Craig Metz, faciliator, bilygott@hotmail.com.
Candidates Forum,
27th State Assembly District 7 p.m. @
First Congregational Church (900 High Street,
Santa Cruz). Find out where the Candidates
for the 27th Assembly District stand on queer
issues! All LGBT people, friends and allies
are most welcome to join Bill Monning, Emily
Reilly, and Barbara Sprenger for coffee and
conversation. Info: 831.515.4101, or www.homosexualagenda.org.
Queer Coffee House meets today! Every
Wed, 8 - 9:00 p.m. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.
The Network meets today! Every Wed,
9:30 - 10:30 p.m. Info: thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.
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Upcoming...
Fri. Apr. 18 - Sun. Apr. 20 Western
Regional LGBT Conference @ UCLA. This is
THE queer college student gathering! For the
price of registration ($40-50) and gas, ANY
UCSC student can attend. The deadline for
late registration ends on Apr.
4. Info: Queerconference2008@gmail.com
or www.queerconference.com.
Fri. Apr. 25 Day of Silence 5 -
6:30 p.m. @ Clock Tower, Santa Cruz. The
National Day of Silence brings attention to
anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and
harassment in schools. http://www.dayofsilence.org.
Sat. Apr. 26 Queer People of Color
Summit 2008: (Re)Generations of Solidarity:
Shifting Lenses & Igniting Hearts 10 a.m.
- 6 p.m. @ University of California,
Berkeley. The QPOC summit will gather
students, activists, and community members
all over California to dialogue around the
intersections between race, age, and
sexuality. The purpose of this summit is to
provide a safe space where members of the
QPOC community can engage in a
cross-generational dialogue with each other.
By sharing conversations and exchanging
perspectives across generations, we hope this
will generate new energy and inspire new
passion in the QPOC communities. Info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24429693384.
Sat. Apr. 26 Queer Youth Leadership
Awards 5:30 p.m. @ New Brighton Middle
School Performing Arts Center. The evening
will be complete with a catered buffet
dinner, variety show, awards ceremony,
resource fair and a DJ to dance the night
away. Adult tickets are on a $25 to $45
sliding scale and youth and senior tickets
are $10. Tickets can be purchased online
through a mail-in form, and also available at
the Diversity Center, First Congregational
Church of SC -UCC, Streetlight Records, The
Ugly Mug, Watsonville Youth Center,
Watsonville YWCA and the White Raven. Info:
831.427.4004, or www.QYLA.org.
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QReview!
Faked to Death
Author: Dean James
Section: Mystery
Genre: Mystery, humor, gay
Rating: 7.0
Plot Rundown: Invited to a writers'
workshop by the esteemed (albeit
earsplitting) Lady Hermione Kinsale, Simon
Kirby-Jones finds himself sharing the workshop
with one Dorinda Darlington. Simon knows how
reclusive Miss Darlington is renowned to be,
because "Dorinda Darlington" is HIS nom de
plume. Before Simon can discover who this
imposter truly is,
however, she is murdered. Simon would have
liked to have killed the fraud, but he
didn't. And if he didn't, then who did?
Review: Although certainly not the
best mystery around, James keeps Faked to
Death entertaining by virtue of the
hysteria he brings together in the Kinsale
House. Although the expansive Lady Hermione,
the iridescent Norah Tattersall, and the
misogynistic Dexter Harbaugh are all
intriguing characters, the pride of place
must go to Patty-Anne Putney, a vivacious and
deranged mystery writer who spends most of
her time petting and talking to Mr.
Murbles--a cranky, definitively unresponsive
stuffed rabbit. Although there is little here
to warrant rereading, it is certainly worth
one read as an amusing relaxant from the
stress of school.
~Ian Sentelik
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QStudents!
Be active.
Queer & Questioning Women's Group Meets
Mon, 6:30 - 8 p.m. A safe, confidential
space for women from all tracks of life to
converse and bond over light refreshments.
Newcomers will be welcomed!
Contact: Akhila Kolesar, akhila.kolesar@gmail.com.
Queer Geeks Every Mon, 8 - 9:30 p.m.
Do you like board games? How about card
games? Perhaps you enjoy video games? No? Do
you read for fun? If you answered "yes" to
any of those questions, come to Queer Geeks,
where the play is noncompetitive and half the
fun is in the sarcasm! Info:
Ian Sentelik, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com/
Zachary Gaidzik, jgaidzik@ucsc.edu.
Lipz This lesbian group meets on many
varying dates. Keep your eyes on this section
to learn of their next stunning event! Info:
Julia Schwab, at jschwab@ucsc.edu.
The Big Q Tues - Thurs, 10 a.m. - 2
p.m. @ Cantú Queer Center. Interested in writing,
helping, or just learning how to produce a
zine of your own? Here's your chance! Now
accepting submissions! Info: Aaron White, awhite@ucsc.edu.
Queer and Questioning Menz Group Every
Wed, 6 - 7:30 p.m. This Men's Group is an
opportunity to meet other queer and
questioning men and discuss issues,
challenges, and general life concerns in an
informal and comfortable atmosphere. Info:
Craig Metz, faciliator, bilygott@hotmail.com.
Queer Coffee House Every Wed,
8 - 9 p.m. Come content yourself with coffee,
comestibles, and good company at the Cantú Queer Center. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.
The Network Every Wed, 9 - 10:30 p.m.
The Network is a dynamic bunch of queers and
allies that meet to plan events and discuss
issues affecting our campus queer community.
Be a part of the organization at the fore of
UCSC's queervolution!
Info:
thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.
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QPost
Get connected.
The Big Q Calling all Artists, Poets,
Editors, and Creative Minds! Put your work
into our newly-revived zine: The Big Q, a
zine for queer and allied students.
Submission deadline is March 28. Info: Aaron,
awhite@ucsc.edu.
Looking for a Job? Consider COLAGE! To
be a part of the COLAGE Family Week Staff you
must be at least 18 years old (as of July
26th, 2008) and have (or had) one or more
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or
queer parents. We are especially are looking
for folks who can do sign language
interpretation, people of color, and men to
join our staff. Info: Meredith, 415.861.5437
ext. 102, or Meredith@colage.org.
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