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Thursday
11.08.07
Tragic Bitches 8 p.m. @ MACLA (510
South 1st Street, San Jóse, CA) Starring
Adelina Anthony, Dino Foxx & Lorenzo Herrera
y Lozano, Tragic Bitches promises a
one-night-stand of provocative performance as
two gay Chicanos and one lesbian Xicana speak
their magic in English, Spanglish, & Spanish
poetry. Tickets are $5-$10, sliding scale.
Info: 408.998.ARTE or www.maclaarte.org.
YUKARI IS NOT PLEASED!!!!!
One single person showed up to Queer Geeks
last week! He shall of course be amply
rewarded...and the rest of you shall be
executed UNLESS you show up this week!!
Stupid people getting hung over after
Halloween... *glowers*
Queer Geeks 8 - 10 p.m. @ Cantù Queer
Center. This week shall
be the hosting of the first Queer Geeks Super
Smash Brothers Melee tournament! Don't worry
if you've never even played before; there
will be multiple divisions, and less
experienced players will NOT be playing
against diabolically experienced ones. THERE
WILL BE PRIZES, AND NOT ALL OF THEM FOR
WINNING! Info: Ian Sentelik, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com/
Zachary Gaidzik, jgaidzik@ucsc.edu.
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Saturday & Sunday
11.10.07 & 11.11.07
Sat. - Mon. Nov. 10-12 SOC
Conference Through educating and
empowering students of color and their
allies, we hope to give students the tools to
organize and mobilize their communities
around the institutionalize oppressions that
students of color face. To this end, we will
provide a safe space where race, gender,
class, sexuality, nationality and disability
will be actively discussed. Info: http://www.ucsa.org/about/SOCC2007/index.php.
Sat. Nov. 10 Casino Night: Bet on a
Good Cause! 6:30 - 11:00 p.m. @ Temple
Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos. Gamble
the night away at the Diversity Center's
biggest fundraising event! Even if you're not
interested in dicing with fickle Dame
Fortune, fantastic desserts will be provided,
ensuring the pleasure of all attendees. Don't
miss it! Must be 21 or over to attend.
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Upcoming...
Thurs. Nov. 15 Bicycle Street
Safety Skills Presentation 4 - 4:30 p.m.
@ East Field House (Bike Maintenance Zone).
Attend a free bicycle safety class and
receive free bike lights! Sponsored by OPERS.
Thurs. Nov. 15 Pornography
Production, Distribution, and Markets 4 -
6 p.m. @ Humanities 1, Room 210. This event
invites interested attendees to investigate
emerging production and consumption patterns
in the contemporary "adult" industry,
including locally retailed pornographic films
and magazines as well as nationally marketed
hardcore Internet pornography. Panelists
include representatives from local
pornography retail shops. Info: Natalie
Purcell, feminismandpornography@gmail.com.
Thurs. Nov. 15 bell hooks "What's
Love Got to Do With It?" 5 - 7 p.m. @
College 9 and 10
Multipurpose Room. UCSC alumna (PhD,
Literature), 1983, bell hooks is a passionate
scholar and activist on gender, race,
teaching and contemporary culture. Ms. hooks'
presentation will focus on these issues and
the idea that fighting oppressions does not
require anger or conflict, but opening our
hearts and speaking the truth fearlessly.
Info: Roberta Valdez, 831.459.2468 or rvaldez@ucsc.edu.
Fri. Nov. 16 QQPOC Meeting 12 -
1:30 p.m. @
Ethnic Resource Centers' Lounge (3rd floor Bay
Tree Building). Join us in an informal space
during lunch for QQPOC networking and
community! Food will be provided. Info:
831.459.2427 or queer@ucsc.edu.
Sat. Nov. 17 Fall UCLGBTIAAQQA Steering
Committee Meeting 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. @ UC Santa
Barbara. Details to follow.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20 IS TRANSGENDER
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Tues. Nov. 20 QMovies 8:30 p.m.
@ Cantú Queer Center.
All the fun of a movie theater with no gum
stuck under the seats! Visit the
Center for popcorn, drinks, and a great
movie. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.
Wed. Nov. 28 Colloquium Series - Angela
Davis: The Prison: A Sign of U.S. Democracy?
12 - 1:30 p.m. @ Humanities 1, Room 210.
Having helped to popularize the notion of a
"prison industrial complex," Angela Y. Davis
here urges her audiences to think seriously
about the future possibility of a world
without prisons and help forge a 21st century
abolitionist movement. Info: Stephanie
Casher, 831.459.4899 or
http://humanities.ucsc.edu/CultStudies/EVENTS/events.html.
Jan 11-13 National QPOC Summit
Interested in getting the jump on this event?
Info: Solymar of the Student Union Assembly,
ssolaneg@ucsc.edu.
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QReview!
Dream Boy
Author: Jim Grimsley
Section: Fiction
Genre: Realistic fiction, gay
Rating: 5
Plot Rundown: Reclusive Nathan, his
quietly religious mother, and his abusive
drunkard of a father have just moved to
Potter's Lake, a small town in the rural
South. Against his own will, Nathan becomes
smitten with Roy, a senior at his high school
who lives next door. A complicated dance of
courtship ensues between the two, but
suspicious schoolmates and Nathan's father
spell danger on the horizon.
Review: Grimsley has a wonderful,
haunting, evocative style of description that
relies upon subtle hints of imagery and
precise depiction of emotions. It is a
wonderful writing style to have, but
unfortunately it is lost upon this book. The
story is trite, the characters uninteresting, and
the ending not only depressing, but
unrelated to every problem
hitherto introduced in the book. The book is
worth skimming through simply for Grimsley's
entrancing writing style, but is worth very
little beyond that.
NOTE: Reviewers wanted!
Read a book you adored or one you despised
from our library lately? Test your critic
skills by writing a review on it! Please
follow the QReview format carefully and send
it to queer@ucsc.edu.
Thank you very much in advance for your
contributions!
~Ian Sentelik
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QStudents!
Be active.
Queer & Questioning Women's Group Meets
Mondays, from Oct. 8 until Dec. 3, at 6:30 -
8 p.m. @ the Cantú Queer
Center. An opportunity to meet other queer and
questioning
women and discuss issues, challenges, and life
in an
informal and comfortable atmosphere. We meet
in a
respected space, so all information and
identities are
kept confidential. Contact: Livia Peras, lperas@hotmail.com
Lipz Meets monthly @ the Cantú Queer
Center. The first meeting
of this marvelous new queer women's group was
fabulous, and there's another in the works!
The date is forthcoming, but if you want more
information, contact Julia Schwab at jschwab@ucsc.edu.
Queer Coffee House Every Wed,
from 7 - 9 p.m. @ the Cantú Queer
Center. Come content yourself with coffee,
comestibles, and good company every Wednesday
at the Cantù Center. Info: queer@ucsc.edu.
The Network Every Wed, 9 - 10:30 p.m. @ the Cantú Queer
Center. The Network is the voice of UCSC's queer student
populace. Join us in organizing events; help
us in
our continual effort to restructure queer
groups on
campus. Get involved. Be a part of change.
Info:
thenetwork.ucsc@gmail.com.
Queer Geeks Every Thurs, 8 - 9:30 p.m.
@ the Cantú Queer
Center.Interested in things considered "geeky"?
Queer Geeks
is a welcoming place for those who feel that
their
interests vary from "popular" culture. Info:
Ian Sentelik, fireflys_cat@yahoo.com/
Zachary Gaidzik, jgaidzik@ucsc.edu.
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