May 7-14, 2006: Volume I, Issue 29
News and Announcements
- Finals
The Office for LGBT Resources will continue to be open its regular hours throughout Finals Week. Feel free to stop in to study or relax in between exams. - Quad Day 2006 Application
RSO's may begin registering for Quad Day 2006 on Monday, April 3 at 9:00 am. Applications are available online at the Illini Union website. Beginning April 4, applications will be accepted in the Illini Union Student Programs and Activities Department, 284 Illini Union -- adjacent to the Student Organization Complex. Application Fee: $15 (cash/check made payable to University of Illinois). Quad Day 2006 will be held on Tuesday, August 22. - Illinois Student Senate is looking for YOU! Get involved!
Illinois Student Senate, your student government, is looking for individuals with new ideas to serve on its standing committees. This is a great opportunity to learn about your student government, interact with student leaders across campus, and enhance your leadership skills. Please visit the ISS website for an application, which includes committee descriptions. If you have any questions, e-mail Ariel Avila. - Syphilis Outbreak Reaches Champaign County
Health authorities have declared that syphilis infections have reached "outbreak proportions" in Champaign County. Syphilis is curable! A simple blood test can detect if you have syphilis. If your test comes back positive, medication can cure the infection. Symptoms of syphilis are usually painless and may go undetected. Symptoms include a painless, reddish-brown sore called a chancre, which appears on the inside of the mouth, vagina or rectum. If you have experienced these symptoms, feel you may be at risk, or are a man who has sex with men, it is recommended that you be tested for syphilis. Confidential testing is available at no charge for students who have paid the health service fee. Call Dial A Nurse at 333-2700 to schedule an appointment.
Upcoming Events
If your campus group has an event you would like featured in "Upcoming Events," please e-mail Khristian.
Tuesday, May 9
- Rainbow Coffeehouse
6:30 pm, the Etc, Wesley Foundation (corner of Green and Goodwin)
This will be the final Coffeehouse of the semester.
Take a break from studying! Rainbow Coffeehouse offers a welcoming, nonreligious, open environment to LGBT and ALLY communities to socialize. Open every Tuesday. This event is open to the public. Sponsored by the Office for LGBT Concerns.
Group Meetings
If your LGBT-related group or organization would like to be featured in "Group Meetings," please e-mail Khristian.
Unless noted below, most campus LGBT organizations have stopped formally meeting for the semester.
Monday, May 8
- Colors Of Pride
8:00 pm, Office for LGBT Concerns, Room 323 Illini Union
Colors Of Pride provides a safe space and friendly environment for all LGBT students of color to share, listen, discuss and express themselves. All LGBT students of color and allies are welcome! For more information, contact Victor or Paul.
Around Campus
If you know of an event sponsored by another organization or program that you would like featured in "Around Campus," please e-mail Khristian.
- Commencement
Find out about all of the ceremonies and events that make up UIUC commencement.
Article(s) of Interest
Articles of interest are collected from a variety of online and electronic sources. They are intended to spark thought or general discussion about issues important to the LGBT community.
The Colors of the Rainbow: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People of Color in the Academy
A New Publication from Vernon A. Wall and Jamie Washington
Vernon A. Wall and Jamie Washington announce plans to edit a new publication for the college and university community. Currently, the editors are in negotiation with several distributors to produce a publication that will hopefully add to the current body of knowledge that is available on sexual orientation and gender identity. As soon as a publisher is targeted, a timeline will be developed.
The first step is to ask for individuals to submit topics for the chapters that they are interested in writing on. Once this is done, a list will be sent to all interested in contributing to the publication. This way, individuals can contact others who are interested in the same topic for possible co-authorships. We will also accept chapter proposals from single authors.
If you are interested in being involved in this publication, please send an email to both Jamie and Vernon with the following information:
- Name
- E-mail Address
- Possible topics that you would be interested in writing on.
We would like to receive these topics by July 1, 2006.
Vernon A. Wall
Author, Lecturer, Consultant
111 Lynn Avenue #410
Ames, Iowa 50014
515 268 9830 home
619 789 0471 fax
www.vernonwall.org
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