Paul Mooney is an Emmy nominated writer, comedian, and actor. Mooney will be offering explosive social commentary with a comedic flavor. He has previously worked on shows such as Chappelle's Show, In Living Color, Sanford and Son, Good Times, and Saturday Night Live, just to name few. When: Monday February 12th 8pm. Where: Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center. Tickets: On sale NOW! At the Schine Box Office: $4 for SU/ ESF Students, $8 for the public.

Can We Get (it) Together? AIDS and Identity Politics? AIDS is an instructive disease in that it offers an opportunity to deconstruct the identity politics at the heart of our postmodern era, but more often than not bolsters these same politics. This talk examines how identity politics operate insofar as the conception of ?AIDS subjects.? Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 4-6 p.m. Eggers Public Events Room (220). Chris Bell joins us from the Department of English at Towson University.

Our search for the exotic has always been a veiled attempt to find our hidden or not-yet-determined identity. Often the foreigner symbolizes s/he who would be different but who is, in fact, that element of ourselves we seek to (re) discover. Looking abroad, then, is a commonplace metaphor for looking inside. Foreigners in literature and cinema commonly stand for the queer aspects we secretly hope to see represented. How does gazing at the foreigner or being the foreigner evoke queer desires that are often left unspoken? Please e-mail 500-700-word proposals to David A. Powell, Director LGBT Studies Program (david.powell@hofstra.edu) by 1st May 2007. Also, innovative conference papers will be solicited for future publication in a potential edited volume.

Religious institutions have long had leeway to hire and fire based on creed. But what happens when a man who professes the faith also starts to appear on campus as a woman?

John Amaechi, a former player with the Utah Jazz and Orlando Magic, has become the first NBA player to come out as gay.

Job Description: The Honors Program seeks a data manager/recorder who will use highly developed computer, analytical, oral, and written communication skills to help track Honors students in their progress toward completing Program requirements, and assist in communicating with students about their status. This position requires leadership, independent judgment, flexibility, enhanced productivity, and comprehensive organizational and project management skills. The position reports to the Assistant Director for Advising, Information Systems, and Data Administration.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007, 4:00pm - 6:00pm. Tours of Goldstein Student Center, Student Centers and Programming Services Staff, 6:00pm - 10:00pm, Entertainment and Activities Student Association, University Union - Movie Night, SCOPE ? Karaoke & Carnival Novelties, Z89: Your Music Host.

Pre-registration for the "Feminism, Sexuality and the Return of Religion" conference has been particular brisk thus far and there is some chance that we will need to close preregistration at some point before the dates of the actual conference (April 26-28), as the seating in the Sheraton ballroom is limited. May I encourage you to please preregister immediately if you intend to attend the conference (Visit: http://thecollege.syr.edu/admin/pcr-conference/ index.htm for details, including on line preregistration). While the registration fee is waived for all Syracuse faculty and students, you still need to preregister.