"The seasons please the senses differently; feel summer, smell autumn, taste winter, and see spring."

All quotes for this section are taken from: "A Book of Bliss: thoughts to make you smile." Sourcebooks, INC. Naperville, Illinois. 2002.

PLANET ORANGE LAST SESSION
Theme: Semester De-Stressor
Time: 7:30 pm
Day: Monday, December 3rd
Place: The LGBT Resource Center
Come join us for our FINAL session of Planet Orange before the semester is over. Filled with games, fun, and a few surprises that are garunteed to help us all relax. For more information contact Sean at swmalone@syr.edu.

FINAL CAFE Q
Theme: HoliGAY party Time: 8:00pm Day: Thursday, December 6th Place: The LGBT Resource Center Cafe Q will be wrapping up the semester with a great holiday party bash. Join us for laughs and good times at this end of the semester bash! Contact lgbt@syr.edu for more information.

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Time: 7:00 pm
Day: Monday, December 3rd
Location: Watson Theater

Meet the Hoovers, an Albuquerque clan riddled with depression, hostility, and the tattered remnants of the American Dream; despite their flakiness, they manage to pile into a VW van for a weekend trek to L.A. in order to get moppet daughter Olive (Abigail Breslin) to the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant. Stars Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette (he¹s desperately seeking to become a self-help authority) as the parents, Alan Arkin as a grandfather all too willing to give uproariously inappropriate advice to a sullen teenage grandson (Paul Dano), and a subdued Steve Carell as a jilted gay professor on the verge of suicide.

This film series calls into question popular culture representations of people who may not conform to the ³typical² representation put forth by the dominant culture. Join us for food and lively discussion of each of the films in the series.

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION:
This unpaid internship will primarily involve event planning, organization, and public relations. The intern will be responsible for assisting in the planning of a spring fundraising event, helping to find advertisers for the event program, helping to find businesses to participate in the Q-Pass discount coupon booklet, as well as assisting in the planning of the CNY Pride Parade and Festival. The intern should possess skills in communication, organization and planning, and basic computer skills in word processing and layout.

DESCRIPTION OF CNY PRIDE:
CNY Pride, Inc. is an all-volunteer, tax-exempt, not-for- profit corporation which organizes events in the Syracuse, New York area to encourage, empower, and celebrate the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community and their friends, families, and supporters. Our mission is to serve the Central New York lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and their allies. Our annual Pride Parade and Festival, along with similar events throughout the year, provides a forum to celebrate and affirm individual sexual and gender identity, to commemorate our community's rich history and diversity, and to renew our dedication to ending intolerance and achieving equal rights.

DEADLINE:
Since the Parade and Festival occur after the end of the school year, the intern would be needed for the entire spring semester.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Michael Weinberg, Planning Committee Chair, (315) 699-5679 (home) or (315) 378-8744 (cell)

The Syracuse University Office of Prevention Services' Rape: Advocacy, Prevention and Education (R.A.P.E.) Center is seeking applications and nominations for volunteer advocates to attend training in Spring 2008.

The R.A.P.E. Center provides access to 24-hour, year- round support and assistance for SU and ESF students who have been sexually assaulted. The R.A.P.E. Center works in collaboration with Vera House, Inc., to provide services to SU and ESF students. Volunteer advocates provide crisis response services evenings, nights and weekends, and are critical to the Center's ability to provide these services after hours.

The Center is seeking SU and ESF staff and faculty to join the volunteer advocate program. The deadline for applying to become an advocate is January 7, 2008. Applicants will be contacted immediately upon receipt of applications to schedule an interview. Volunteer advocates must complete the initial training, conducted in partnership with Vera House, Inc., during two weekends in late January-early February 2008. Volunteer advocates are expected to participate on the Vera House on-call schedule in order to complete their training.

The R.A.P.E. Center is looking for staff and faculty members who are responsible, sensitive to the needs of others, and nonjudgmental. Advocates are expected to listen actively to those in crisis to understand how to best be of assistance and to present all options without attempting to influence decisions. Advocates must uphold the confidentiality and respect the dignity of clients at all times.

To apply or nominate a potential applicant, or to request a position description and application, contact Janet Epstein, associate director, Office of Prevention Services, at 443-7098 or epsteinj@syr.edu.

Join AIDS Community Resources and Le Moyne College at the Panasci Chapel on Le Moyne's campus for this service honoring those who have lost the battle against HIV/AIDS and celebrating those who survive.

When: Saturday, December 1
Time: 7:00 pm

The service will include a performance by the Syracuse Gay & Lesbian Chorus and a dessert reception to follow. For more information please contact ACR at 475-2430.

"I want to join the gloval fight against the AIDS pandemic."

A transgender student elected homecoming king at Pasadena City College was nearly denied his throne because of, his earrings.

Andrew Gomez, a 24-year-old transitioning from female to male, ran for homecoming king to set an example for other gay, lesbian, and transgender students, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. He was surprised when he won, and apparently so was the college's homecoming committee. It ruled that Mr. Gomez could not serve as king because of his pierced ears.

When students lodged charges of discrimination, however, the committee reversed its decision. And Mr. Gomez got to be king for a day after all.

This story was taken from the Chronicle.

Campus Pride is currently taking applications to be considered as camp faculty for the 2008 Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp. Responsibilities of camp include but are not limited to the following: program planning, fundraising, grant writing, promotions, on-site event execution, mentoring campers, program delivery and, most importantly, a belief in the mission of Campus Pride--to build future LGBT & Ally leaders and safer, more LGBT-Friendly colleges and universities. Time commitment is an estimated 15 hours per month and on-site attendance at camp. Travel, meals and lodging are paid for your service during camp. If interested, please read over and submit the following faculty application before Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Download 2008 Faculty Application online at www.campuspride.org/camp.asp . Email us with any questions or issues downloading the application at info@campuspride.org.