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Hopes and Dreams Discussion

Hello Beautiful Q&Aers!
The year is coming to an end, and so is college life for many graduating Q&A members (which is like half of board members! SADNESS!)Since this is our last general meeting of the year, we will be discussing our hopes and dreams after college. We will also be discussing ways of dealing with various issues we as Queer & Asians may face after college.Since many seniors have been in Q&A for several years, this may be a very memorable and emotional meeting for them, so make sure to come out to our last meeting!Don’t forget to come and ask wise seniors for their advice about how they survived college — useful advice like how to look for apartments, what to eat after leaving Crossroads, and more!What: Cal Q&A - After College, Hopes and Dreams DiscussionWhen: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Time: 7:30-9:00 PM
Where: 305 Eshleman Hall (QARC)Some cool community events:- Thursday, 4/26, 7pm @ 240 Bechtel — Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (oSTEM) Officer Elections: Do you want to help shape oSTEM for next year and help make it even more awesome? Then come to the oSTEM Officer Elections, meet the old board and find out how you can help make oSTEM a more fabulous organization! It is one of the newest LGBT groups on campus and is dedicated to building a community of LGBT students in the STEM fields and also to provide professional development for students such as internship and job opportunities as well as access to networking conferences.
- Thursday, 4/26, 7:30-9pm @ 101 Moffitt — Art and Allyship: (Re)Imagine, (Re)Create, (Re)Define Allyship: Cal Q&A is co-sponsoring this night of performances and visual arts. Get more info on the Facebook event!
2012-2013 Cal Q&A Board Applications: What will be the fate of Cal Q&A with half of our board members gone next semester? We can only determine this if y’all apply for Cal Q&A Board! Applications for 2012-2013 Cal Q&A Board are now OPEN and will close on Saturday, 4/28/12 at 11:59pm. Apply here! Or here! And HERE!QACON’12: Our 5th annual Queer and Asian Conference will be taking place this weekend from Friday, 4/27 to Sunday, 4/29! With some amazing workshops, free food, and 400+ registrants from all over California, who wouldn’t want to attend?! If you haven’t registered yet click here by Wednesday! (It’s completely free!)- We need your help to table on Sproul! Click here to sign up to table. Thank y’all so much!
- QACON Fundraising Competition: Speaking of QACON, please VOTE QACON’12 HERE. It takes less than a minute! We could win up to $1000 for the upcoming year!
Here’s to another amazing year,Cal Q&A Board ♥ -
Trivia Social
Attention, Q&Aers!- How many amazing members will be here on Wednesday?
- The ___ is our highly anticipated TRIVIA NIGHT SOCIAL.
- Be here or be ___. How many ___ did ___ ___?
What: Trivia SocialWhen: Wednesday, April 18, 2012Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PMWhere: 305 Eshleman (QARC)
Dream of being on 2012-2013 Cal Q&A Board? Applications are now OPEN and will close on Saturday, 4/28/12 at 11:59pm. Apply now!…did you apply yet?
…one last tempting link. Many board members have gone onto amazing careers in a variety of fields! *hint hint*
Here are two other upcoming events:- Wednesday, 4/18, 3-5pm @MCC: Free Campus Screening of “No Look Pass”, an award-winning documentary about Emily Tay’s transition into adulthood and falling in love with a U.S. servicewoman.
- Monday, 4/23, 12-2pm @Memorial Glade: The Big Queer Picnic — exactly what it sounds like. Free pizza, a photo booth, merriment, CAL BAND, and yours truly.
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GenEq Sexual Harassment Workshop
Hello, Q&Aers!
Hope y’all are recovering well from the intense competition last week! This Wednesday, we’ll be having more presenters from the Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq) facilitate a workshop. This time, it’ll be on sexual harassment, an important yet often overlooked issue. What does it mean to give consent? What steps can one take to stop harassment? What resources are available to those who have been sexually harassed or know someone else who has? While the topic may seem a bit heavy, don’t be shy — this workshop is a great opportunity for you to empower yourself with vital knowledge and resources!
What: GenEq Sexual Harassment Workshop
When: Wednesday, April 9, 2012
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Where: 305 Eshleman (QARC)
Check out these upcoming events, too:
- I Run 4 Cal: 5K Run/Walk, a charity race at UC Berkeley, is coming up on Sunday, 4/15! If you’d like to join us, register here. You can even make a donation to Cal Q&A (*hint, hint*)! The deadline to apply is Wednesday, 4/11.
- Cal Q&A is holding a Fundraiser Dinner at Kip’s. Come meet us at Kip’s (Durant Ave. and Telegraph Ave.) this Thursday, 4/12 at 7:00 PM to help raise money for the 5th annual Queer & Asian Conference!
- Queer Awareness Days, a two-week-long event on campus, is occurring from 4/16 to 4/27. As part of the event, a Queer Picnic will be taking place on Monday, 4/23. Get excited for this community event!
- The Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq) is taking art submissions for Art and Allyship: (Re)Imagine, (Re)create, (Re)define Allyship. Submit a piece that captures your thoughts on allyship! Each piece should be accompanied by a statement, and all submissions should be emailed to geneqintern@gmail.com or dropped off at Marisa Boyce’s office (203 Chavez) in GenEq by Thursday, 4/19 at 5:00 PM.
- The 5th Queer & Asian Conference (QACON ‘12), a free, annual conference hosted by Cal Q&A, is taking place on the weekend of Friday, 4/27 to Sunday, 4/29. This year’s theme is “Collide, Connect, Create.” Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to educate and empower yourself! QACON ‘12 is approaching fast, so REGISTER NOW! You can also apply to volunteer or house attendees. Learn more about QACON at the official website.
Later, alligators!
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Scavenger Hunt Social

Hey Q&Aers,
We hope you learned a lot at the last meeting and had a superb spring break~ I know you all have Q&A withdrawal right now, but don’t fret because you’ll be scurrying around campus and bonding with fellow teammates at this Wednesday’s meeting!
What: Super Fun, Super Fantastic Scavenger Hunt!
When: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Time: 7:30-9:00pm
Where: 305 Eshleman (QARC) and UC Berkeley campus
Remember to bring a camera (or a camera phone) and wear shoes that you’re comfortable running/walking briskly/scurrying in.
In addition, on Sunday, April 15, Cal Q&A will be participating in I Run 4 Cal: 5K Run/Walk, a charity race at UC Berkeley! If you’d like to join us, register here. You can even make a donation to Cal Q&A (*hint, hint*)! The deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 11.
The 5th Queer & Asian Conference (QACON12), a free, annual conference hosted by Cal Q&A, is taking place from Friday, April 27 to Sunday, April 29. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to educate and empower yourself! QACON12 is approaching fast, so register now at theofficial website. You can also apply to volunteer or house attendees.
Get Pumped!!!!
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GenEq Trans 101 Workshop
Hey Q&Aers,
We hope you enjoyed the lights & music at last week’s dance, and the screening of “In the Family” on Saturday night! This week, we’re having a Trans 101 workshop with two amazing and engaging guest facilitators from GenEq — be sure to come to learn about different identities and issues in our queer community!
What: GenEq Trans 101 Workshop
When: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Time: 7:30-9:00pm
Where: 305 Eshleman (QARC)In addition, on Sunday, April 15, Cal Q&A will be participating in I Run 4 Cal: 5K Run/Walk, a charity race at UC Berkeley! If you’d like to join us, register here. You can even make a donation to Cal Q&A (*hint, hint*)! We’ll also make an announcement at the Wednesday meeting, so you can ask us any burning questions you may have then.
In community,
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- Teams/Safety: Our quarantine process will pair you with those afflicted with the similar strains of the virus. These five teams should stay clear of one another. However, reports have shown you are safe in all Q&A meetings twenty minutes before and after. You are safe at QACon meetings, outside Q&A/Con planning meetings, socials, sib and team hangouts of at least three people (can be of different teams), dorm and apartment rooms (not building or hall), and classrooms for the duration.
- Kills: In the event an opposing carrier approaches you, please load up your ammo. Your paper must be crumpled and tossed at their head. The victim will perish only from a headshot. Ensure to write your name, the dead’s name, and a song you would like to play over their grave. Email this information to calqandainternals@gmail.com with everything or the kill will not count.
- Survive: In the event all other afflicted disease carriers are terminated, your team will be released from quarantine. Additionally, any violence involving kills (dragging people, painful grabbing) or disruption (damaging someone’s reputation at work or a professional event) will solicit disqualification. The program is not above personal safety.
- Evolution: As the virus is in primordial youthful stage, please constantly check out our website for additional rules and proceedings. Death does not always mean the end, and research developments may occur.
Swiftest recoveries,
Your Q&A Internals
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Silent Activity Auction & Dance Social
Going once, twice, SOLD. Congratulations! You are invited to a Activity Auction & Dance Social!
Wait. Hold up. What?
Yes, Cal Q&A is holding their second annual board activity auction — with a twist. It’s silent. As Elmer Fudd from Looney Tunes would say, “ Shhh….be very very quiet. I’m hunting Wabbits.” But you aren’t going to be hunting rabbits, oh no. You know how there’s that one board member you’ve been itching to talk to more, but you can’t because they’re surrounded by ~314159.26 people? So, you should be on the lookout for a (PLATONIC!) date…a fun. date with a board member. What are some of the fun. dates, you might ask? “It’s a secret I’ll never tell. XOXO Gossip Girl.” But I know there is a chance for sold-out fun.
So what are you waiting for? Oh yeah, Wednesday. So, come to this silent but fun. bidding auction. While the auction is taking place, there is going to be a dance party with friends — we’ve seen y’all get down on the dance floor before, so we know Q&Aers love to dance! (No alcohol in QARC!) Bring your dancing shoes and get ready to have some fun.
What: Silent Activity Auction & Dance Social
When: 7:30-9:00pm, Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Where: 305 Eshleman (QARC) (NOT in Bechtel)
Also, if you signed up for “28 Days Later”, make sure to stay behind for (what I’m sure will be) an amazing info session, presented by our INTERNALS! Be scared…be very scared… (but not too scared because we actually do love you and want you to come and you probably…maybe….won’t be infected during the info session).
ALSO, on March 17 is our Dinner & “In the Family” Screening Social! This Saturday, after APIICON (you should go to this, by the way!), we will be eating dinner at House of Curries on Durant Ave. Meet us there at 6:15pm! Afterwards, we’re heading over to the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive to watch the 8:00pm screening of “In the Family”. Please click “Attending” on the event page here: RSVP Please!!!ALSO, on Sunday, April 15, Cal Q&A will be participating in I Run 4 Cal: 5K Run/Walk, a charity race at UC Berkeley! If you’d like to join us, register here!ALSO, on Saturday, April 21, oSTEM will be going to the Out for Undergraduate in Technology Conference, which centers on networking with the brightest and best LGBT, tech oriented students and companies across the nation. The cost of travel and lodging will be covered by the conference and oSTEM is also working to get the registration fee subsidized by the Engineering Student Council Financial Committee. To apply, go to Registration.
Hope to see you at all of these!
Best,
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Dinner & “In the Family” Screening Social
On the night of Saturday, March 17, Cal Q&A is having its Dinner and Film Screening Social! We’ll be meeting at House of Curries (2520 Durant Ave.) at 6:15 PM for dinner. Then, at 7:30 PM, we’ll head over to the Pacific Film Archive (2575 Bancroft Way) for a screening of In the Family. The screening begins at 8:00 PM. Mark your calendars! -
If you can access this site, entry into our “28 Days Later” program has been successful.
Initial tests revealed positive results: your blood sample and symptoms reveal the presence of a benign virus cell. Recent tests in the Berkeley region have found excessive growth of this virus locally, albeit in five various forms.
The five strains, independently, show no verifiable side effects or complications, but proximity to a cousin strain has produced, well, results. Exposure to alternative strains leads to immediate mutation of the virus, followed by cessation of blood transport and higher levels of thought.
Reports of undead animation have occurred.Teams/Safety: Our quarantine process will pair you with those afflicted with the similar strains of the virus. These five teams should stay clear of one another. However, reports have shown you are safe in all Q&A meetings twenty minutes before and after. You are safe at QACon meetings, outside Q&A/Con planning meetings, socials, sib and team hangouts of at least three people (can be of different teams), dorm and apartment rooms (not building or hall), and classrooms for the duration.
Kills: In the event an opposing carrier approaches you, please load up your ammo. Your paper must be crumpled and tossed at their head. The victim will perish only from a headshot. Ensure to write your name, the dead’s name, and a song you would like to play over their grave. Email this information to calqandainternals@gmail.com with everything or the kill will not count.
Survive: In the event all other afflicted disease carriers are terminated, your team will be released from quarantine. Additionally, any violence involving kills (dragging people, painful grabbing) or disruption (damaging someone’s reputation at work or a professional event) will solicit disqualification. The program is not above personal safety.
Evolution: As the virus is in primordial youthful stage, please constantly check out our website for additional rules and proceedings. Death does not always mean the end, and research developments may occur.
Swiftest recoveries,
Your Q&A Internals
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Will you survive?
Welcome. You have been chosen to participate in our “Assassins” program. An unknown, toxic gas has been detected in the Berkeley region, and we think you may consider our “game” of survival.Our treatment program includes:1.) Derivative of the game “Assassins” - you will be placed in five teams and receive special targets to eliminate in the Berkeley region. You will receive more data on equipment, safety zones, and rules at next week’s kickoff event, after the Wednesday Social from 9 - 10 PM, 305 Eshleman. The program is expected to last at most four weeks.2.) Entry into our medical program - Sign up HERE to enter our program. Current doctors will accept sign ups until the kickoff event ( 3/14, from 9 - 10 PM, 305 Eshleman), where we will pair you with the appropriate control groups for swiftest recovery.3.) Kickoff Event - Our triage gathering site will be held at Wednesday, 305 Eshleman from 9 - 10 PM. Additionally, medical staff have prepared food and an instructional safety video. We will announce your teams, your devices, and most importantly, the rules to stay alive.If any questions persist, find additional information (explanation of the game Assassins, contact information) on the online FORUM, the Cal Q&A Facebook group, or contact us personally.
To find a cure, you need to stay alive, your team needs to stay alive, and you must be alive 28 days later.Swift Recoveries,Your Q&A Internals


