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Why hello there! Well, I figured I'd make another update, seeing as once daily updates can't seem to cover the constant flux of college life! Okay, not really, I'm just awful excited by some news I got in between posts...

*Finally* had another meeting for the Gender Club today, by virtue of the fact that another girl (Allison) was able to sit in. Finally found a time that not only works for everyone, but both Branden and Celina will be able to show up next week! (They've both been interested, but couldn't work it in--Branden is my lesbian lover and Celina and I are class chums. Yes, they're both wildly attractive, what of it? ;P)

And I also went to talk to Prof. Furman-Adams, who I'm taking English 220 with next year, and who I've wanted to take a class with for a while now. Apparently she's not the facilitator or whatever of the Gender and Women's Studies department anymore, Switzer is, which works out wonderfully for me, as I'm taking Ethics with her now and Feminist Philosophy in the fall.

Actually, she was still able to give me *lots* of useful and very exciting information. Apparently, they have funds for events they don't end up using, seeing as the Feminist Club was defunct this year. And she talked about them having had the very events before that I was planning in my head. Apparently it just takes someone who's willing to push through a program and they get really excited about putting something on.

And for the sake of posterity, I wanted to just list some of the ideas I had, which are all highly likely to occur, if I want them to:
--getting Johnston (the advisor of the club) and Switzer together for some kind of panel of differing feminist viewpoints of pornography. Furman-Adams says they've had panels like this at the Faculty Master Houses, which is easy to facilitate, and this is something that could be really interesting. Other topics I might think of depends on which professors I want to approach, but at the very least I can get to know the ones all involved in the department. That would be helpful if we want the club to act as some kind of connection between the department and interested students.
--working with Video Production Club on a satiric video about stereotypical perceptions of feminists. Throw out your razors and burn your bras, bitches, because we're marching on the Masonic Lodge! (An actual place a few blocks from here, actually...)
--Furman-Adams also mentioned the possibility of getting a speaker; some feminist or activist I would assume. Not sure who we could get, prolly no one HUGE, but definitely someone interesting. Suggestions?
--There's also still the Gender Circus to plan! This wouldn't be until the Spring, probably, but in the meanwhile, see if we can come up with ideas for attractions! Again, y'all got any suggestions? The more ridiculous the better! ^_^
--And then finally, of course, we should have a table at the Activities Fair in the fall, to attract those impressionable freshmen...*cackles ominously*

Is that entirely too ambitious? And yes, I'll be doing this while working on the QC; while I'm in charge of the BBC (new student magazine); I'll prolly still have "The Mann Show" (though that only takes an hour out of my week); oh, and those things I do called classes? XP

But I'm actually feeling positive about it; I think I can do it. And I'm really excited for next semester. How 'bout you, mm? ;P

P.S. If anyone would like to volunteer to make me a feminism or gender icon, I wouldna say no... *hintnudge*

 

A few days back, I was having a total panic-attack about being able to do all the things I'm signing myself up for next year. And now it looks like I may be adding yet another (WAY bigger) obligation, and yet, it's not stressing me. Today, I handled my business much more productively, so I'm feeling positive about it.

That is, registered this morning. By doing my homework very carefully I was able to have no trouble getting into the classes I was aiming at: English 220 (survey course), French 220 (Intermediate), Philosophy 386 (Feminist Philosophy), English 310 (Linguistics), INTD 011 (class for being on QC), and INTD 033 (Teaching Composition).

I'll be part of the QC staff next year, so I figured that would be a good one credit class to take. (In case you haven't figured it out yet, that's the Quaker Campus, student newspaper). The Teaching Composition one has a caveat or three. According to my advisor, it is indeed the class for Peer Mentors, for the Freshmen Writing Composition classes. So I need to talk to Charlie Eastman, because I'm not sure why it would let me sign up for that... but it is right up my alley, so I would be amazingly pleased if I *could* be a Peer Mentor/Tutor/whatever they're calling it this year. That was one of the few saving graces of *my* first semester.

Speaking of which, my second opinion piece for the QC (which I just turned in today) is all about that. I'll be sure to post--and this time, I know how to make all the links work, swearsit! ^_^

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