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:: PLUS info you need THIS WEEK :: SAVE THE UC: PETITION THE REGENTS The UC Regents are voting on a 32% fee hike for undergraduate students in the UC system on Nov. 19th! Please see the link below which will allow you to get involved by signing a petition through SAVE the UC. SAVE will bring the petition and its results to the attention of the media, legislative caucuses, the UC administration, and other constituencies. Please consider signing so that we can help make the University of California system accessible, affordable, and quality for current and future students alike. Thank you for your time. http://www.saveuc.org/petition_fees.php HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR SUDAN: THURSDAY NIGHTS AT PASTA POMODORO Starting November 19, Thursday nights, Pasta Pomodoro, Noe Valley, 4000 24th St., SF Enjoy a meal at the Noe Valley Pasta Pomodoro and support the work of Health Alliance for Sudan, a UCSF student organization working in partnership with the Juba Teaching Hospital to improve the quality of health care and education in Southern Sudan., a portion of the proceeds from your meal will support the shipment of hundreds of hospital beds and other medical supplies to the Juba Hospital. More info: cynthia.so@ucsf.edu PUBLIC ART PLANNING: NOMINATE A TREE The campus is soliciting nominations of your favorite tree to be painted in oil on aluminum panels providing an iconic visual identity for the Parnassus Campus. The artist proposes the 28 paintings be portraits of individual trees or clusters of trees on Parnassus with buildings as a background. If so inclined, submit your "favorite tree" to bgee@chnaoff.ucsf.edu (location, description) for consideration. PRESENTING & INTERPRETING STATS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH REPORTS: TWENTY ERRORS EVEN YOU CAN FIND Friday, November 20, 12:30-2:30 p.m., N-225 (Parnassus) AND SIMULCAST TO ROCK HALL AUDITORIUM (Mission Bay) PASS - Professional & Academic Success Skills series brings you Tom Lang, author of "How to Report Statistics in Medicine". Learn to better evaluate quantitative data, avoid errors and biases in your own presentations and consult a statistician about your work. Description, biography, directions: http://career.ucsf.edu/pass LOVE TO SING? DROP-IN IMPROV SINGING GROUP FORMING Friday, November 20, noon to 1pm, MU111, Parnassus Students are welcome! We're hoping to start a weekly lunchtime group for people to have fun exploring improvisational singing. Don't be shy - this is open to everyone regardless of singing experience or campus affiliation. The group will be led by Mark Baum, who has studied with Rhiannon, Dave Worm, and Joey Blake, all longtime collaborators with Bobby McFerrin. Questions? Email Mark at baumm@anesthesia.ucsf.edu. DIAGNOSING DIFFERENCE: DOCUMENTARY ON GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER Friday, November 20, noon, HSW301 13 diverse transgender people discuss how it feels to have their gender identity labeled by the DSM as "gender identity disorder". This groundbreaking film is the first to explore the impact of the GID diagnosis on people who identify on the trans spectrum .... In their own words and images. $6 FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE DEYOUNG: BIANNUAL COLLEGE NIGHT, THAT’S YOU! Friday, November 20, 5-8:45pm, DeYoung Museum, Golden Gate Park ($6 is the student price so take your ID) Friday Nights at the DeYoung offers interdisciplinary arts programs including music, poetry, films, dance and lectures. This week features Celebrating College Night—"Ancient to the Present: A Tribute to World Cultures" The biannual College Night hosts a variety of projects by 12 Bay Area universities, college students and faculty members, bringing to light the unique contributions of world cultures. World culture music, spun by DJ Felix from Spain. Special kabuki performance: The Legend of Morning Glory. The café is open and there is a no host bar. Enjoy! SIGN UP TO DONATE LIFE Until November 20 103,000 people in the United States are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. This week 100 patients on waiting list will die due to a shortage of donated organs. The student group (CODE) Coalition of Organ Donation Exponents, is working with the California Transplant Donor Network (CTDN) to organize on-campus organ donation registry. Become an organ, tissue and cornea donor. Visit http://www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org/UCSF today for more info and/or to sign up. To learn more about CODE and a screening of the award winning movie DTOUR: A rock 'n roll film about life, death, and bodily functions, a film about a UCSF organ transplant recipients' tale of survival, please email Patricia.Zheng@ucsf.edu or visit http://rco.ucsf.edu/index.php/code LIGHTING UP THE CITY: IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR Friday, November 20, 6pm, outdoor ice rink at Embarcadero The Embarcadero Center hosts a free winter carnival to celebrate their annual lighting ceremony (6pm) when more than 17,000 lights illuminate the San Francisco Skyline. In addition to live music and a fireworks show, enjoy a special sneak preview performance of “Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy”. This is certainly a way to forget finals for two hours. 11TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE DAY Saturday, November 21, 9:30AM - 12:45PM, 401 Parnassus Avenue, LPPI Auditorium, Room LP-190 (1st floor), Parnassus Thousands of survivors of suicide loss will gather together on this day of healing, support, and empowerment. Event cost: Free. Sponsors include: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and UCSF Department of Psychiatry. Contact info: pchu@ucsf.edu, http://psych.ucsf.edu/events.aspx?id=5211 HOW TO SLEEP: PART OF OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE Starting Monday, Nov. 23 through Monday, Dec. 7, 5 pm to 6 pm at Student Health and Counseling, Parnassus Join Henry J. Kahn, MD, for a three-session, interactive workshop on "How to Sleep", presented as part of his series on Optimal Performance. Work-life balance, successful academic performance, and stable relationships all require adequate sleep. Come to this workshop and rediscover those sleeping skills that are still within you. Dinner will be provided. RSVP is required and space is limited. Email shs@ucsf.edu KOUYOU FALL CELEBRATION: ALL WELCOME Tuesday, November 24, 12-1pm, Millberry Union Conference Center JAHPSA (Japanese American Health Professional Student Association) invites you to Kouyou which can be translated literally as “red leaves” or “changing colors.” Between the stifling humidity of the summer and the chill of winter, fall in Japan transforms the countryside and mountains to landscapes of red, orange, yellow, and gold. Bento lunches, Japanese drinks and snack, presentations on flower arrangements and Japanese calligraphy. All of the UCSF community is invited to create their own flower arrangement, have their names translated and painted into Japanese calligraphy. Sponsored by the Cultural Enrichment Fund VSA FALL BANQUET: EVERYONE INVITED Tuesday, November 24, 6-8:30pm, City Lights Room Millberry Union, Parnassus VSA is having its Fall Banquet and EVERYONE is invited to this free event. So come and learn about Vietnamese Culture. Did I forget to mention that we will be having tons and tons of FREE DELICIOUS Vietnamese food. So stop by and enjoy some entertainment, have fun, make some new friends, and eat lots of food!!! tri.tran@ucsf.edu CLICK! CREATE! CONTRAST! A STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Today until February 5, Faculty Alumni House (5th at Parnassus) Be inspired by student photography! Presenting an exhibit that celebrates art from 44 students in over 14 different programs at UCSF! Come take a look at the range of talent within the university! Many of these exceptional works of art will also be on sale, with a portion of proceeds benefiting local and national charitable organizations. On display will also be selected portraits from the Student Photo Project. ASDA POWER TOOTHBRUSH SALE! Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:10PM -1:00PM, Saunders Court & in front of Millberry Union Power Toothbrush sale! Oral B SmartSeries 5000 power brush only $75(as compared to $125 on Amazon and $159 on drugstore.com) -Check to "ASDA at UCSF" or cash. -Limited supply! -or EMAIL US: Toothbrush@asdaUCSF.com TABULA SEEKS SUBMISSIONS: ART CREATES COMMUNITY Now through December 1 submit to tabula.ucsf@gmail.com We're looking for written pieces (fiction, essay, poem, musing, whatever) and visual art - essentially, anything that can be scanned, emailed, and printed! Limit 5 submissions per person. All submissions will be published online; a smaller number will be published in the Synapse or as a separate entity. Tabula editorial staff thanks you in advance! OUTDOOR PROGRAM: TAHOE CABIN SLEEPS GROUPS If you missed the in person sign up, check for vacancies by calling 476-2078 UCSF cabin in North Lake Tahoe is available to UCSF students and staff. Conveniently located near North Tahoe's best ski areas, this home features a fully equipped kitchen, large living room, and ample sleeping quarters for large groups. Reservations from December through April, and sell out quickly. Due to the popularity of this cabin, in-person reservations will be taken at Parnassus and Mission Bay starting Tuesday 10.20. Weekend/Holiday: $340/ night. Midweek $300/night WELLNESS WEEKEND IN BIG SUR: YES, ONLY $50 Wednesday- Sunday, November 25- 29, Big Sur Celebrate Thanksgiving by exploring, socializing and eating delicious meals. Includes equipment, meals and camping equipment. Pre trip meeting is Nov. 23. Event cost: $50. Sponsors include: Outdoor Programs and Health & Wellness. Contact info: kelcey.gavar@ucsf.edu , www.outdoors.ucsf.edu CLASSIC BLACK: AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOICES FROM 19TH CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO Sunday, November 29 , 3-4:30 pm, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street | Cost: FREE Former S F Poet Laureate Devorah Major will be joined by Bay Area jazz treasures Richard Howell on saxophone and Mark Izu on bass in a poetry performance piece featuring African-Americans who lived and thrived in San Francisco between 1845 and 1900. Focusing on less known stories of Blacks who lived and worked in downtown San Francisco, these voices will be brought to life through music and spoken word. :: PLUS info you need UPCOMING AND ONGOING:: TIS THE SEASON: WARM COATS AND FOOD DRIVE There are collection boxes at Millberry Main Desk and at the Fitness Centers at Parnassus and Mission Bay Giving away that unused coat or digging out the jar of peanut butter will go a long way in making you feel good. Easy. Convenient. Tralalalala. THE SAN FRANCISCO BALLET NUTCRACKER: $24 On Sale NOW for Wednesday, December 9, 7pm, War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Street CLS Arts & Events present a special UCSF Holiday Family Night at the San Francisco Ballet. Limited number of tickets for balcony seats available for $24. The first 500 children to arrive to this event will receive a special holiday gift, and mingle with the characters. Opera House doors open one hour before the performance; milk and cookies served at intermission. You can also purchase a ticket from the Millberry Union Central Desk OR download an order form at www.campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/artsevents This event will sell out. Call 476-2675 for more information. SF PERFORMANCES STUDENT CULTURE CARD: BEST ARTS BARGAIN IN TOWN Attend 25 performances for $25 in the 2009-10 season! Really. Check out the whole calendar at the website above. One Culture Card per student, gives full time students and postdocs at participating schools (SF Conservatory of Music and UCSF) one free ticket and the option of one 50% off companion ticket. Performances are at the Herbst, Yerba Buena, SF Conservatory. Get the card online at http://www.performances.org/sfpculturecard.asp (small fee), by phone at 415.398.6449, mail to 500 Sutter St. Suite 710, SF 94102 THE HUB: A REAL STUDENT SPACE Mondays, noon - 6 p.m., S182, Parnassus If you're interested in collaborative efforts towards outreach, diversity, and health disparities & want to build a REAL INTERPROFESSIONAL community, students from all schools are invited to come to The HUB Monday afternoons THE HUB has been building a welcoming diverse community space and invite all students to come for discussion, programs, study, support and interpro interaction. Last year students noticed there is not enough interaction between the schools of pharmacy, dental, medicine, nursing, and physical therapy at UCSF. In addition, each school has parallel programs that mentor, outreach, and work on health disparities - DID you know UCSF has over 100 programs that focus on some form of outreach? So why don't we get together and try to create a space that can support all of us while developing collaboration between the different schools? YOUR STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE WORKS AT THE UCSF DENTAL CLINIC Daily, Parnassus, right down the hill on your left, 4th floor of the Dental Building Looking for a dentist? Check out your benefits http://studenthealth.ucsf.edu/insurance/benefit-descriptions/dental-care and know that they are good at the UCSF Dental Clinic/Faculty Practice. Convenience! UC SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT: PLANNING FOR THE WHOLE UC Two day summit being planned at UCLA for January 2010 Contribute to the conversation about sustainability and future investments for the UC system by joining with students from all UCs to create a proposal along with a checklist for the Regents to use in standardizing sustainability across all UC campuses over the next years. The summit will be a sharing, campus by campus with work groups to create goals and ideas to move forward. If interested contact your ASUC-sf or GSA at UCSF or the CA organizers: Elise Shulman and Natalie Hein, UC Sustainability Summit Directors, UCLA USAC President's Staff ucsummit@gmail.com UCSF TAKES ON BIOLOGICS COST: AFFORDABLE MEDICINES FOR PATIENTS The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) and Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) want Congress to hear that we, as future health professionals, stand up for our patients to ensure they have access to affordable medicines. Biologic medicines (many treatments for arthritis, cancer, and vaccines), average 22-48 thousand dollars a year, making them unaffordable and inaccessible to many patients. Language in current health care reform is set to keep it that way, setting up market monopolies which put an unsustainable burden on our already broken health system. Join the fight for affordable medicines and TAKE ACTION NOW! www.AffordableMedsNOW.org Contact Rebecca.Mitchell@ucsf.edu BAGEL TUESDAY: MISSION BAY Tuesday, December 1, 9:30am, 2nd Floor Genentech Hall (outside student lounge) First Tuesdays feature Free coffee & bagels. Find out what fun, services and activities are going on at Mission Bay into 2010! Sponsored by Student Academic Affairs at MB. UC COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE Tuesday, December 1, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Parnassus Campus - Cole Hall; (broadcast to LHTS Aud, MB-Rock Aud, MTZ-Herbst, VAMC-Teak Rm, SFGH #3208, Fresno Aud) The UC Commission on the Future was established and charged with the development of a new vision for the University, one that maintains its excellence, access and affordability, as well as continuing its service to California while addressing the financial challenges resulting from the State's fiscal problems. For this purpose, UCSF will host this open forum to solicit input for Members of the Commission from UCSF faculty, staff, student and other leaders, followed by an open session during which members of the audience may participate. Individuals also may provide feedback at http://ucfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/feedback.html Additional information is available at: http://ucfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu/. THE DADDY SHIFT: AUTHOR VISITS CAMPUS Tuesday, December 1, 12-1pm, book signing 1-1:30PM, Health Sciences West, Room 303 Journalist Jeremy Adam Smith will read and discuss his critically acclaimed book The Daddy Shift: How Stay-at-Home Dads, Breadwinning Moms, and Shared Parenting are Transforming the American Family. He will be explaining how fatherhood has evolved beyond breadwinning, to include a capacity for caregiving as well. What happens when dads stay home and their partners support families, a logical culmination of fifty years of family change. The stories of real people form the heart of this book: ethnically diverse couples from every part of the country and every walk of life - from working class to affluent, and both straight and gay. UCSF/SPORTS BASEMENT SHOPPING SPREE: NICE DISCOUNT! Tuesday, December 1, 5:00PM - 9:00PM, Sports Basement 1590 Bryant Street (Potrero Hill) Receive 20% off when you show your Fit & Rec membership, student, or UCSF ID. Free garage parking available, enter on Florida Street. If you miss this evening's extravaganza, remember you always get 10% off at Sports Basement with your UCSF ID. HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPREE: EASY AND FUN Wednesday & Thursday, December 2-3, 10:00am - 6:00pm, Millberry Union and Millberry Gymnasium FREE ADMISSION For over 20 years, Arts & Events has brought UCSF art, culture, music and celebration. The Holiday Shopping Spree is one of our major events events that help fund our UCSF events throughout the year. *Complimentary holiday gift wrapping *UCSF Child Care fundraiser - baked goodies *See's Candy Sale - Wednesday, 10:00am - 3:00pm *Gospel Choir on Thursday, noon-1 p.m. *Vendor drawing held at 1:00pm & 4:00pm *Angel Readers *Gifts EASY GETAWAY: LAKE TAHOE WITH OUTDOOR PROGRAMS Friday - Sunday, December 4-6, North Lake Tahoe ($65 includes 2 nights and 2 meals) Enjoy a weekend in our cozy lodge in North Lake Tahoe. Meet other people from UCSF and the San Francisco community as you use the cabin as a home base for skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding, or just relaxing. The cost is per person, and covers your lodging Friday and Saturday nights, as well as group meals on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. A short pre-trip meeting will be held to cover food logistics, entertainment options, directions. As the cabin has limited parking, OP recommends you arrange carpooling at this time as well. Pre-Trip Meeting: Tu 11/1 7-9pm. kelcey.gavar@ucsf.edu THE ACADEMIC INTERVIEW: DEMYSTIFYING THE CHALK TALK Thursday, December 3, 10-11:30 a.m., Genentech Hall Auditorium Preparing Future Faculty. In this rare event, watch a recently-successful job candidate re-enact his chalk talk in front of a search committee of senior UCSF faculty. View a successful "chalk talk", observe typical interactions and questions offered by the search committee, and gain tips for success from the candidate and faculty panelists. The Chalk Talk event will NOT be repeated next year. This event will not be simulcast or recorded.* FREE! Just drop on by! Complete information: http://career.ucsf.edu/pff/events.2009.html HONORARY DEGREES: UCSF JAPANESE STUDENTS (1941-1942) Friday, December 4, 3-5 p.m., Byers Auditorium, Genentech Hall, Mission Bay The Chancellor and Faculty wish to bestow an Honorary Degree of the University of California Inter Silvas Academi Restituere Iustitiam (to restore justice among the groves of the academy) to the 70 students and/or their families who were enrolled at UCSF during the academic year 1941-1942 whose studies were unjustly interrupted by WWII and resulting internment orders (Executive Order 9066).The University of California has not awarded honorary degrees since 1972 under a moratorium adopted by the Regents. This moratorium has been suspended in order to properly recognize and honor the individuals and their families affected by Executive Order 9066. 2nd ANNUAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CONFERENCE Saturday December 5, 9:30am - 2:35pm, Cole Hall, Parnassus Listen to amazing speakers, some of whose experience include being part of the emergency response during the attack on the World Trade Center, and Hurricane Katrina. Take advantage of this amazing opportunity to learn hands on skills that can be used in the event of a disaster. BREAKFAST and LUNCH will be provided. Register at http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDJLaXM3eXo1azJYaGNDQ2MtMzhUTHc6MA Space is limited so sign up now! GRAND OPENING OF THE MABUHAY HEALTH CENTER! UCSF SERVING THE COMMUNITY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2009, 2:30-5 P.M., BAYANIHAN COMMUNITY CENTER, 1010 Mission St. (at 6th St.) Please join us at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the GRAND OPENING of the MABUHAY HEALTH CENTER (MHC), a new community free clinic in the SOMA district of San Francisco! Meet mayor Newsom, UCSF faculty, SOMA community leaders, Filipino WWII veterans, and bay area health professionals. Enjoy FREE FILIPINO FOOD, preview SERVICES, entertainment and MORE! Sponsored by: PRIME-US and ASUCSF. Contact info: alvin.teodoro@ucsf.edu http://mabuhayhealthcenter.blogspot.com BRAIN BITES: FUEL FOR YOU Monday, December 7, 6-8 p.m., Community Room, MISSION BAY Housing Tuesday, December 8, 9:30-11:30 pm, Millberry Union Golden Gate Room, PARNASSUS You study hard, play hard, and want to live life to the fullest. Stop by for Brain Bites to replenish your energy stores during finals to help propel you through winter. Complimentary pancakes, fresh fruit, and juice courtesy of Campus Life Services ~ Recreational Sports, Outdoor Programs, and Arts & Events. RAD TRAINING: SELF DEFENSE YOU CAN AFFORD December 7-9, 5:30pm-9:30pm each of the three nights, Genentech Hall, Room N114, Mission Bay If you have waited to increase your sense of personal security, now is the time. The Rape Aggression Defense System has realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women, a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program. It's taught by certified R.A.D. Instructors and provide each student with a workbook/reference manual. $15 for UCSF Students. *must attend all three sessions *bring UCSF ID *comfortable gym attire. pre-registration required www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=190647 For more information, contact Mijiza Sanchez at mijiza.sanchez@ucsf.edu Sponsored by UCSFPD and CGE STUDENT RUN CLUB: PLANNING FOR THE NEW YEAR! Wednesday, January 13, 5:00PM - 5:30PM, Central Desk, 500 Parnassus Ave., Parnassus The Student Run Club: Volunteers who will lead these fun group runs are needed (will receive $100 at sports basement.) Free. Sponsors include: Recreational Sports and Health & Wellness. Contact info: kelcey.gavar@ucsf.edu <kelcey.gavar@ucsf.edu> S-T-R-E-T-C-H AT MISSION BAY: EVERY WEDNESDAY IS ANOTHER CHANCE Wednesdays, noon, 3rd floor, 330, Community Center Bldg Wear loose clothes and be ready to breathe, stretch and relax. You'll be much more productive afterward! Just show up! RSVP to shs@ucsf.edu for a Peasant Pie. RECIPE FOR REAL FOOD: CHECK THEM ALL OUT Affordable. Healthy. Tasty. At the SES on REAL FOOD, students asked for recipes to up the fiber and nutrition value in easy ways. Check out all of the recipes at http://sac.ucsf.edu/resources.recipes.html Thanks to our fabulous Nutrition Consultant from Rec & Fitness, Kristin Doyle, RN. CHILDCARE NEEDS: ON CAMPUS RESOURCES UCSF Child Care Referral Service can help to: find child care, get info on options, connect students wanting to babysit, identify family resources, post needs for caregivers.... all free of charge. All services can be done via email (pauline.lee@ucsf.edu <pauline.lee@ucsf.edu> ) The board is at http://www.campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/childcare/referrals/bulletin_board.php or call 476-2692. Great resource, spread the word to student parents! CHECK OUT THIS WEEK'S CHEAP PICKS: http://sf.funcheap.com/category/funcheap-top-picks MID-DAY MEDITATION FOR STRESS RELIEF Mondays, 12:10-12:50pm, MU 111 (Parnassus). Interrupt your stress cycle and get back on track with mindfulness meditation for stress relief and improved focus. Brought to you by Student Health and Counseling Services TOUR THE CITY FOR FREE Every single day of every single week in every single area of SF San Francisco City Guides are local volunteers who love the City, its history, lore and legends...and they're ready to share it all with you through Free Walking Tours of San Francisco. Great way to meet people, show off the city, entertain visitors and be part of the SF story. Use their very up to the minute website http://www.sfcityguides.org/ to locate an area you want to know more about and show up. They always show up and even have little microphones so you don't have to be the good kid in the front row to hear their stories. MISSION BAY FARMERS MARKET: RAIN OR SHINE Wednesdays, 10am - 3pm, Gene Friend Way Plaza, Mission Bay Let's all come out for this amazing addition to a healthy community at MB. Fresh, mostly organic produce and community is gathering on Gene Friend Way!!! Enjoy. FALL MEANS APPLES: PARNASSUS FARMERS' MARKET Wednesdays, ACC Breezeway Atrium, 400-500 Parnassus Avenue The season is so short to enjoy natures own succulence: the perfect apple. Eat from the freshest ingredients and thanks to Campus Life Services, UCSF Med Center and the Pacific Coast Farmer's Market Assoc. If you want encouragement for eating fresh, local produce, check out the recipes on our REAL FOOD recipe board for busy students http://sac.ucsf.edu/resources.recipes.html