Panel discussion on election issues vital to the LGBTQ community. Free pizza and drinks. Wednesday, Oct. 15,6:30 - 8 p.m. Center for Community, 3rd floor, Abrams Lounge

A documentary about how politicians have overcome gender, sexual orientation, class and race barriers to become effective political leaders. Tuesday, Oct. 14, Atlas 229, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14, 4 - 6 p.m. Dennis Small Cultural Center in the UMC.

Open Mic: GLBTQ Resource Center with SORCE (Student Outreach and Retention Center for Equity). Thursday, Oct. 9, Senior Lounge, UMC. 4 - 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4 CU vs. Oregon State, Folsom Field 2 p.m. Purchase tickets for $25 on CUBUFFS.com Bring your family and friends out to Folsom Field to watch your Colorado Buffaloes take on the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday, Oct. 4. Order your specially-priced tickets today and you will be seated in a reserved block of seats with other Pride Game attendees. Contact the GLBTQ Resource CEnter for the discount code - 303-492-1377.

Free lecture & lunch, "How Venus became a Christian Saint: A Look at the Literature and Ideas of C.S. Lewis" by Professor Bradley Birzer, Tuesday, March 17, 12-1:30 p.m. in University Memorial Center, Room 380. This talk explores the continuity of the classical and the medieval, the pagan and the Judeo-Christian as understood in the literary theory and fantasies of C.S. Lewis. RSVP to office@saintaidans.org or 303-443-2503. Sponsored by Canterbury Colorado Our Website

Drawing on her knowledge of Russian and Western media, Julia Ioffe will discuss how the ongoing conflict in that region is playing out in an increasingly restricted media environment. Ioffe is a senior editor at The New Republic. Prior to joining the magazine in 2012, she reported from Russia for major international publications. Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m. Location: Eaton Humanities 150 Free and open to the public. Our Website

In this CAS Luncheon Series event, Selma (Sam) Sonntag focuses on India's linguistic federalism as one of the major causes of the recent de-politicization of Hindi. The success of linguistic federalism, she suggests, lies in the language-based democratic-hegemonic bond between emerging regional elites and masses, initially forged in the south of India, later in the Hindi-belt of north India. Friday, Oct. 31, noon, CAS Conference Room, two doors north of Starbucks on University and Broadway. Lunch will be provided.

This talk by Yang Yang, Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography, focuses on urban development in cities along this “new Silk Road,” and seeks to understand the role of Hui Muslims and Islam in the production of spectacular Islamic-themed urban landscapes, and the extent to which the Hui are perceived as resources in China’s efforts to build relationships with global Islamic financiers. CAS Luncheon Series. Friday, Oct. 17, noon, CAS Conference Room, two doors north of Starbucks on University and Broadway. Lunch will be provided.

The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on GLBT Issues is seeking new committee members: undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty. The GLBT Committee advocates for GLBTQ people within the university community. The committee meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at noon in the Center for Community. For more information visit our website. Email Scarlet.Bowen@colorado.edu or Sean.Kenny@colorado.edu