Last year dear Jeeps, they took my hammer.  The authorities that is, as in New Haven’s finest.  You would think you can get away with playing an honest game that happens to involve a box of nails, a giant tree stump and a hammer flying through the air in the midst of a sea of reveling sauced-up underclassman would be free from criticism, but alas, tis not the case.  To boot, having situ’d our tailgate in the midst of said undergrads, those same authorities took no hesitation in procuring our beloved tap, leading to a frenzied hands-on effort by a bevy of Forestry students seeking to engineer contingent access into our beloved Yuengling kegs imported all the way from Jersey – exact conversation between myself and a police officer earlier that morning when he came to inspect our kegs:

 Officer:  These kegs don’t have (Connecticut serial) tags on them.

Me:        That’s because I had my friends bring them up from Jersey.

Officer:  I’m not sure that’s legal.

Me:        Well, I’m in the middle of throwing a massive tailgate using these exact kegs, so he we are then.)   {exeunt stage right}

Little did I know they’d come back for the taps….. and my precious hammer.  Well Jeeps, not this year.  I’ve gone straight, legit, toeing the proverbial line…. mostly because I have to leave The Game to run the Philly Marathon the next morning, but for you Jeeps, it should be glorious, tremendous, a cornucopia of Lot D affectation and I wish you the best of all of it.  Be safe, but more importantly, be merry.  Mirth is all GPSS asks of you.

Oh, and what’s that, GPSS has a brand spankin’ new facebook group (say, what?!).  Durn skippy, get in the know here.

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GPSS Yale-Harvard Tailgate, i.e. THE GAME
Saturday, Nov. 19th @ 9:30am.  Lot D-Special

 Be there for free food, drinks, T-shirts, lawn games, tents, kegs, ribs, Harvard-bashing, and Handsome Dan lovin'.   This year’s tailgate promises to be bigger, better, and more boisterous than ever.  Festivities continue through halftime!  Look for the balloon man outside our tent in Lot D (the student tailgate section)!  The first 100 to arrive will receive free commemorative t-shirts. 

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Alumni Short Presentations: Non-traditional career paths
Thursday November 17th, 9:30pm : GPSCY 

Remember how much fun you had at Meantime last week? We’ve been working with Yale Alumni to host a similar event using alumni as speakers instead of students. Come to GPSCY to hear about non-traditional career paths from folks who started out in your shoes. We have five great speakers for you including a former SOM-er now working in public-private partnerships for social change and a former Yale law student currently working on national campaigns, among other things. A networking social with many Yale alumni will follow after the talks. 

Come for the talks and free food, stay for the networking and GPSCY Thursday night fun.

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YALE/HARVARD Homecoming Party
Saturday, Nov. 19th @ GPSCY

What better way for show off New Haven then with the best party in town? DJ Mistos will be tearing up the dance floor all night and there will be $2 Miller Lites on tap. Also, GPSS will be holding a food drive Friday and Saturday nights,

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GPSS Thanksgiving Food Drive
Friday & Saturday, Nov. 19th-20th @ Homecoming Party & Yale-Harvard Tailgate

Did you know that in Connecticut, there are more than 400,000 people at risk of hunger every year?  These are people from all walks of life – children, working parents, seniors, people with disabilities, etc. GPSS is holding a Thanksgiving food drive, with all donations going towards the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK).  The mission of DESK is to provide free, nutritious meals for homeless individuals, families, and the working and non-working poor of the Greater New Haven area. DESK serves hot evening meals, packs free bag lunches, stocks food pantry bags, and maintains an emergency food bank for people in crisis (http://www.downtowneveningsoupkitchen.com/). GPSS representatives will be at the doors of GPSCY this coming Friday night and Saturday night (Go Yale! Beat Harvard!) taking donations in the form of canned goods with pull tops, traditional non-perishable Thanksgiving items, and spices.  Monetary donations are also accepted and greatly appreciated.  All proceeds will go to benefit the hungry and homeless of New Haven’s downtown community.  If you’d like to help out or have any questions, please contact laura.west@yale.edu.

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GPSS Special Event Funding

The Graduate & Professional Student Senate has a dedicated fund to assist clubs registered with GPSS to foster interaction between graduate & professional students, influence the course of the University and build relationships with the greater University and New Haven community through your organization’s events.  Interest groups should review GPSS Funding Guidelines at: http://gpss.yale.edu/funding or contact GPSS Funding Chair Mahala Burn at: Katherine.Burn@yale.edu

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Movie Sing-A-Long Night: Grease!
Tuesday, Nov. 15th, 7-9pm @ HGS 119

Do you sing along when you're watching the 1978 classic Grease? Well now you can do it in the company of your fellow grad students!  Take a break from your work and come to the FREE Sing-A-Long Movie Night and belt out "Summer Nights" and "You're the One That I Want"!  Even if you've never seen the movie and don't know a single song, come join the fun!  Goodie Bags, drinks, and snacks will be provided.

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Queer / Trans of Color Graduate, Professional student, Postdoc, Staff and Faculty Happy Hour

Wednesday, Nov. 16th,  7-9:00 pm @ Barcelona -- 155 Temple St

 Tapas provided!

This event is generously supported by the Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity and the Office of LGBTQ Resources. 

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Hunger and Homelessness Auction
Thursday, Nov. 17th

The Hunger and Homelessness Auction is an annual event where Yale community member donations help raise over $29,000 for local nonprofit organizations, including community healthcare organizations, homeless shelters, and food assistance programs. Please consider donating an item for the live or silent auction, and then come see your item go to a lucky winner at the auction on Thursday, November 17th.

To make a donation, to get some ideas on what you can donate, or to see what will be available at this year's event, visit http://info.med.yale.edu/yaxis/auction/ and click on "donate." Monetary donations are also accepted. Donations are open until Friday, November 11th. If you have any questions, contact katherine.davis@yale.edu. Thank you in advance for your donation!

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A Thought in Three Parts at the Yale Cabaret

By Wallace Shawn
Directed by Hallie Cooper-Novack
Thursday, 11/17 at 8pm, Friday and Saturday, 11/18-11/19 at 8 and 11pm
Tickets: $15 Regular, $10 Student/Yale Faculty & Staff
*** Bring the current Cabaret program to GPSCY and your cover charge is waived!
www.yalecabaret.org
***Please note: A Thought in Three Parts contains nudity, strong language, and adult content. So we’ll see you there.

What is the relationship of sex and intimacy? What is the relationship of sex and violence? What about intimacy and violence? When we're seeking one of these three, why do we sometimes wind up with one of the others?

This controversial play by Wallace Shawn (Aunt Dan and Lemon, The Fever) – which, due to its explicit nature, has only received one other full production in the United States since its writing in 1976 – explores these questions in the form of three short plays that come together to form a fractured and complex "thought."

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Philip Glass’s “Satyagraha
Saturday, Nov. 19th @ Sprague Hall

 In a Gentle Way, You Can Shake the World

Join us for a LIVE HD broadcast at Yale of ” by The Metropolitan Opera on November 19 at 12:55pm.

 It’s FREE! (Just reserve your ticket online here with your Yale NetID)

 If you’ve never been to the opera, this is your opportunity to dip a toe into these melodic waters. PLUS, this year we’re introducing Yale’s very own opera TRIVIA QUIZ (think NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me”) during intermission.

 PRIZES you ask? Trivia winners at each broadcast receive transportation to New York City, a glorious dinner and tickets to the lauded Metropolitan Opera.

 We look forward to seeing you for an exquisite afternoon at Yale’s Sprague Hall on Saturday, November 19 at 12:55pm.

YALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The Iseman Broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD

http://music.yale.edu/met_opera/

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 GPSS Day at Yale Sustainable Food Project

Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 4th from 1-5pm – it’s Graduate and Professional Student Day at the Yale Sustainable Food Project!  The Sustainable Food Project manages an organic farm on campus, runs diverse programs that support exploration and academic inquiry related to food and agriculture, and collaborates on a sustainable dining program at Yale (http://www.yale.edu/sustainablefood/).  GPSS will be heading out to the Yale Farm and volunteering a few hours to help with readying the farm for the coming winter. Light manual labor to be expected, but rest assured, it will be accompanied by hot apple cider and awarded with appetizers and drinks somewhere on the walk home.  This should be a great event, and they’re very excited to have us!  All graduate and professional students and their families are welcome.  Sign up HERE!  Any questions, please contact laura.west@yale.edu.

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 Imagine your University-wide announcement {here}.  To advertise your upcoming club events, email john.dagostino@yale.edu.  I promise I’ll give your event all the incredible love and attention my little listserve fiefdom can provide.

For your Senate-savvy needs, beat up the beat here: http://gpss.yale.edu/

GPSCY fans, followers and aficionados: : http://gpscy.net/gpscy/

Until next time,

 -John Dags