#SIUC

[srnofficial-thesequel]

"I want the pirates to be the drag show theme"

-SRN Dad/Vice President/A Disappointed Parental Figure™

[rainbowcafelgbtqcenter]

The deadline for our Tim Rice Scholarship is coming up!

It's worth $1,500 this year, so make sure you apply by August 15th while there's still time!

The Tim Rice Scholarship is Rainbow Cafe LGBTQ Center's first-ever scholarship program, named after one of RC's original founders, and helps LGBTQIA+ students in Southern Illinois afford higher education. It's worth at least $1,500 and can be used for any/all college-related expenses such as tuition, books, housing, etc.

APPLY DIRECTLY VIA GOOGLE FORM: https://forms.gle/5ZiE3DtoqV8rMXbR6

CRITERIA:

Applicant must openly identify as LGBTQIA+.

-Applicant has made contributions to the Southern Illinois LGBTQIA+ community in some way.

Applicant resides in the general Southern Illinois region - such as Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, or Williamson counties.

Must be enrolled in an accredited United States college or university (community college, 2- or 4-year university, or graduate student) for the 2024-2025 school year (deferment may be requested for up to one year).

Applicant can be documented or undocumented.

Applicant is not a Rainbow Cafe LGBTQ Center staff member, Board member, or related to an RC staff or Board member.

Applicant demonstrates financial need.

Recipient must be available to receive the Tim Rice Scholarship at the Rainbow Cafe Annual Gala, currently scheduled for Saturday, October 5th (Recipient will receive three complimentary tickets, one for recipient + two guests).

Want a paper PDF application? Have other questions? Visit our website at www.rainbowcafe.org/scholarship.

[justinssportscorner]

With the news that Missouri State University is leaving the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC or The Valley) to join the Conference USA (C-USA) in 2025, who will take their place in The Valley, if they decide to replace Missouri State?

With the Bears departing The Valley, the MVC will have no Missouri-based teams despite having its league HQ there.

[...]

I have a couple of plausible candidates: Southeastern Missouri State (SEMO) and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).

SEMO

Advantages:

Football program that is somewhat respectable, but not in the best shape.

Instant rivalries with SIUC and Murray State.

Keeps a foothold in Missouri for the MVC.

Disadvantages:

A 3rd team in the Cape Girardeau/Paducah/Carbondale DMA (SIUC and Murray State are also in the DMA).

No men’s soccer team.

SIUE

Advantages:

Former associate membership in Soccer, since their main conference (Ohio Valley Conference/OVC) didn’t sponsor it until recently.

A potential budding rivalry between SIUE and SIUC in Carbondale for the Battle of SIU Rivalry.

They could also have potential rivalries with Bradley and Illinois State University (ISU).

An actual presence in the St. Louis DMA, as it would be near their league HQ in St. Louis.

Disadvantages:

Football program is nonexistent.

Basketball program is low-mid-major.

My recommendation would be SEMO, since it is a Missouri school that has a football program. I’d love for SIUE to be in it, but since they don’t have a football program, they would be at a disadvantage.

Read the full Substack post.

[neurotic-needles]

Morris Library and Faner Hall in Carbondale, IL

[frustrated-siuc-students]

"She deserved it." - USG President in reference to a student going to the hospital from a party after throwing up on a police officer. 01/23/24

I have unexpressable anger from this statement. Like bestie, noooo.

[better-for-real-justice]

! KNOW MOD KARKAT'S A CUCK BUT MOD TEG!R! ARE YOU SER!OUSLY OKAY W!TH A FINNED FUCK PA!L!NG YOUR MATESPR!T?

If he cau fignre ont how to, theu by all meaus, siuce I haveu't.

[beforus-for-real-justice]

Apologies for disappeariug, as well as the erratic behavior of Tyzias. Scratch was iu dire ueed of assistauce, aud we were to fnlfill onr dnties. Scratch has siuce beeu helped, aud we shonld be retnuriug properly.

[undertakerbarbie]

[wears my girlfriend’s SIUC sweatshirt] for bob odenkirk 💙

[f0xd13-blog]

Who tf wants to siucced at something that was created by you taken from you which put you living in third worl conditions? So y'all crazy rich now and i have to get out of the hole when i created that to not be in the hole... bitch y'all literally insane

[phire23]

Some photos from the day before and the day of graduation. 😃❤️🎓

[srnofficial-thesequel]

Drag show is here

[rainbowcafelgbtqcenter]

We're nearly a week away from our next Southern Illinois Transgender Resource Fair!

It won't be an event to miss, whether you're looking for simple resources, a fresh haircut, or a chance to chat with health professionals - swing by Rainbow Cafe's new building anytime between 3 to 7 PM on Friday, August 11th OR the pavilion across the street for free food catered by Bake Me Happy and live music from Jennifer Kathryn Davolt plus...

Free haircuts AND yoga from E. Claire Beauty

Free binders (from RC!)

Free binder massages by Alex Nikul Waller

Free clothes, makeup, shoes, hygiene products, and more!

Free legal name and gender marker change assistance with OUTlaw Trans Legal Name Change & Gender Marker Clinic

Transgender voice therapy/training with the SIUC Clinical Center

Voter registration with Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship's social action team

Trans-related trivia with the SOIL Sisters - The Dirtiest Hoes of the Sacred Heartland

Pelvic floor therapy with Bridget Shepherd Rose

Employment, resume, and college assistance with ManTraCon Corporation

Food security assistance with SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development

Medicaid and health insurance assistance with Shawnee Health

Health professionals that offer hormone replacement, mental wellness, and letter referrals from Choices: Center for Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Shawnee Health, Arrowleaf, and Centerstone

Free Narcan, condoms, Plan B, HIV testing, pregnancy tests, assault whistles, pads, and COVID tests from amazing resource and community organizations like The Center for Empowerment and Justice, The Community Action Place, Inc., SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development, Midwest Access Coalition, and The Little Resource Center

Amazing community groups like CARE - Carbondale Assembly for Radical Equity, GRIS- Golden Rainbows of Illinois South, OUTMemphis, Metro Trans Umbrella Group, Uniting Pride, Carbondale United, Survivor Empowerment Center, Carbondale Tool Library, Caritas, The Night's Shield, Pride in Action, Southern IL, Southern Illinois Pride Collective, Gaia House Interfaith Center, First Presbyterian Church of Carbondale IL, SIU WGSS, SIU Multicultural Resource Center, and the SIU Women's Resource Center!

[theriverlandspodcast]

Looking for more Mid Winter ghost stories? We have a great story this month that were sure will start your New Years out right!

[rev-krissy]

Local old lady crashes on dorm lounge sofa...

[dekugouu]

Hey! My fiancee and I live in a 2 bedroom apartment in Collinsville, Il. We have 3 cats, a rat and a ball pyhton. We are currently looking for someone in the LGBT+ who may be interested in living with us. It would be $350 for rent and utilities. The bus station is right up the road from us and theres a bunch of shops and stuff. If you or anyone you know might be interested, message me!

[bananxjin]

Hi friends!

I just need you all to know that I saw Jesse McCartney live last night, and I will eventually be writing a story (or maybe multiple idk) based on one or some of his songs about Hyung line ¯\_(ツ)_/¯