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Organization of the week: Prism
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environment around them. Prism is a great place to become educated about lesser known identities.
Q: What are your organization’s main goals? A: Prism’s first goal is to create a safe environment for queer people and their allies; from there, Prism fosters an environment where members can learn from each other. In order to achieve these goals, Prism hosts a mixture of social and educational events. The social events allow people to interact and get to know each other in a more casual setting, while educational events are designed to educate members and the general public about various sexual and gender identities as well as LGBTQ issues. Through these goals, Prism works towards enhancing equality for the LGBTQ community on campus an din the general community.
Q: What makes your organization unique? A: Prism is unique in the way that it is an organization that provides a judgement-free zone for people who are not comfortable sharing their identity outside the organization. Prism is also unique because it does not have any specific requirements, such as attendance, volunteer hours or dues for its members. Q: What are some of your upcoming events? A: Prism meets every Wednesday 9 to 11 p.m. in Holmes Student Center, Room 406. Some upcoming events include: Wednesday: Halloween Party
Q: Why should students join your organization? A: For most people, Prism provides an outlet to be themselves without fear of being discriminated against; for many queer people, meeting other queer people is an essential part of being comfortable in the
Q: How many members do you have in your organization? A: On average, we have about 40 to 50 members at each one of our social events. Q: How can people find your organization to join? A: Joining Prism is easy. All you have to do is just show up. Prism has no membership requirements whatsoever people are free to come and leave as they please. Q: How can students get in contact with your organization? A: People with questions can contact president of Prism, Alex Forgue, at aforgue@niu.edu. Students can also message the group on Huskie Link. Q: How would you describe your organization and what it stands for in five words or less? A: A safe place for LGBTQA people
Nov. 2: “Not” Talent Show Nov. 9: LGBTQ Representation in Media Nov. 16: What is Asexuality? Nov. 30: Stress Relief Night
Q: What are the requirements to join your organization? A: There are no requirements to join. People are free to come and go as they please.
Illinois officials warn fans of ticket scams
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Chicago Cubs baseball fan Robert Lyons shows his World Series tickets outside Wrigley Field Monday in Chicago. Associated Press
CHICAGO | Illinois’ attorney gen-
eral is warning baseball fans to watch out for World Series ticket scams. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians will meet at Chicago’s Wrigley Field starting Friday, and demand is high to see the Cubs play in a World Series for the first time since 1945. This week, box seat tickets at Wrigley were selling for $5,000 to $10,000 on ticket-selling websites
like StubHub. Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday urged fans to properly investigate ticket sellers. She says “Cubs fans have been waiting a lifetime to see their team play in the World Series, but don’t let the quest to ‘Fly the W’ let you fall victim to an expensive scam.” Madigan says fans shouldn’t buy from online message boards or pay cash for tickets.