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Happening in the World: Last week, Australia’s ‘Sex Discrimination Act of 1984,’ which allows private religious schools (which receive government funding) to discriminate against teachers and students because of their sexuality and gender was thrown into the spotlight. A leaked “religious freedom” report written by conservative Parliament members recommended the protection of these schools discrimination. After backlash from the public, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that new laws would be put in place to protect students from expulsion because of their sexuality and gender, but would not comment on whether similar protections will be allowed for teachers.

Happening in the US: The Mega Millions jackpot is now at $1 billion, the second-largest lottery prize in the history of the United States. Which is great news if you want to pay off your student debt and literally do anything you want. However, your chances of winning this jackpot are 1 in 88 quadrillion. If you end up being very lucky, the experts say you should probably have a trust claim the prize for you. This is so that you can remain anonymous and keep “long-lost cousins” from turning up on your doorstep for a slice of the prize.

Happening in NYC: The ‘Right to Know’ act has gone into effect in New York City. This means that NYPD officers are “required to share their full name and rank with people who they stop on the street.” In addition, police are required to inform people of their right to refuse some searches. The City Council passed the law in January after four years of discussions between the police union and activists. The police union has stated that they believe the law is “frivolous” and “will ultimately make NYC a more dangerous place.” While supporters of the law hope that it will build trust and transparency within the community. And they hope it will inform more people about their rights.

Happening on Campus: Join award-winning authors, Zinzi Clemmons and Crystal Hana Kim, for a reading and discussion! Their works explore the “intimate legacies of political upheaval, race, migration, sexuality, motherhood, trauma and loss, and the malleability of memory.” The event is co-sponsored by First-Year Writing at Barnard and Apogee Journal and will be held at the Event Oval in the Diana Center on Monday, October 22 at 6 pm.

Documentary of the Week:  This one’s a group of episodes from Nature called Super Cats. Even if you aren’t a cat person this is still a really cool documentary. It’s interesting to learn about different types of big cats and honestly, there are pretty wild. I watched this a while ago while trying to do homework and I completely got distracted because they were so neat!

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