girl scout cookies ? i lov them with all my heart

Happening in the World: On Friday, former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos was sentenced to a minimum of 42 years in prison for creating private foundations to hide money she and her husband stole from the Philippines while in power. The government successfully recovered $658 million that was hidden in Swiss financial institution, only 6.58% of the estimated $10 billion dollars prosecutors say was stolen. Even with the sentencing, it is unlikely Marcos will spend any time in jail because of the possibility of appeals and her advanced age.

Happening in the US: Ohio police arrested Noel Hines after she was accused of stealing almost $1,600 worth of girl scout cookies. The arrest comes after police tried for six months to get in contact with Hines to no avail, to which then they filed theft charges. She was arrested while at court for unrelated charges, to which the North College Hill Police joked, “that’s the way the cookie crumbles.”

Happening in NYC: Starting in December, all of the approximately 5,500 food trucks and carts operating in NYC will be carrying an A-B-C Health Department grade. Vendors have met this news with excitement, as they hope that the ratings will encourage business.

Happening on Campus: Pepe Julien Onziema, an LGBTQ+ advocate from Uganda and 2018 Fellow with the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia, will be speaking on his experience as an LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate in Uganda. The event will be coupled with a discussion led by Profesor Katherine Franke in considering LGBTQ+ Rights and Movements in a global context. Lunch will be served at the event on Monday from 12:10 pm in the Columbia Law School!

Documentary of the Week: Faces, Places is a beautiful and resounding documentary following filmmaker Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR. It follows their journey throughout rural France, and focuses on the everyday interactions of village living-coupled with huge murals of everyday people plastered on old barns and destroyed WWII bunkers. I can’t say enough good things about this documentary, the only downside is that you can’t multitask while watching it because it is entirely in French (but has subtitles!)

so many cookies via Wikimedia Commons