This week’s events include movie nights, jazz performances, a Columbia Undergraduate Law Review panel, and the world premiere of Something about the Weather!

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Student Event Spotlight

  • On Monday, January 30, at 9:00 pm, Columbia’s African Students Association is hosting ASA Movie Night in the Malcolm X Lounge. More information can be found on their Instagram, @asacolumbia.
  • On Wednesday, February 1, from 8:30-9:30 pm EST, the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review will host Columbia and Oxford alumna Giselle Valdez, founder of the Instagram account @TheLegalGist. Her account aims to improve transparency and accessibility to the legal field, and she will present on the law school application process and available resources in a moderated and open Q&A session. Register for the hybrid event in advance, with the location and link to be sent to attendees in advance.
  • Columbia Undergraduate Film Productions have placed Cast & Crew Calls for their surrealist comedy The Swizz. Auditions take place on February 4 and callbacks are the following day. Information about roles and details about the audition can be found here and sign-ups can be found on their Instagram, @cufilmproductions.

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Recommended 

  • On Monday, January 30, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, Music Monday, the free monthly concert series hosted by The Forum, will host the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program. The performance program is made up of Columbia’s talented jazz players and displays a variety of styles and rhythms. Register for the event online, and witness the performance in person at The Forum!
  • Also on Monday, January 30, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, Ilze Wolff, a partner at Wolff Architects, co-founder of the research program Open House Architecture, and founder of the research collective pumflet: art, architecture and stuff will speak about her work and research in an event organized by Columbia GSAPP. Register for the event, which is hosted in Wood Auditorium of Avery hall, here.
  • On Tuesday, January 31, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, Columbia Global Centers and the Institute of Latin American Studies will host a hybrid panel discussion titled “Columbia University and Chile: A Century of Innovation and Collaboration.” The event will honor the founding director of Santiago’s Columbia Global Center and women’s rights activist Karen Poniachik. President Bollinger will conduct the opening remarks. Register for in-person or virtual attendance here.
  • Also on Tuesday, January 31, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, local performer Hahn Rowe will showcase the world premiere of his concert, Something about the Weather in The Lantern at the Lenfest Center for the Arts. The concert will combine digital processing audio, traditional instruments, and objects to create a fluid soundscape in a project commissioned by the Columbia School of the Arts. Get tickets for the event and learn more about the performance here.
  • On Wednesday, February 1, University Life and Columbia Health will host a self-compassion workshop from 12:00 to 1:30 pm in Pulitzer Hall. “Self Compassion: Why It Matters and How to Build a Practice” will be facilitated by Dr. Aisha Holder of Columbia Counseling and Psychological Services and will examine the primary components of self-compassion. Attend the in-person event or join the live stream.
  • On Thursday, February 2, from 6:00 to 7:15 pm, Columbia’s Maison Française will host a screening of Columbia Alumni Jasmine Bisset’s new short film Anges (Angels). Following the screening, there will be a Q&A session with Professor Roxanne Varzi and Bisset, as well as a talk by Professor Varzi on French-Iranian relations. The event will take place at Teachers College and registration can be found here.
  • On Friday, February 3, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, the Harriman Institute will host an event on short stories in a conversation with Maxim Osipov: “What Makes a Short Story Good?” Register for in-person attendance or participate virtually.
  • Also on Friday, February 3, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm, Barnard will host a hybrid CSC Workshop: Intro to SQL and Relational Databases. The workshop, taught by Marko Krkeljas, will introduce SQL and relational databases, and also cover introductory SQL commands and operations, database normalization, and interfacing with outside applications, The event will take place in 516 Milstein and virtually, and registration for both can be found here.

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