Columbia affiliates and professors met with a representative from OpenAI on Friday to offer perspectives and discuss the future of artificial intelligence.

This week’s events include the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day, Professional Report of Columbia’s Finances, and a series of photo essays on the Animacy of Nature!

On April 26, 2023, Staff Writer Maya Reisner virtually attended the 24th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum.

Happy (belated) Earth Day! The official day is over, but you can still celebrate with this week’s environment- and social justice-themed events for the last week of classes.

Staff Writer Emily Yi attended CU Asian Pacific American Heritage Month’s opening ceremony on Friday, April 14, featuring Jayani (Max Patel) and RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Raja Gemini. 

Columbia’s student-run dance performance group, Orchesis, hosted their early 2000s-themed end-of-year performance, a culmination of all of the hard work the dancers and choreographers put into running this show. The group even included this strange device on their merchandise—it might be called a flip phone???—and called on the Juicy Couture gods to bless their show.

Columbia and Barnard have so many amazing student groups, and we love advertising their events! Enjoy this lovely third week of April with some of these student- (or University-) hosted special discussions, screenings, and more.

Staff Writer Hannah Keyes attended a presentation on the MCNY exhibition, “City of Faith: Religion, Activism, and Urban Space,” by curator Azra Dawood and a following conversation between Dawood and professor Najam Haider.  

Happy Easter to all who celebrate! Check out this week’s EEOC for Bwog’s best event picks for the second week of April.

Staff Writer Elisha Dura joined Columbia Law Professor Katherine Franke’s Gender Justice class to listen to guest speaker Dana Sussman talk about the work of Pregnancy Justice, an organization that defends the rights of people with the capacity for pregnancy.

On Thursday, March 30, Deputy Editor Sophie Conrad and Social Media Editor Talia Bloom attended Humble Boy in the Glicker-Milstein Theater, produced by the Columbia University Players.

April showers bring May flowers! Rain is on the forecast for this week, so spend some time indoors with these on-campus events.

You can watch this fascinating talk from the comfort of your own home!

This week’s events include the Columbia University Wind Ensemble’s Spring Concert, lectures from the Women’s History Month series, and a celebration of Ukrainian art!

Staff Writer Sofia Montagna attended a forum featuring the President of Slovenia’s views on AI and data privacy.