News crews hit campus this week, excited over the biggest thing to hit Columbia since Ahmadinejad. Bwog has brought together four videos from the online feeding frenzy for your viewing pleasure. WPIX found a neighborhood resident who couldn’t even bring herself to say the word “sex.” WABC got dating advice from James Lenzi, the owner […]
Joseph L. Bruno, Former State Leader, outdoes Sasha Baron Cohen at his own game (NYT). Who would’ve guessed: Prezbo reveals that Manhattanville’s future will depend on court case (Spec). The secret Facebook Police are on patrol (Gawker). Wilderness infiltrates NYC (CityRoom). As Toni Morrison can tell you, Columbia still has a glass ceiling (Spec).
There’s been a lot of ink spent in the off-campus press on the recent gender-neutral housing proposal, but most of it has ignored one targeted community: trans students. But gender-neutral housing is just one of several issues facing the trans community at Columbia. From the new issue of the Blue and White, hitting a magazine […]
John Jay Lounge Join the Club Sports Governing Board for free hot chocolate, cookies, eggnog and other festive treats! We’ll be there to answer any questions you might have about policies and processes, help you brainstorm fund raising initiatives, and assist you in any projects that you might have. We hope to see you there!
Lerner Cinema Club Dimensions in collaboration with Club Bangla and the Kraft Family Fund will be screening “Sita Sings the Blues: an animated feature film that retells the story of the Ramayana” FREE ROTI ROLL WILL BE SERVED BEFORE THE EVENT. Visit our facebook page for more information.
Satow Room, Lerner Film screening followed by Q & A about the movie led by the founder of the company that produced the film, Susan MacLaury. “War Dance” was nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Documentary Feature. It also won the award for the Best Directing of a Documentary at the Sundance Film […]
Broadway Room, Lerner Globe Med is showing “Uganda Uprising” followed by a Q & A session about the current situation in Uganda. The film “Uganda Uprising” depicts what the situation in Uganda is like today. The US has referred to it as “the world’s worst neglected humanitarian crisis.” The Ugandan leadership is filled with corruption. […]
The Kraft Center The Kraft Center has plenty of comfy study spaces and is open until 2:00am on most weeknights during Reading Week and Finals! Late hours start on Monday, December 14th and run through Monday, December 21st. Enjoy FREE snacks all afternoon and evening!
The newest edition of Awaaz: The Voice of South Asia is available as an online PDF, and we hit the highlights. South Asians are not all IT specialists or medical professionals. (p.10 – p.14) Just look at Kal Penn, working for Obama! (p.38 – p.39) The city of Dharamsala could give India an upper hand […]
1980’s New Wave correspondent Jeff Illouian reports–that as we type these very words–Sting is rehearsing with a full live orchestra in St. John the Divine. You don’t have to pay, you just have to swoon!
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