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Class E-mail Archive - 2007-2008

 

E-mail #10 - Sent December 5th, 2007
 

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Dear Seniors,

Get out of Butler and enjoy being a Columbia student this week. Come out to the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday at 6pm. There will be cider, hot chocolate, dessert, and Eric Foner. Plus, you know you love College Walk when it gets lit up.

After the Tree Lighting on Thursday, come out for the last Lerner Pub of the semester. Food, drinks, and a raffle for a $500 voucher to Lufthansa airlines for your Spring Break getaway!

Best,
Neda

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1. The College Years ...
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SENIOR EVENTS:
2. Lerner Pub
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OTHER EVENTS:
3. Annual Tree Lighting and Yule Log
4. Extended Hours: Butler and Hamilton
5. Course Evaluations
6. JJs Survey
7. Columbia World AIDS week
8. Academic Teaching Awards
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1. The College Years ...

Given the workloads we all have on our plates at this time of year,
I'm sure I can speak for a lot of seniors when I say that it's easy to
get caught up in the rush. That's why I think that school-wide event
like Columbia's tree lighting ceremony this week are so important for
all of us, because we get to take a minute off from our hectic lives
and simply enjoy the holidays. It's certainly one of the Columbia
traditions that I look forward to most -- a time when no one minds
standing outside in the cold, because seeing the trees on College Walk
light up is worth the wait. During each of the past three winters, the
holiday lights have definitely made my late night trudge across campus
from the library a little easier, and they will undoubtedly have the
same effect this year. Perhaps most importantly, after such a divisive
semester, one of the elements of the tree lighting that I will
appreciate most is its ability to unify our campus. And that, to me,
is what Columbia should be about. Happy Holidays, everyone.

-Chris Tortoriello

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2. CCSC'08 presents ... Last Lerner Pub of First Semester
THURSDAY, 10pm-midnight, Lerner Party Space

It's the College's turn to host Lerner Pub this semester, so you know it'll be good. Come out for the usual, plus a chance to win a $500 voucher to Lufthansa airlines to use for your Spring Break getaway, and other smaller prizes. 2 IDs to drink.

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3. Annual Tree Lighting and Yule Log

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Join CCSC, Dean Quigley,
and
Professor Eric Foner as we celebrate the annual tree lighting on
Thursday, December 6th! Be serenaded and enjoy hot cocoa, cider, and
cookies. Grab one of the jingle bells to be handed out at the
conclusion of the ceremony and join the procession through the lit
trees to the Yule Log Ceremony!

THURS Dec 6
Tree Lighting
5:45pm-7:00pm
College Walk

Yule Log
7:15pm-8:15pm
John Jay Lounge

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4. Butler and Hamilton are Open

Now you never have to leave Hamilton OR the Harry Potter looking
third floor reference room! Want to find out where you can get
wireless, group space, quiet space, etc. Check out an awesome
website that categorizes study space on campus (and has cute
picture) http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/study_spaces.html

24/7 Rooms in Butler:
• Butler 301 and 310 are open 24 hours a day for finals period.
• Milstein Reading Rooms: 202, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 213a, 214
(Butler Lounge), 303, 303a, 304, 403, 403a, 404, 405, 406a, 406,
407, 408, 409, 409a
• The Butler Reserves Desk will also be open later, starting
December 11, for your convenience.

Lerner Hall
• Open 24/7 as a study space starting December 14 and ending on
December 21 at 8pm.

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5. Fill out your course evaluations now!

Have you ever wondered what happens to your course evaluations
after you fill them out? For years much of the data was put in
boxes and not used for much. However, starting last year members of
CCSC started lobbying to centralize course evaluations on
courseworks so the results and data would be more easily
accessible. The goal of this centralization is to make the data
public to students. That way you can have a better gauge of your
professors that what you hear in CULPA.

So, do your part and fill out your evaluation!!! Don't worry, all
surveys are ananymous. THE DEADLINE IS 12/13/07 SO FILL IT OUT
SOON. If you have any questions, contact Alidad Damooei
( aad2130@columbia.edu) or Neda Navab ( nn2126@columbia.edu )

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6. Want to see JJ's open later? Earlier? Fridays? Saturdays? Well, now is your change, JJ's Place hours could be changing! Let us know how often you go to JJ's, whether you hate it or love it, and when you want it to be open. Go to the JJ's Hours Survey now and fill out the short, 5 question survey so that we know what you think and what you want.

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7. Columbia World AIDS Week

Monday, December 3rd
A Brighter Future: The Global Patent and Access Situation - A Panel and Discussion
Join speakers Prof. Bhaven Sampat of the Mailman School of Public Health, Tahir Amin from the Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK) and Charles Caprariello, the Vice President of Corporate Communications and Government Affairs for Ranbaxy, Inc. The event will be a discussion about the issue of intellectual property and access to medicines, specifically in the context of India. The future situation with AIDS treatment in other countries will be addressed.
Where: the Broadway Room in Lerner Hall
When: 6:30-8:30
Samosas all around!
This event is brought to you by: Ahimsa, Global Justice, Universities Allied for Essential Medicines and the Kraft Fund
For more information, email Akash ag2446@columbia.edu or Sumeet shs2115@columbia.edu

Tuesday, December 4th
Dinner and Discussion with Dr. David Hoos
Interested in how funding plays a role in HIV Prevention and Treatment access around the World?
Join African Students Association and Global Justice
at 7:30 pm for dinner-and-discussion with Dr. David Hoos from the Mailman School of Public Health. He will speak on the subject of multilateral and bilateral approaches to alleviating HIV in developing countries-mainly focused in African countries. This would include the subjects of the current role of bilateral US funded programs in developing countries including the challenges and difficulties faced by that and the Global Fund's approach.
Where: 407 Hamilton, 7:30pm
email bianuju@gmail.com to RSVP or for more information

Wednesday, December 5th
a. Day of Action
Take Action for Universal Comprehensive and Science-Based Prevention! Join the Dems, Global Justice, Everyone Allied Against Homophobia, and Model UN on Low Plaza to call your senators and learn more about HIV and its effects locally, nationally, and internationally!
Email kjc2106@columbia.edu for more information or to get involved.
b. Dance for Dance Marathon
Dance for Dance Marathon (D4DM) takes place to educate student, faculty, and the wider community about AIDS, Columbia University Dance Marathon (CUDM), & the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF). This showcase of different groups that will perform at the marathon, as well as serving the educational function of awareness for both CUDM and EGPAF. Performances by Reni Laine, Onyx, The Country Club Allstars, Sabor, Poet Jonathan Walton (maybe), A Magician, Marina Moskalenko (acrobat trainer), and Marissa Sher & her dancers.
Global Justice will be providing short educational presentations between the acts to inform the audience of the many intersecting issues surrounding HIV.
Lerner Party Space, Wednesday, Dec 5th, 7:30-9:30
Thursday, December 6th
a. Panel on Identity and HIV/AIDS
Prof Christine Cynn, Kevin Huang from APICHA and Jorge, a speaker from Love Heals/The Alison Gertz Foundation will speak from different perspectives on the intersections of HIV and identity. Prof Cynn will speak on her work with women living with HIV in Cote d'Ivoire on sexuality and gender, and Kevin and Jorge will speak on experiences in their community. Discussion will be Moderated by Daniel Chiarilli, Coordinator of theGay Health Advocacy Project
Location: Hamilton 603 at 7:30
Cosponsored by: Columbia Queer Alliance, Asian American Alliance and Columbia Global Justice, Gayava, and Everyone Allied Against Homophobia
Want more information? email ra2227@columbia.edu

b. Children's AIDS Art Benefit
Join us for an exciting art exhibition created in response to the AIDS epidemic. We will be featuring art made by local artists, murals from elementary schools, works by Columbia students, photographs taken by children affected by AIDS in South Africa, and much more. Refreshments will be provided. Admission is $5 and all proceeds will go to the Keep a Child Alive organization to provide care for children affected by AIDS in Africa.
Join us at Wien Lounge, 7pm-10pm.
There will be food!
Co-sponsored by: AMSA Public Health, AMSA Global Health

c. Film Screening and Discussion with Nomatola Mangqase from the Ubuntu Education Fund
Join Global Justice and BCUPHS for a Film Screening of "Ending AIDS: The Search for a Vaccine" and Discussion with Nomatola Mangqase, a speaker from the Ubuntu Education Fund.
"Ending AIDS: The Search for a Vaccine" depicts scientists race to defeat the most defiant biological enemy humanity has ever faced. For 20 years, they have been making tantalizing discoveries, leading them to believe a vaccine is imminent. But they have been proven wrong time and again. Buffeted by the culture wars and commercial realities, they have had to battle powerful political and economic forces in order to continue their desperate search.
Following the film, join us for a talk with Nomatola Mangqase, Operations Manager of the Ubuntu Education Fund, a group dedicated to working with the people of the Eastern Cape Province to develop quality education and healthy communities in the new South Africa.
Join us on December 6th at 7:30pm in 310 Fayerweather for this exciting event! Free Indian food will be served!
Email ssb2121@columbia.edu for more information

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8. The Academic Awards Committee is currently soliciting professor
nominations for the 47th annual Mark Van Doren Teaching Award, chosen annually by the undergraduates of Columbia College to recognize outstanding teaching by Columbia faculty. Please send nominations ofprofessors in any department to Committe chairs committee chairs Liz Grefrath and Ian Courey-Boulet via email at < AcademicAwards@gmail.com .>

--
Neda Navab
President, Columbia College Class of 2008

 

 

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