E-mail #19 - Sent April 6th, 2008
 

Dear Seniors,

This Wednesday is 40 days to graduation! To commemorate, the Class of 2008 is hosting "40 Days" on Low Plaza, noon-4pm. Free drinks. Free food. High of 60 degrees. Be sure to read below for all of the details (including rules, rain dates, etc.).

Also this week: College Days!! A week long celebration for CC students, featuring King's Ball (a tented formal), a Comedy Night, a Dance Off, and a whole lot more. See the attached flyer and details below.

Finally, as most of you know, Joel Klein, the chancellor of the New York City school system, will be our Class Day Speaker. If you missed our release party, check out this video featuring members of the Class of 2008: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2b25jb2tWJM ...it's real good.

For more info on Klein, here are some links:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/061022/30bloomberg.htm
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10104912&CFID=1054075&CFTOKEN=79537654

Have a great week, see you on the steps!

Best,
Neda

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SENIOR EVENTS:
1. Celebrate 40 Days
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OTHER EVENTS:
2. College Days
3. Historic Images of Columbia
4. Green Careers: Networking to plant a seed for your future
5. OSCAR LEE SYMPOSIUM OF UNDERGRADUATE EAST ASIAN STUDIES
6. Meet the Grandmaster of Chess
7. The Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism
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1. 40 Days to Graduation

WHO: Seniors ONLY
WHAT: Celebrate 40 days. Free drinks and food for four hours. (2 IDs to drink)
WHEN: Wednesday (April 9th) noon-4pm; RAIN DATE: Thursday (4/10)
WHERE: Low Plaza

Things to know:
-Participants must show CUID. If you've lost your CUID, you should go to the ID Center as soon as possible for a replacement.
-Participants should not bring any containers.
-Participants should not bring backpacks or satchels.

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2. College Days Seven Deadly Sins

Sunday April 6 : Envy Unveiling
10 PM at the Sundial
PICK UP A Sinful T-shirt
Satisfy your appetite with sinful delights & treats.

Monday April 7: Gluttony
Dean's Tea Lerner Piano Lounge
Come gulp down tea and eat gluttonous grub

Tuesday April 8: Vanity
Young Alumni Event
6-8 PM in Lerner
A Vanity Affair with Alumni:Discuss achievements and experience
excellency
Wrap your fingers around finger foods

Wednesday April 9: Wrath
Comedy Night
9PM Davis Auditorium in Shapiro
Three Comedians One Night

Thursday April 10: Greed
Dance Off
8:30-11 PM in Roone Auditorium
Steal the Spot Light
Come watch a night of dance competition

Friday April 11: Sloth
Sloth Picnic…come indulge
Details TBA

Saturday April 12:
Lust King's Ball
9 PM - 1 am A Tented Affair on Ancell Plaza (next to East Campus)
Bringing back a time-honored Columbia Tradition
Two ID's to drink
Chocolate Fountains.Hors D'oeuvres. Lustful Dancing and more..
Formal Attire- Dress to Impress

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3. Looking for the PERFECT GIFT for fellow graduates, family, or a favorite faculty member?

Michael V. Susi, Columbia College Class of 1985, has prepared a beautiful book of historic images of Columbia University and the Morningside Heights neighborhood from the 1890s to the 1930s. Full of stunning views and fascinating history, it chronicles the development of Columbia and Morningside Heights and features the campus and it's buildings, as well as Barnard College, Union Theological Seminary, Teacher's College, St. John the Divine, among many other neighborhood institutions. You can find it in bookstores (Borders, Barnes & Noble), on-line (Amazon, AbeBooks) or directly from the publisher, Arcardia Publishing (www.arcadia.com). Click on the link below to take a sneak peek.

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4. Green Careers: Networking to plant a seed for your future

Monday, April 14, 2008 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Low Memorial Rotunda

Considering a career that supports ecological, social or economic
sustainability?

If you are interested in Environment Science, Climate and Society,
Conservation Biology, Environmental Engineering, International Energy
Management and Policy, Environmental Policy or Sustainable Development
attend this event!

Meet and network with alumni and employers in a variety of different
green organizations.

Please visit www.careereducation.columbia.edu/events to register for
the event and for more information about the event.

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5. OSCAR LEE SYMPOSIUM OF UNDERGRADUATE EAST ASIAN STUDIES
Friday, April 18 // 1-4 PM // Kent 403
www.eastasiasymposium.org

Panels:
1:15 Youth & Sex in China: Literary and Cultural Perspectives
2:10 Facing the Challenges of Development in East Asia
3:20 Negotiating Minority Identities in Language and Film

The Oscar Lee Symposium is a half-day conference of three panels on topics of relevance to East Asia presented by undergraduates, for undergraduates. The Symposium aims to facilitate the study and interdisciplinary understanding of East Asia through a collaborative review and presentation process. Visit our website for information on our individual presenters and their abstracts.

Please RSVP to eastasiasymposium@gmail.com by Wednesday, April 16.

Co-sponsored by APAAM, AAA, CCLBA, CJS, CSC, CUAI, JPS, KSA, SEAL, SIU, SGB, and SOC

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6. CHESS!!

The Columbia Chess Club is proud to be hosting an event with Alexandra Kosteniuk, female chess grandmaster from Russia, on Sunday April 13 at 12 PM on Low Plaza. Similar to last year's event with Hikaru Nakamura, Alexandra will be playing 30 chess players simultaneously! If you would like to
participate or would like more info, email csm2115@columbia.edu. Otherwise, see you there!

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7. The Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism presents

LOUIS MENAND

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Metaphysical Club and Professor
of English Literature at Harvard University speaking on

A Few Dogmas of Literary Study

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
7:00 PM
Lerner Cinema

This event is free and open to the public.
No Tickets, no reservations required.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Co-sponsored by the Department of English and Comparative
Literature, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society,
Department of History, Columbia College Student Council, Barnard
SGA, and the Arts Initiative at Columbia University.
--
Neda Navab
President, Columbia College Class of 2008

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