3. Columbia in the World Today

STUDENT EVENTS

• Arab Heritage Week 1999 for Human Rights (sponsored by Turath, North African and Middle Eastern club)
• Asian Pacific American Awareness Month (April)
• Black Heritage Month (February) included African talent show and genealogy workshop
• Conference on India-Pakistan relations (Organization of Pakistani Students)
• European Union (debate competition with other universities on European issues)
• Holocaust Commemoration
• International Colors, a celebration of various cultures on campus (United Students of Color Council and Intercultural Resource Center)
• Israeli Dancing (weekly, Center for Jewish Life)
• Latino Heritage Month (October)

Dr. Richard J. Deckelbaum (at lectern) addressed this year's entering class of Columbia's Collaborative M.D. Program in International Health and Medicine at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.