[ALMA MATTERS ♔] 11.26.11
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
For one of the truly most magical moments on campus, we are proud to invite you all to attend the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony this Thursday, December 1st! Every year, students come together to light the trees on College Walk, enjoy wonderful performances by their peers and hear words of wisdom and encouragement from their faculty and administrators. This year, for the first time, ALL FOUR SCHOOLS will be working together to plan the event. Our hope is that this collaboration can bring together the larger university to celebrate our campus and our community! We are also thrilled to announce that our very own Deantini will be among the guest speakers, along with deans from the the other three undergraduate schools.
The Tree Lighting will be from 6-7PM on College Walk and followed by the Yule Log ceremony from 7-8pm in John Jay. And just in case the warm happy sensations aren’t enough to protect you against the bitter cold, we’ll also have snacks and hot drinks!
As always, check out the links below for some great events this week, as well as our website and Facebook pages to see what the council has been up to.
De-light-fully yours,
Aki Terasaki
Student Body President
Columbia College ♔
1. World AIDS Week 2011: Multiple Events (Kick Off: 11/28, 7:30pm | Lerner 555)
3. Let’s Get Ready: Chase Community Giving Awards | 12/1-12/8
1. World AIDS Week 2011: Multiple Events (Kick Off: 11/28, 7:30pm | Lerner 555)
After 30 years and over 30 million deaths, the AIDS pandemic remains a dangerous force throughout the world. This year is a crucial year in the fight against AIDS: it marks both the 30th year since the first reported case of AIDS in the United States and is also the potential turning point in the pandemic. For the first time since the pandemic began, research has shown that the AIDS pandemic can be ended, and it can be ended within the next 30 years.
Join the Columbia Student Global AIDS Campaign in commemorating the past 30 Years and rallying to secure an AIDS-FREE GENERATION in another 30 Years.
Stay tuned for updates to the Schedule at our facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/247580028636663/?ref=ts
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All Week: World AIDS Week Public Art Project
Time: 9 AM – 6 PM, Monday – Thursday
Place: Low Plaza, under the tent!
…Art Project will also be at all World AIDS Week Events.
ALL WEEK: Call the White House and Call Congress to Demand Funding for AIDS Treatment
Pick up Call-In Sheets from CU SGAC at our tent on low plaza all day Monday – Thursday
Monday, 11/28/2011
World AIDS Week Kick Off Event w/ CU SGAC and Columbia Debate
Time: 7:30 – 9 PM
Place: Lerner 555
https://www.facebook.com/events/140314352742310/
Launch World AIDS Week 2011 with CU SGAC and Columbia Debate, with an exciting and thought provoking public debate about the highly nuances and controversial issues surrounding AIDS. Red Velvet Cupcakes and t-shirt giveaways happen at 7:30!
RESOLVED: Organizations working to fight AIDS in developing nations should shift focus from prevention and divert the funding toward AIDS treatment.
Tuesday, 11/29/2011
HIV and the LGBTQ Community Today – A Discussion
Presented with Columbia Queer Alliance
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Schiff Room, Earl Hall
The Transgender Community and HIV/AIDS
with GendeRevolution and Everyone Allied Against Homophobia
Time: 9:00 PM
Place: Intercultural Resource Center, 2nd Floor
https://www.facebook.com/events/201884429890535/
Wednesday, 11/30/2011
Film Screening of “We Were Here” at Miller Theatre
Presented with ICAP at Columbia University
with a Special Introduction featuring Wafaa El-Sadr and guests
Time: 7 PM – 9 PM
Place: Miller Theatre
https://www.facebook.com/events/306368346047665/
Thursday, 12/1/2011 – WORLD AIDS DAY 2011
Red Manicures for CUDM!
Time: 2 PM – 5 PM
Place: East Ramp Lounge, Lerner Hall
Oral Manifestations of HIV/AIDS
Cosponsored with the Student National Dental Association at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Time: 12 PM – 1 PM
Place: Physicians and Surgeons Building, A-1
Lunch will be Provided
30 IN, 30 OUT : World AIDS Day Benefit Event
Featuring Remarks from Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. David Hoos, Laura Pinsky, and Jesus Aguais.
Performances by Anthony DaCosta, Steps on Broadway Dance Company, and the Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company
Time: 8 PM – 10 PM
Place: Roone Arledge Auditorium
https://www.facebook.com/events/224368147636992/
World AIDS Day Vigil
Sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Columbia/Barnard Hillel, Columbia Muslim Students Association.
Time: 11:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Place: The Sundial
Friday, 12/2/2011
(Red)ifining Shabbat – Shabat Dinner at Columbia/Barnard Hillel
Time: 6:30 PM
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World AIDS Week 2011 is sponsored by:
ICAP at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, GlobeMed at Columbia, Columbia University Dance Marathon, Everyone Allied Against Homophobia, Columbia Queer Alliance, GendeRevolution, Columbia Black Students Organization, Columbia Debate, Columbia/Barnard Hillel, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Students Association, Columbia Global Brigades, Columbia UNICEF.
2. “Growing Greener Cities: Sustainable Architecture’s Expansion in New York City” | 11/30, 6pm | Lerner 568
Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development is a global online journal edited and managed by undergraduate and graduate students at Columbia University. On Wednesday, November 30 at 6 pm in Lerner 568, Consilience will be hosting a lecture and discussion event with Professor Daniel Barber from Columbia’s Architecture Department. Professor Barber will be discussing current advances in sustainable architecture in New York City. We look forward to seeing you there.
3. Let’s Get Ready: Chase Community Giving Awards | 12/1-12/8
Who: You, Columbia! and Let’s Get Ready!
What: Vote (click) on Facebook once a day, December 1st – December 8th
Where: On Facebook
When: December 1st – December 8th
Why: Help Let’s Get Ready win $1 million to send thousands of underprivileged high school students to college every year!
Description: Many Columbia University students volunteer for Let’s Get Ready through Community Impact, and we would so appreciate the help of our peers! Let’s Get Ready is a not-for-profit organization that helps thousands of underprivileged high school students get to college every year. LGR is in the running to win $1 million from the Chase Community Giving Awards. It’s so easy – just “like” Chase Community Giving on Facebook, and “click” (vote!) for Let’s Get Ready daily. Your clicks mean a world of a difference to the underprivileged students in our community. Look out for links on Facebook starting on December 1st, 2011!!! If you have any questions about Let’s Get Ready, feel free to contact Jackie Fields CC’14 at jfields@letsgetready.org or the LGR website http://www.letsgetready.org/
