[ALMA MATTERS ♔] 2.4.12
Got thoughts on Financial Aid? Want a free lunch?
Laurie Schaffler, Dean of Financial Aid, will be sitting down with students over a series of six lunches to discuss ways to improve the financial aid advising system. This is a really huge opportunity to share your experiences and recommendations with the lady who will actually be in charge of making change happen! We are looking for a wide range of students to participate so if you have ANY thoughts on Financial Aid at Columbia University, just register here: RSVP
If you have any questions, just email our lovely Student Services Representative, Karishma Habbu, kah2167@columbia.edu.
Plus, a blog for Deantini, a video for Advising, and a whole lotta blurbs below, just for you!
Breaking out the sunglasses and Sperry’s before winter decides to come back,
Aki Terasaki
Student Body President
Columbia College ♔
2. Fallujah: A Lost Generation? | 2/8, 8:00pm | 328 Milbank Hall
3. The Obama-Middle East Debate | 2/13, 8:00pm | Lerner Cinema
4. Kingsmen Valentine’s Serenade | 2/14
5. “Mititos” at Carnegie Hall | 2/9, 8:00pm | Weill Recital Hall
1. Earth Week
Is your student group doing something for Earth Week? The Earth Institute can help! EI will post your Earth Week event details on its website, and EI can also assist with event advertising, publicity, and posters (design & printing). Contact kdz2106@columbia.edu if interested.
2. Fallujah: A Lost Generation? | 2/8, 8:00pm | 328 Milbank Hall
Turath Presents: Fallujah: A Lost Generation? Comments and Q&A by Former U.S. Marine Ross Caputi and Activist Dahlia Wasfi
Wednesday, February 8th
8:00-10:00 PM
328 Milbank Hall, Barnard College, Columbia University
With the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, the U.S. invasion has ostensibly ended, but many of its consequences beyond political and civil unrest remain to be seen today. Fallujah: A Lost Generation? by Iraqi filmmaker Furat Alani examines the rise in infant mortality, cancers, and birth defects since the second siege of Fallujah, Iraq,in 2004 and its human rights implications, suggesting that weapons used by the U.S. such as white phosphorous and depleted uranium might be the root cause of these current health crises. It features interviews with Fallujan doctors and nurses dealing with these critical situations.
Ross Caputi is a former US marine who took part in the second battle of Fallujah in November 2004. As a result of his experiences, he became openly critical of the military and was discharged in 2006. He is currently the founding director of the Justice for Fallujah Project, and has written articles featured in the Guardian, which portray some of his military experiences. He received his BA in linguistics in September from Boston University and is working on a book entitled Both Ends of the Gun with this documentary’s creator, Feurat Alani.
Dahlia Wasfi is an Iraqi-American peace activist. After graduating from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in Biology in 1993, she earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. Dr. Wasfi has made two trips to Iraq to visit her extended family since the 2003 invasion and has subsequently brought her personal account of life under occupation to government the U.S. and other countries. She is currently working on a book that chronicles her family’s story and put a human face on the victims of occupation.
3. The Obama-Middle East Debate | 2/13, 8:00pm | Lerner Cinema
The Obama-Middle East Debate
Monday, February 13th
8:00 PM
Lerner Cinema
Sponsored by Turath. Co-sponsored by Columbia International Relations Council and Association (CIRCA)
Featuring participants from the CU GOP, CU Libertarians, and the Columbia ISO
Three years after President Obama’s A New Beginning Speech in Cairo, politicians fiercely debate America’s role in the Middle East. Join us for an invigorating debate on the Obama administrations’ various Middle East Policies, on issues ranging from market development to the two-state solution. The audience will be able to pose questions to the debaters. Refreshments will be served.
4. Kingsmen Valentine’s Serenade | 2/14
An important message from the champions of love, the Columbia Kingsmen:
It’s that time of year again. That long awaited day approaches, when many Columbians will celebrate sweet, sweet affection: Valentine’s Day. Since 2011, the Kingsmen have valiantly fought in the battle for Alma Mater’s daughters, helping your significant other get lost in your reflection in our song. What better way to say “I love you,” “I need you,” or “I want you back” on February the 14th than with Columbia’s oldest, most charming, and criminally handsome all-male a cappella group.
This year, we are offering the following timeless serenades:
My Girl by The Temptations
Stand By Me by Ben E. King
In The Still of the Night by Boyz II Men
I Like Big Butts by Sir Mix a Lot
All I Want For Xmas by Mariah Carey (with improved Valentine’s day lyrics)
For more details, contact Mitchell Hayes at mth2126@columbia.edu. Also make sure to check out Valentine’s Day 2011 at http://vimeo.com/19950436.
If music be the food of love, play on.
5. “Mititos” at Carnegie Hall | 2/9, 8:00pm | Weill Recital Hall
WORLD PREMIERE of Mititos by Latin American Grammy Award Winner, Gabriela Lena Frank
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Weill Recital Hall
154 West 57th Street
We hope you join us for this exciting program, featuring Gabriela Lena Frank’s Mititos, a collection of pieces inspired by characters or objects that one might encounter in Latin American fables. The composer will speak about the new work at the concert. The program opens with Mozart’s beloved Quartet in F Major, K.370 for Oboe and Strings and concludes with Dvorak’s gorgeous Romantic Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 87.
Columbia Students Special Discount: $10 (only by phone), $28 (online or at the door)
Call (212) 678-6970 and mention special Columbia offer. Bring your friends!
Come join fellow Columbia students and faculty for a wonderful evening of music at a very special discounted ticket price. Whether you are a already a fan of chamber music or if you would just like to try something new, we guarantee you will have a memorable evening! For more information, please visit www.festivalchamber.org. The whole audience is invited to to socialize and meet the artists at the party that follows the concert.
Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Quartet in F major, K.370 for Oboe and Strings
Gabriela Lena Frank (1972-) Mititos: Duo for Violin and Piano (World Premiere)
Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 87 for Piano and Strings
Contact
Ruth Sommers, Director
Festival Chamber Music
212-678-6970
www.festivalchamber.org
