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[{"description": "Join Columbia University's Gospel Choir for an evening of music, praise, and worship! \n\nTickets can be purchased online (https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10134312) or at the door before the event at $5 with a CUID or $10 for a non-CUID. \n\nWe hope you can join us, with your family and friends, for an amazing concert!", "title": "Born to be Crowned! CUGC's Winter Concert", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/344500629244122", "datetime": "2016-12-11T17:30:00-0500", "location": "Kraft Center at Columbia University", "group_id": 266148036757553, "id": "344500629244122", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15325279_1231624236876590_11769477516983745_o.jpg?oh=62b428ae31574050785224ab4e9dba7d&oe=58B0F1C3"}, {"description": "Are you dreading that inevitable question you are going to get over winter break from your parents, \"What are you going to do this summer?\" Tell them you are interning in one of the following cities: Amman, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, or New York. Not only will you be able to make your friends jealous of your Instagram pictures from your adventures, but you will get some sweet mentorship from Columbia alumni and lots of personal support from CCE. Come learn about the program benefits including pre-departure trainings, networking events, and post-program reflection sessions; alumni mentors, and the opportunity to connect with a community dedicated to your professional and personal development.\n\nSummer internship programs that will be covered in this session include:\nColumbia Experience Overseas (CEO)- http://bit.ly/2actJIE)\nColumbia College Alumni-Sponosored Student Internship Program (CCASSIP)- http://bit.ly/2ausk9z\n\nRegistration suggested in advance, but not required.\nResume not required.\n\nEligibility: Only current sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply for the CEO. Only current undergraduate CC students are eligible for CCASSIP. Only Columbia College, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and School of General Studies are eligible to apply for CEO positions.", "title": "CCE Summer Internship Programs Information Session", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/341361652886567", "datetime": "2016-12-09T15:00:00-0500", "location": "The Center for Career Education, Columbia University", "group_id": 25500637705, "id": "341361652886567", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15400474_10153456958277706_4869670895796786021_n.jpg?oh=1159a99709ec323ea8e0d51a9cb33138&oe=58AEC0B3"}, {"description": "Join ESC this Friday night for a late-night study break! Come listen to Christmas music while feasting on FREE cookies & pastries (from Hungarian!), with a cup of chocolate milk and/or hot cocoa!! Take a break from your not-studying and meet some of your fellow classmates!", "title": "SEAS 2020 Winter Study Break", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1293386657369812", "datetime": "2016-12-09T22:30:00-0500", "location": "John Jay Lounge", "group_id": 596931550494225, "id": "1293386657369812", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15350591_626347560885957_6091072552967869619_n.jpg?oh=0944a366a30e2b73789df98981eec05e&oe=58F0AEC5"}, {"description": "Its time to get shimmy sweaty!! Get a CU Bellydance workout this Thursday and finish the semester strong before our winter break!", "title": "Shimmy Intensive", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/666026006897704", "datetime": "2016-12-08T20:00:00-0500", "location": "Lerner Broadway Room", "group_id": 157137211290646, "id": "666026006897704", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15289165_385974748406890_4797445347286114211_o.jpg?oh=110be4cd384cc8d446c2e3d15d4e62e2&oe=58C1AB96"}, {"description": "Relay for Life at Columbia University and Sigma Delta Tau - Columbia Gamma Tau Chapter are selling KRISPY KREME doughnuts on Friday!! Treat yourself and your friends to some yummy snacks to help you get through finals :) You can also PRE-ORDER boxes of doughnuts to be DELIVERED to you on Friday! Fill out the form below:\nhttps://docs.google.com/a/columbia.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdemo8RX31ClzTCau7XSbMxwvNeoiKPgAJZ198288O_H15MXw/viewform?c=0&w=1\n\nAll proceeds from the event will go to SDT's Relay Team!!", "title": "Krispy Kreme Fundraiser!", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1782954778624516", "datetime": "2016-12-09T10:00:00-0500", "location": "Lerner Hall & Diana Center", "group_id": 194479257114, "id": "1782954778624516", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/15253654_10153978714517115_8433241191589681717_n.jpg?oh=d3405b56785bdb01864c83bb2d5bc84d&oe=58B9F5A2"}, {"description": "Come join CU MIS as we watch The Imitation Game during our study break! Snacks will be provided!\n\n\"Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.\"\n\nhttp://theimitationgamemovie.com/", "title": "Movie Study Break - The Imitation Game", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/704775376356672", "datetime": "2016-12-10T19:00:00-0500", "location": "601 Fairchild Ctr, New York, NY 10027-2346, United States", "group_id": 655078074554911, "id": "704775376356672", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15325223_1258442610885118_3041683160841781349_o.jpg?oh=13e824151aee9dad381d3555db71f6c1&oe=58AEA46F"}, {"description": "Bored? Stressed with all those assignments and work? You need a break. Yes! A party is EXACTLY what you need!! A party is exactly what we will give you!\n\nCome for the biggest and the fanciest party of the semester - The End of Semester Social. This year we rock the floor of The Skylark with a frikkin' epic view of the city, lip sssmacking food and the bubbliesss. Get your A-game to the party!\n\nPhotos last forever. So dress to impress. We have an official photographer covering this party.\n\nLast but not the least - you will need a Government issued ID for age proof, CU ID and the Eventbrite ticket to get in! Buy yours soon!\n\nTicket sales start Dec 1 at 6 PM.\n\nRefund Policy:\nIf you cannot make it, please cancel your order through Eventbrite so that the next person on the waitlist can purchase a ticket. Refunds will only be issued if requested at least 72 hours before the event.", "title": "EGSC Fall 2016 End of Semester Social", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1338815816143126", "datetime": "2016-12-08T20:00:00-0500", "location": "The Skylark", "group_id": 1446231682259516, "id": "1338815816143126", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15259539_1837843319765015_7309108775868881109_o.jpg?oh=798445e586108d8e17bf61f37f07893b&oe=58B7B8EF"}, {"description": "The election is NOT over! There is still one more U.S. Senate race and CUDems and YOU are teaming up to help get one last Democrat into Senate this year! Democrat Foster Campbell is working hard to win a seat in Louisiana and so we are right there with him! This is more important than ever! Bring your friends, a computer if possible, and a passion for Democrats to Ruggles on Friday night to phonebank with other activists!\n\n Join us after 9pm for a celebration in honor of Foster Campbell and his passion for Democratic causes and lawn mowing!\n\nWe can't stop we won't stop", "title": "Phonebank/Get DOWN for Foster Campbell", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1533868433297048", "datetime": "2016-12-09T18:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia University Democrats", "group_id": 1502332720003137, "id": "1533868433297048", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15253581_1870713599831712_3763871647889091496_n.jpg?oh=922176a73704c67d391d34f6d1f4d805&oe=58BA8D95"}, {"description": "What better way to help build a school than by buying a cupcake?! Join us on Friday, December 9th from 1-4 PM @ Lerner Hall Ramps  to celebrate with delicious cupcakes! Every dollar spent will be doubled by a corporate donor and will help construct our school in Malawi! \n\nWe accept Venmo- @cubuildon\n\nFollow our online fundraising efforts here: http://bit.ly/2gn4Czu", "title": "Cupcakes for Malawi!", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1808310942775775", "datetime": "2016-12-09T13:00:00-0500", "location": "Lerner Hall Ramps", "group_id": 144129255681626, "id": "1808310942775775", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15325183_1200935616667646_6720071094629105474_o.jpg?oh=60725d8bd4303eaccdecd5f70edfb674&oe=58EB939E"}, {"description": "Join International @ Columbia, International Student Advisory Board, Global Ambassador Program for a fun and sweet study break to build a gingerbread house or to decorate cookies! Holiday snacks will be provided! All CC/SEAS undergraduate students are welcome!", "title": "Gingerbread House Building & Cookie Decorating Study Break", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1101428813303700", "datetime": "2016-12-13T12:00:00-0500", "group_id": 230174073779822, "id": "1101428813303700", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15289320_911350592328830_2665594917100719023_o.jpg?oh=ba5a0a8556dc442dbfdf580278a39776&oe=58B0EC72"}, {"description": "For our December monthly Global Ambassador Program meeting, we will be discussing Intercultural Dating. A representative from  The Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) will also join us for this meeting, and we have planned many eye-opening discussion points. This will be the last meeting of the year.", "title": "Global Ambassador Program December Mtg: Dating Across Cultures", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1696461383985297", "datetime": "2016-12-09T17:00:00-0500", "location": "Lerner Hall 505 Lounge", "group_id": 230174073779822, "id": "1696461383985297", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15241814_912205185576704_4331813144674302361_n.jpg?oh=e0c39775ddb2e23d946bdadc9b34ee11&oe=58ED5715"}, {"description": "If you are going to travel abroad, you may need to get a new travel signature on your I-20 or DS-2019 before you leave. Check the bottom of page 2 of the F-1 I-20 form or page 1 of the J-1 DS-2019: If you don\u2019t have a signature there, you need to get one. If you do have a signature, the date on it must be less than 12 months old from the date on which you will return. This is the second of two ISSO signing sessions held on campus for your convenience. \n\u25cf If your current signature is not expiring before your return date, do not come to get one at this time.", "title": "ISSO Travel Signatures for International Students", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/203955333360725", "datetime": "2016-12-09T14:00:00-0500", "group_id": 230174073779822, "id": "203955333360725", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/14729202_885019721628584_4876975925626054448_n.jpg?oh=fb652ec362d61a85741c82226786f6ed&oe=58BB587A"}, {"description": "In the spirit of the holidays and recycling, Columbia EcoReps will be hosting a clothing swap this Friday! Bring in any clothes that you no longer need and browse through others' donations as well! Get yourself a nice (free!) gift or provide a gift for others, all while reducing waste.\n\nAll clothes left over at 5pm will be donated to Wearable Collections. Holiday-themed refreshments and snacks will be provided!!", "title": "Columbia EcoReps Clothing Swap", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/884544408315645", "datetime": "2016-12-09T13:00:00-0500", "location": "Lerner Hall West Ramp Lounge", "group_id": 142451429189053, "id": "884544408315645", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15259556_692030394291793_2203470758417210235_o.jpg?oh=bca13cc76b82392fd767a7fe5dfa4f85&oe=58B5AEAC"}, {"description": "BSO's biggest event of the year, the Kwanzaa Ball, is a semi-formal event which unites and uplifts our community annually around the principles of Kwanzaa. This year's Ball will be centered around the theme of Kujichagulia, or Self Determination. Self- Determination in this context is, \" to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves\" \n\nThe event will feature a cocktail hour, soul food dinner, student performances and a keynote address from Professor Natasha Lightfoot.\n\nEntry is FREE for all. A ticket guarantees food, NOT entry. \nTickets will be available at the TIC from 12/2 to 12/9. \n\nNon- CUID are free to attend this event as well but they MUST be on the guest list otherwise they will NOT be guaranteed a spot. MUST BRING STUDENT ID FOR ADMISSION.\n\nCUID includes ALL of Columbia's schools (Barnard, GS, TC, Journalism etc) \n\n**You need not celebrate Kwanzaa to attend.**\n**Semi Formal dress code**", "title": "Black Candle Ball: A Tribute to Kwanzaa", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/574350299427362", "datetime": "2016-12-10T19:00:00-0500", "location": "Roone Arledge Auditorium", "group_id": 66114979956, "id": "574350299427362", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15156915_10150740016399957_4601526037040288376_o.jpg?oh=e7275c0ccafd73613b08140d5f74ee5c&oe=58BE7198"}, {"title": "GAME NIGHT", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/168272226981185", "datetime": "2016-12-08T21:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia University Black Students' Organization", "group_id": 66114979956, "id": "168272226981185", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15304288_10150747642294957_2284722882783507427_o.jpg?oh=36b0ae00868a263693893613bc9a4393&oe=58EE1017"}, {"description": "GSAC 2016 Winter Formal:\n\nFriday 12/16/16: 10pm - 4am\nWhere: The DL \nWho: All Graduate Students\n\nTickets Go on Sale:\n12/9/16 at 3pm\nTickets are limited\n\n$30 for Students\nUntil 12/11/16 at 11:59pm\n\n$33 for Students\nFrom 12/12/16 - 12/15/16 at 11:59pm\n\n$35 for Guests\n\nOpen Bar: \n10pm-Midnight\nWell Drinks Included\n\nCash Bar 12-4am\n\nAttire: Formal \n\nJoin your fellow Graduate Students for our Winter Formal! We will have second floor Reserved in the Private Red Room, with our own private entrance on the side of the building so you can avoid waiting in the line in the front of the location. \n\nFrom 10pm-12 we will have an open bar in the Red Room on the second floor and we will also have a roof top side bar reserved until 4am. \n\nAll students are required to buy tickets before 12/15/16 at 11:59pm. Tickets are limited, we anticipate we will sell out before 12/15/16, no exceptions will be made if we sell out. BUY EARLY!\n\nStudents are required to bring a Government Issued ID (21+) and also bring their Columbia Student ID. All Guests must be present with their host for the duration.\n\nAll Ticket sales are final. \n\nTICKET SALES:\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/gsac-winter-formal-tickets-30132748863", "title": "GSAC Winter Formal", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/654933708000847", "datetime": "2016-12-16T22:00:00-0500", "location": "The DL", "group_id": 509997822346004, "id": "654933708000847", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15327376_1376131695732608_3528841893183960749_n.jpg?oh=3d45ae7f2f66c9a5423eb449aa62acd8&oe=58B9F40D"}, {"description": "Oh your finals next week are frightful, but the John Jay fire is so delightful, and since Butler is crowded so...come join Undergraduate Student Life and RHLO in the John Jay Lounge for a fireside study break! USL staff and RHLO will host a study break next to the fireplace in John Jay on Thursday, December 15 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. We'll have music, hot chocolate, and gingerbread cookies to decorate and eat. Take a break from studying and stop by the fire to warm up and relax!", "title": "Fireside Study Break", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1833078650272221", "datetime": "2016-12-15T14:00:00-0500", "group_id": 623354927716996, "id": "1833078650272221", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15123154_1303445293041286_1336317672252161148_o.jpg?oh=41c7d1377445f8a0496998d5a1bfcb86&oe=58ED7276"}, {"description": "CHRISTMAS EVIL (1980)\nThursday, December 8\nUpstairs in the Prestige Room\nDoors at 7pm // Movie at 8pm\n\nDark Lodge presents Christmas Evil (aka \"You Better Watch Out\"), the 1980 holiday horror classic about Harry (Brandon Maggart), a toy factory worker mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, who suffers a nervous breakdown at work that drives him to embark on a Yuletide killing spree.\n\n\"#ChristmasEvil is not for all tastes, but it's well worth the time for those looking for a darker, different kind of yuletide film.\" -AllMovie\n\n\"Bizarre, fascinating, thoughtful, and well worth a look.\" -Time Out", "title": "Dark Lodge presents Christmas Evil", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/591203294397994", "datetime": "2016-12-08T20:00:00-0800", "location": "Columbia City's Ark Lodge Cinemas", "group_id": 430160633706629, "id": "591203294397994", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15235872_1247588821963802_2989870662590484689_o.jpg?oh=e3e29ad89d7eab4da62151efc6aa8d7b&oe=58AFFB36"}, {"description": "Stop by the EE student lounge on Wednesday, 12/14 starting at 1:00 to make (and eat) some cyrogenically cooled dessert!", "title": "Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Study Break", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1190928700988187", "datetime": "2016-12-14T13:00:00-0500", "location": "Mudd 13th Floor Lounge", "group_id": 333408836723344, "id": "1190928700988187", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15319024_1333156036748614_848841911351270908_n.jpg?oh=0cfcae857d91e9c44b9a927f57282dfd&oe=58F3DAB4"}, {"description": "Join SWE in our last study break of the semester!\n\nRelax before reading week with a fun fondue and winter activities night. Drop by to create paper snowflakes, make paper chains, or dip fresh strawberries, pretzels, and more in melted chocolate!", "title": "SWEinter Wonderland Fondue Study Break", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/902129796591268", "datetime": "2016-12-11T16:30:00-0500", "location": "Schapiro Lounge", "group_id": 1546011125616790, "id": "902129796591268", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15259644_1799817030236197_4992306338785993513_o.jpg?oh=16d7bd2ad8d2b5dc18d6b91f8d8fdf6e&oe=58F1890E"}, {"description": "Columbia Women's Swimming and Diving and Columbia University Men's Swimming & Diving Spirit Matches are this Friday, December 9 vs. Princeton! The women complete at 3:00 PM and the men complete at 7:00 PM. \n\nFree admission for all! Free Athletics draw string bags for the first 50 students at each match!", "title": "Columbia Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Spirit Matches", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1365644246793053", "datetime": "2016-12-09T15:00:00-0500", "location": "Dodge Fitness Center at Columbia University", "group_id": 102009214108, "id": "1365644246793053", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15369169_10154067330479109_5524220046963813956_o.jpg?oh=c5ab4b2d03912fd7aeb1ddc6ada24e96&oe=58EE7523"}, {"description": "Get Your Back Rub On. \nKick off your reading week right, with free neck and back rubs and a bunch of stressbusting swag! #CUStressbusters #StressbustersinButler\n---\nColumbia Health makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend an event sponsored by Columbia Health, or by the University, please contact Disabilities Services at (212) 854-2388 at least 5 days in advance of the event.", "title": "Stressbusters in Butler", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/558812087661302", "datetime": "2016-12-13T18:00:00-0500", "location": "Butler Library", "group_id": 66686253736, "id": "558812087661302", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15025557_10154184735463737_300970583359725015_o.jpg?oh=6c41e4ec8541072b4b0890d629a93e2c&oe=58FB83BA"}, {"description": "Hey everyone,\nWe will make a review of what we have done this semester and listen to your feedback. We will update you about our chat at the consulate. Then, we will speak about the events we want to organize next semester. A lot to discuss, be there.\nSee you there!", "title": "CTS Fall 2016 Final Meeting", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/240390153047721", "datetime": "2016-12-11T19:00:00-0500", "location": "Hamilton Hall, room number TBD", "group_id": 593106934066346, "id": "240390153047721", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15304139_1300221963354836_6430942595477696788_o.jpg?oh=65cd28d616a47914a98c10892820ac77&oe=58B1E4E5"}, {"description": "A traditional celebration of our Lord's birth with full choir, orchestra and candlelight.  Childcare provided for infants and preschoolers.", "title": "Classic Christmas Worship", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/203249030131507", "datetime": "2016-12-24T19:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia Baptist Church", "group_id": 228905639090, "id": "203249030131507", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15289100_10154246316664091_1626957553516075009_o.jpg?oh=3c81d8ea3f8a987d6a738d8fb7c9d3b8&oe=58FB5ECC"}, {"description": "Celebration of Jesus' birth with Contemporary Worship and candlelight.\nChildcare available for infants and preschoolers.", "title": "Christmas Eve Worship", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/681587892004665", "datetime": "2016-12-24T17:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia Baptist Church", "group_id": 228905639090, "id": "681587892004665", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15235352_10154246311574091_5939035710520168842_o.jpg?oh=e8004d5b6b7065d450741e5a672f6773&oe=58BAAC98"}, {"description": "Join us and invite a friend for this special Christmas Eve service for preschoolers and their parents.", "title": "Little Lights Children's Service", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/211345822638816", "datetime": "2016-12-24T15:30:00-0500", "location": "Columbia Baptist Church", "group_id": 228905639090, "id": "211345822638816", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15128871_10154219788574091_2474975915321932475_o.jpg?oh=66f00e34028b3b18ee696075d79764f5&oe=58EC5BA2"}, {"description": "Enjoy breakfast and fellowship with fellow men of Columbia!  Carlton Gravatt will share insights into how we can better live out character in our discipleship journey.  $5 to attend", "title": "Men's Breakfast", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1161790833907617", "datetime": "2016-12-17T09:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia Baptist Church", "group_id": 228905639090, "id": "1161790833907617", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15317833_10154246325464091_2899532663971517468_n.jpg?oh=494da8586f94682400d3191ca4a7c46f&oe=58ED5028"}, {"description": "Come join the women of Columbia at the 301 building  for the second annual Taste of Christmas Ornament Exchange! Bring a sweet or savory Christmas Dish and a wrapped ornament for a morning of fun and friendship! Prizes will be awarded for the best sweet and savory homemade dish", "title": "Women's Christmas Ornament Exchange", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/346302095736710", "datetime": "2016-12-17T09:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia Baptist Church", "group_id": 228905639090, "id": "346302095736710", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15167437_10154219827844091_8472751903298331692_o.jpg?oh=c94ab8f4df8f7f438971bc88489563d4&oe=58BDC6E2"}, {"description": "If you have lost a loved one you wish to honor this holiday season, \nplease join us for this service. Each person attending will place \na butterfly on the remembrance wreath representing the\nloved one(s) lost. Lunch will follow in Stephenson Hall.  \nContact: Rachel Eckard, 703-534-5740 x288.", "title": "Service of Remembrance", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/534450893346193", "datetime": "2016-12-15T11:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia Baptist Church", "group_id": 228905639090, "id": "534450893346193", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-0/p480x480/15123443_10154219837249091_7009433438723237007_o.jpg?oh=6e3fc29973a3d1c34863311dbb24b06d&oe=58BB489A"}, {"description": "The mall, the epitome of stress and craziness that fills the Christmas season. Yet it is in this mall that some unsuspecting strangers discover the hope and joy that is Christmas.\nLet this musical be one that inspires you, makes you laugh, and helps you remember the joy and hope that comes at Christmas. \nTickets - $5 for one, $15 Max for Families", "title": "Christmas at the Mall: Christmas Musical", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/340031413028155", "datetime": "2016-12-10T18:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia Baptist Church", "group_id": 228905639090, "id": "340031413028155", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15003256_10154185726424091_7049472789636982988_o.jpg?oh=d2e7f85075d46c4b292cc99a6327c72b&oe=58ED3136"}, {"description": "Get Your Back Rub On. \nKick off your reading week right, with free neck and back rubs and a bunch of stressbusting swag! #CUStressbusters #StressbustersinButler\n---\nColumbia Health makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend an event sponsored by Columbia Health, or by the University, please contact Disabilities Services at (212) 854-2388 at least 5 days in advance of the event.", "title": "Stressbusters in Butler", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/558812087661302", "datetime": "2016-12-13T18:00:00-0500", "location": "Butler Library", "group_id": 277813155582646, "id": "558812087661302", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15025557_10154184735463737_300970583359725015_o.jpg?oh=6c41e4ec8541072b4b0890d629a93e2c&oe=58FB83BA"}, {"description": "Get Your Back Rub On. \nKick off your reading week right, with free neck and back rubs and a bunch of stressbusting swag! #CUStressbusters #StressbustersinButler\n---\nColumbia Health makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend an event sponsored by Columbia Health, or by the University, please contact Disabilities Services at (212) 854-2388 at least 5 days in advance of the event.", "title": "Stressbusters in Butler", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/558812087661302", "datetime": "2016-12-13T18:00:00-0500", "location": "Butler Library", "group_id": 73965112506, "id": "558812087661302", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15025557_10154184735463737_300970583359725015_o.jpg?oh=6c41e4ec8541072b4b0890d629a93e2c&oe=58FB83BA"}, {"description": "Mozart's Requiem: the last will and testament of a crazed, young genius who faced death before he could finish his Mass for the Dead. How ironic.\n\nJoin Columbia Bach Society's Orchestra and Choir for our winter concert in St. Paul's Chapel. Our musicians have worked hard this semester, and we'd love for you to join us as we delve into Mozart's Requiem!\n\nAdmission is free and open to the community, as is our tradition.", "title": "At his bedside: Mozart, Death, Hope", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/901556213279586", "datetime": "2016-12-10T19:00:00-0500", "location": "St. Paul's Chapel (Columbia University)", "group_id": 167922473231554, "id": "901556213279586", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15220021_1394650110558778_5371279911144183355_n.jpg?oh=3281c7355aae0543d5f94bb4e6f411cb&oe=58EA6D5B"}, {"description": "Columbia iQ and Columbia's chapter of DKA will present a screening of the 2012 campy sci-fi comedy fim Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same. Refreshments will be served, and a discussion will follow the screening!", "title": "Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/229560840797231", "datetime": "2016-12-10T14:00:00-0500", "location": "Hamilton Hall Room 602", "group_id": 1177380488959686, "id": "229560840797231", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14956650_1305262559504811_409050790767963463_n.jpg?oh=b83a51bf786fabf72acc07444d0189b4&oe=58F6D5AC"}, {"description": "Join us for the inaugural event of Architecture Practice and the City. This Studio-X initiative engages design practices whose work addresses key debates taking place in their respective cities. Discourse on the city is explored through the examination of specific projects.\n\nOrganized by the Studio-X Global Network.\n\nSpeakers\nHeinrich Wolff and Ilze Wolff, Wolff Architects (Cape Town)\nMarta Moreira, MMBB (S\u00e3o Paulo)\nIn conversation with Mpho Matsipa (Studio-X Johannesburg) and Pedro Rivera (Studio-X Rio de Janeiro)\n\nCAPE TOWN\n\nWatershed Project: Business Incubator and Market, V&A Waterfront\nCompleted in 2014, the Watershed Project locates a business incubator in an existing industrial shed while simultaneously creating economic opportunities for small businesses through a new market. Situated in the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront redevelopment in Cape Town around Victoria and Alfred Basins, the project is inserted into a mixed-use area, consisting of retail, tourism, and a residential development alongside a working harbor. Wolff Architects proposed a new street throughout the entire shed, which sets up an urban pedestrian network that connects several popular areas around the shed. Instead of yielding high foot traffic to one or two big-box tenants, the market was devised as many micro tenancies which allow small and emerging businesses to take advantage of the commercial opportunity. This commercial pattern was learnt from studying street based business in various urban situations. According to Wolff Architects: \u201cIt is fundamental, in the context of unjustifiable inequality in South Africa, that big business should establish themselves in the city in a manner that sets up opportunity or benefits for smaller businesses. This project shows how this can be done.\u201d\n\nWolff Architects\nWolff is a design studio that cuts across the mediums of design, advocacy, research, and documentation, led by Ilze Wolff and Heinrich Wolff. Wolff Architects work collaboratively with a group of highly skilled, committed and engaged architects, creative practitioners, and administrators in their office in Cape Town. Both principals have taught and lectured internationally including Switzerland, Germany, Italy, USA, Canada, Japan, and India and continue to do so. The work of the practice has also been included at various international exhibitions including the Venice Architecture Biennale, Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, the Chicago Architectural Biennale, the S\u00e3o Paulo Biennale, and the South American Architecture Biennale.\n\nS\u00c3O PAULO\n\nJardim Edite Social Housing Complex\nDesigned by MMBB Architects together with H+F Architects, the social housing project Jardim Edite was built on the site of a former slum to rehouse its dwellers. As part of a larger urban operation, the site was considered privileged due to its location in S\u00e3o Paulo's most significant area of recent growth, the financial and service sector. The design articulated the verticalization of the housing program with a foundation made up of three public facilities that serve the neighborhood: a catering school, healthcare clinic, and daycare center. Jardim Edite challenges the struggle of designing social housing in Brazil by revisiting the modern tradition and building a mixed use development on a reduced budget that is well integrated in the core of the city.\n\nMarta Moreira, MMBB\nMarta Moreira graduated from the School of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (FAU/USP) in 1987. In 1991 she co-founded MMBB Architects, which is responsible for several projects in Brazil and abroad. In 1995 the office established a partnership with Paulo Mendes da Rocha, with whom Moreira and her partners developed a number of projects. Moreira also extend her activities into the academic sphere since 1992. Currently, beyond her role at MMBB, she serves as professor of design at the Escola da Cidade School of Architecture in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil.\n\nCo-Organized by Columbia GSAPP, Studio-X Johannesburg, and Studio-X Rio De Janeiro.", "title": "Architecture Practice and the City: Cape Town & Sao Paulo", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/335730030104121", "datetime": "2016-12-09T13:00:00-0500", "location": "114 Avery Hall", "group_id": 112971615402197, "id": "335730030104121", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15094270_1326447377387942_6218028769529880430_n.jpg?oh=1cff3e8a430fcae77def56a8a08a4a92&oe=58F44565"}, {"description": "We will explore how to build a hardware project from start to finish, from microcontroller programming to interfacing with electrical components. This event is the second of four workshops in ADI\u2019s \u201cHardware for Everyone\u201d series. You\u2019ll be getting your hands on actual hardware to build a Morse-over-visible-light wireless device. No prior technical experience necessary.", "title": "How to Build a Telegraph", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1199615043410727", "datetime": "2016-12-08T21:00:00-0500", "location": "Hamilton 303", "group_id": 263741120328412, "id": "1199615043410727", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15380403_1165530163482832_4355700857990200962_n.jpg?oh=6caf5c44ce22a2074e31e9d4078b6989&oe=58BD84FF"}, {"description": "Celebrate the holiday season with your family at the Morgan Library & Museum!\n\nABOUT WINTER FAMILY FAIR\nCharles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and the Ghosts of Christmas Present and Past will join forces with strolling musicians, magicians, and street fair entertainers to sweep families into a whirlwind of exuberant fun! Come join this merry bunch, enjoy a creative craft workshop, and model our one-of- a kind collection of literary costumes for children.\n\nFree with museum admission. Appropriate for ages 3\u201312.\n\nSee the full schedule of activities: bit.ly/WinterFamilyFair", "title": "Winter Family Fair *FREE with museum admission", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1323265041037755", "datetime": "2016-12-11T14:00:00-0500", "location": "The Morgan Library & Museum", "group_id": 102576435935, "id": "1323265041037755", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15129455_10154574137481183_7489350372522950260_o.jpg?oh=39ded70e861bbaf9957f4b85fd00e814&oe=58EEDEC9"}, {"description": "AT CAPACITY\n\nJoin us at Japan Society for an exclusive tour of their current exhibition, Simon Starling: At Twilight (After W. B. Yeats' Noh Reincarnation), led by Curator of Exhibition Interpretation Michael Chagnon.\n\nAt the height of WWI, poet W. B. Yeats collaborated with members of the avant garde to stage his Japanese noh inspired dance play At the Hawk's Well (1916). To mark its centennial, Turner Prize winner Simon Starling reinterprets this production in an exhibition that illustrates the impact of noh on Western Modernism. Newly created masks, costumes, and a dance on video are paired with works by the 20th-century masters connected to Yeats' play, bringing to life Starling's irrepressible inventiveness.\n\nAfter the tour, stick around for Japan Society's Escape East Happy Hour to explore the exhibition more on your own and enjoy live music and complimentary sake!\n\nThis event is open only to current Columbia students, faculty, and staff.", "title": "Museum Meetup: Japan Society", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/216523872106592", "datetime": "2016-12-09T17:00:00-0500", "location": "Arts Initiative at Columbia University", "group_id": 102576435935, "id": "216523872106592", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15032877_10153946068590936_6608086758817781383_n.jpg?oh=4a507cc2463a8c776040fb9cf8746098&oe=58FA0BFF"}, {"description": "Calling all Columbia/Barnard alumni, current students, and gap year students! Whether you're living in Israel or just spending winter break there, join us for dinner on Thursday, December 29 at Black Bar in Jerusalem! \n\nThis event is free but an advance RSVP is required. https://columbiabarnardhillel.org/event/jerusalem-meet-up/\n\nQuestions? Email Shana Zionts, Director of Student Life.", "title": "Jerusalem Meet-Up", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1407154145964981", "datetime": "2016-12-29T20:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia/Barnard Hillel", "group_id": 123989607651552, "id": "1407154145964981", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/14724538_1259603807423454_1923661750950189202_n.jpg?oh=09a1511a41d4a0ed6fdfc872343d9cab&oe=58C19300"}, {"description": "Oy vey! It's that time of year again...\n\nNervous you won't find a spot in Butler due to the inordinate number of campers? Scared that LeFrak has become too whack now that it's back? Afraid that you'll go hungry while scarfing down so much knowledge you forgot to leave room for food?\n\nThen come work (and eat) in your friendly local Kraft Center for Jewish Life! There will be snacks on the daily, silence at all times and Krammin' at Kraft friends to surround yourself with!\n\nSign up to reserve group study rooms with classmates here:\nhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H-_asInXwucsytpqAioVdArqwuCljl2-m4rIRPweBtc/edit?ts=57154958&usp=gmail#gid=0\n\nSnacks will be set out and replenished at 9am, 3pm, and 10pm.\n\nHere's the schedule for this season!\n\nTuesday, 12/13 \u2013 9am -2am\nWednesday, 12/14 \u2013 9am - 2am\nThursday, 12/15 \u2013 9am - 2am\nFriday, 12/16 \u2013 9am - regular close (Rennert unavailable from noon on)\nSaturday, 12/17 \u2013 9am - 2am\nSunday, 12/18 \u2013 9am - 2am\nMonday, 12/19 \u2013 9am - 2am, Rennert unavailable from 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm\nTuesday, 12/20 \u2013 9am - 2am, Rennert unavailable from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm\nWednesday, 12/21 \u2013 9am - midnight\nThursday, 12/22 \u2013 9am - 11pm, Rennert unavailable from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm", "title": "Krammin' at Kraft", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/561567797375798", "datetime": "2016-12-13T09:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia/Barnard Hillel", "group_id": 123989607651552, "id": "561567797375798", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15253610_1303942396322928_4124025025487919003_n.png?oh=4bf565eedbebf5409b7fb27b405a58c8&oe=58FB1040"}, {"description": "Snack Attacks is happening during Reading Week from Monday to Thursday at 12:30PM\n\nHere is the finalized menu:\n\nMONDAY \nVegetarian Mee Goreng\nBeef Rendang \nBasil Chicken \nShrimp\nRice\nKosher option: Shakshuka\n\nTUESDAY\nChicken Parmigiana\nPasta with Alfredo Sauce\nPasta with Bolognese\nPasta with Tomato Sauce\nPasta with Meatballs\nFresh Salad\nKosher option: Falafel and Burekas\n\nWEDNESDAY ****SPECIAL BARBECUE LUNCH****\nFried Chicken\nBBQ Pork\nBBQ Beef\nCreamed Spinach\nMac and Cheese\nSteamed Veggies\nGarden Salad \nHoney Baked Beans\nCornbread\nKosher option: Chop Chop(Chinese)\n\nTHURSDAY\nEnsalada de Aguacate\nEmpanaditas\nArroz con Pollo\nPernil Asado\nMoro\nKosher option: Pizza\n\nFood Bank Collaboration: bring a can of food, skip the line!\nAlthough not required, if you want to show GSSC a token of appreciation, make a non-perishable non-expired food donation when you come. The donation will go towards our GSSC Food Bank to help GS Students combat food insecurity. And as a reward for helping your fellow peers, you can skip the long line at Snack Attacks!", "title": "GSSC Snack Attacks", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/458562154314561", "datetime": "2016-12-12T12:00:00-0500", "location": "GS Lounge", "group_id": 362611610509127, "id": "458562154314561", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15304182_1626014237694811_3010157025400392907_o.jpg?oh=e8d746d4cb39b50ed6eb695602791dde&oe=58BBF6DE"}, {"description": "You\u2019ve got the interview, now what? Find out what employers look for, what to expect during the process, and how to present your best self before, during, and after any interview.\n\nhttps://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/calendar/event/undergrad-career-prep-week-interviewing-skills-0", "title": "Interviewing Skills", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/888238601312418", "datetime": "2016-12-09T12:30:00-0500", "location": "Center for Career Education, East Campus Building, Lower Level\tCCE Conference Room", "group_id": 362611610509127, "id": "888238601312418", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15267562_828551370581813_5394593251917527385_n.jpg?oh=51413cdae73183f9193f7faae4da35e3&oe=58F0769A"}, {"description": "GS Seniors: Sing away your semester with *free* karaoke!", "title": "Seniors: Karaoke Night", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/226459851122456", "datetime": "2016-12-08T20:00:00-0500", "location": "Suite BAR NYC", "group_id": 362611610509127, "id": "226459851122456", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15179092_826438857459731_3859569754324583568_n.jpg?oh=7e2a4283414e441208becd00509e0500&oe=58B52213"}, {"description": "Join us as we celebrate another great semester, and have one last bonding event before finals and the winter break! The event is 18+, and only 21+ people will be served- so bring a valid form of ID. All are welcome. An open bar will offered only for CIRCA members for as long as it lasts, light snacks will be served.", "title": "Circa: Winter Formal", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/344598405907240", "datetime": "2016-12-11T21:30:00-0500", "location": "The Ellington", "group_id": 682327028452194, "id": "344598405907240", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15401187_1373741619310728_239117348332682081_n.jpg?oh=135f1f09704511e46a55d78d024f6e80&oe=58F891C6"}, {"description": "Does the United Nations's failure to implement the responsibility to protect in Syria call into question Ban Ki-moon's effectiveness? How may Ant\u00f3nio Guterres's unique boots-on-the-ground work ethic serve him as Secretary General? Join CIRCA Academics for a panel discussion on Ban Ki-moon's tenure as UN Secretary General and Ant\u00f3nio Guterres's selection for the role on Friday, December 9 from 5:30-7pm in 477 Lerner Hall. Speakers include the United Nations Director of Human Rights Watch Louis Charbonneau, New York City Bar Association representative to the United Nations Michael D. Cooper, and SIPA Professor of Professional Practice Jos\u00e9 Antonio Ocampo. \n\n***\nLouis Charbonneau\u2013 Mr. Charbonneau is the United Nations director at Human Rights Watch.  Prior to joining HRW, he was a journalist for more than two decades, most recently U.N. bureau chief for Reuters.  In addition to his work from the United Nations in New York, he has reported from dozens of countries in Europe, Asia and Africa and spent years doing investigative work on issues related to the Middle East and Africa.  Louis was previously posted in Prague, Hong Kong, Vienna and Berlin.  His first posting with Reuters was in Vienna, where he focused on the IAEA and other U.N. agencies from 2001 to 2005.\n\nHe was Reuters\u2019 deputy bureau chief in Berlin from 2005 to 2008.  Starting in early 2008 he was based at Reuters bureau inside United Nations headquarters in New York, where he followed the Security Council, General Assembly and other U.N. bodies. He was a two-time winner of the Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial award for his U.N. reporting (2009 and 2011), as well as the United Nations Foundation Prize for his coverage of negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty (2013).\n\nDuring his time in Vienna, Louis became an expert on nonproliferation and nuclear issues.  He covered the U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq in 2002-03 and the IAEA\u2019s attempts to resolve the nuclear crises in North Korea and Iran. In New York, he expanded his U.N. coverage to include human rights and other topics.\n\nHe began his journalism career in 1991 with an editorial internship on the theater desk at the Village Voice.  After relocating to Prague in 1992, he began covering culture and politics in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe until he moved to Hong Kong in 2000, where he was the bureau chief for Bridge News.\n\nHe has a bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Michigan and masters degrees from Columbia University and City University of New York \u2013 City College.\n\nJos\u00e9 Antonio Ocampo \u2013 Jos\u00e9 Antonio Ocampo is director of the Economic and Political Development Concentration in the School of International and Public Affairs, Member of the Committee on Global Thought and co-President of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University. He is also the Chair of the Committee for Development Policy, an expert committee of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). In 2012 \u2013 2013 he chaired the panel created by the IMF Board to review the activities of the IMF\u2019s Independent Evaluation Office; in 2008-2010, he served as co-director of the UNDP/OAS Project on \u201cAgenda for a Citizens\u2019 Democracy in Latin America\u201d; and in 2009 a Member of the Commission of Experts of the UN General Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System.\n\nPrior to his appointment, Ocampo served in a number of positions in the United Nations and the Government of Colombia, most notably as United Nations Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs; Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Chairman of the Board of Banco del Rep\u00fablica (Central Bank of Colombia); Director of the National Planning Department (Minister of Planning); Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Executive Director of FEDESARROLLO.\n\nOcampo has published extensively on macroeconomic theory and policy, international financial issues, economic and social development, international trade, and Colombian and Latin American economic history.\n\nOcampo received his BA in economics and sociology from the University of Notre Dame in 1972 and his PhD in economics from Yale University in 1976. He served as Professor of Economics at Universidad de los Andes and of Economic History at the National University of Colombia, and Visiting Fellow at Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Yale. He has received a number of personal honors and distinctions, including the 2012 Jaume Vicens Vives Prize of the Spanish Association of Economic History for the best book on Spanish or Latin American economic history, the 2008 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought and the 1988 \u201cAlejandro Angel Escobar\u201d National Science Award of Colombia.\n\nMichael D. Cooper \u2013 Engaged in the human rights and humanitarian relief field for more than two decades, Michael Cooper spent six years with Mercy Corps, a global leader in emergency response and sustainable development. Michael began his tenure with Mercy Corps in 2003 when\u2014as Director of Humanitarian Programs\u2014he helped to launch and lead the agency\u2019s $38 million USAID/OFDA relief effort in war-torn Iraq. Later, as Director-at-Large, Michael partnered with world-renowned designer Edwin Schlossberg to conceive and build Mercy Corps\u2019 Action Center to End World Hunger near ground zero in Manhattan, with a permanent home for the Action Center later established in Portland, Oregon. A licensed attorney, Mr. Cooper has worked for several other leading international agencies as well, including M\u00e9decins du Monde, the International Rescue Committee, and Human Rights Watch.\nMichael is Managing Director of The Ploughshare Group, LLC. He has raised tens of millions of dollars for human rights and humanitarian causes\u2014from individuals, corporations, foundations, international organizations, and governments. In New York, he directed the Human Rights Watch Council, launched the Human Rights Watch Young Advocates, and served on HRW\u2019s international advocacy team. He worked in the first Obama Administration as Special Assistant in the Office of the Solicitor at the U.S. Department of Labor where he advised senior department officials on legal issues related to terrorism and the protection of federal facilities. On behalf of the Center for Global Development, Michael published a comprehensive MacArthur Foundation-funded study of the European legal regime governing persons displaced by natural disaster. With a German publisher, he is expanding this paper for publication as an academic book.\nMichael\u2019s work has been featured by the New York Times, Daily News, Huffington Post, PBS, A.P., and others. He currently serves as a Director with the Friends of the World Federation of U.N. Associations. Mr. Cooper represents the New York City Bar Association at the United Nations and at City Bar serves as Chair of U.N. Committee, Chair of the Subcommittee on Right to Counsel and Due Process for Migrants, and a member of the Climate Change Task Force. Active in the Democratic Party, Michael has worked the Kerry, Obama, and Clinton Campaigns.\nMichael studied in Norway at the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) and has a Masters in Global Policy and Conflict Resolution from New York University. He is a Public Interest Law Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center, from which he received his J.D. along with a Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies. Mr. Cooper is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.", "title": "The UN in Transition: Ban Ki-moon and Ant\u00f3nio Guterres", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/927850990678191", "datetime": "2016-12-09T17:30:00-0500", "group_id": 682327028452194, "id": "927850990678191", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15235616_1367395549945335_173560931902594933_o.jpg?oh=bbda6093fc4f85e6d3cf93d457a6d601&oe=58EDF445"}, {"description": "Happy holidays from the Clefhangers!! Come hang out with these clefnuts as we serenade you with some fun new songs. We'll be there to deck Wien Hall with sounds so jolly, rocking around the fancy lounge, and having a holly jolly clefmas. Baby it's cold outside so come in for some warm drinks and great music.\n\nI don't want to miss out on the holidays, and you won't want to miss out on our final concert! (free cookie to whoever guesses this song reference- which will be featured at our concert) \n\nP.S. We promise not to make any more bad Christmas song references if you come, so do it. \n\nOn another NOTE, we will be saying farewell to the lovely, Delaney Ross. We've loved having her with us and will miss her incredible voice and talent. So come and hear her last wonderful solo!", "title": "Clefnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (Clefhangers Final Concert)", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/361320864220049", "datetime": "2016-12-08T21:00:00-0500", "location": "Wien Hall", "group_id": 83038617978, "id": "361320864220049", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-0/p480x480/15289166_10154311666772979_7572510871513232385_o.jpg?oh=57f56d20c1c0e1b857eaa48d801ca49d&oe=58F0CD07"}, {"description": "CORE Presents: DJ KHALED with ARIANNA HUFFINGTON \n\nJoin the Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs (CORE) for an exclusive fireside chat with Snapchat superstar and music producer DJ Khaled, hosted by The Huffington Post co-founder and Thrive Global founder Arianna Huffington.\n\nListen to the business mogul and recording artist teach you his \"keys\" to success, such as responsible use of Ciroc Mango, keeping two rooms cooking at the same time, the many uses of cocoa butter, and how you can win, win, win, no matter what. There will be a book signing after the talk, where you can have your copy of \"The Keys\" signed by Khaled himself. (Books will be available for purchase on site.)\n\nTICKETS: This event has an extremely limited capacity. Tickets go live on Wednesday November 30th @ 8pm!\n\nTHANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS!\nWe're excited to present this event with the support of our partners, Columbia Entrepreneurship & the Alliance Program!", "title": "CORE Presents: DJ Khaled & Arianna Huffington \u2014 Keys to Success", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/342525362777423", "datetime": "2016-12-08T21:00:00-0500", "location": "Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs (CORE)", "group_id": 111534465576828, "id": "342525362777423", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15235943_1275576812505915_4072060483369248565_o.jpg?oh=ef02039ac5e901361e830b4692efdf79&oe=58BD9B26"}, {"description": "Come out and support ActiveMinds by coming to the last event of our Stress-Less Week ~ \"Show You Care-aoke\" Night! There will be snacks, fun people, and, of course, KARAOKE! End the last week of classes supporting the fight against stigma! There is a strongly suggested donation of $5, so that ActiveMinds can continue to work for you and the Columbia community by promoting mental health!", "title": "Show You Care-aoke Night!", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/343268659387057", "datetime": "2016-12-09T18:30:00-0500", "location": "Lerner Hall Room 568", "group_id": 234888756554650, "id": "343268659387057", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/l/t1.0-9/s720x720/15391128_1267365083307007_2036800897412888652_n.jpg?oh=59d270f2213eb8d0a75568cfd62caf04&oe=58AF4B7A"}, {"description": "Columbia Catholic Ministry and Interfaith and Columbia/Barnard Hillel are hosting an event where members of both groups will join together to create bags filled with supplies for the less fortunate. This activity will be coupled with a discussion about the role of service in our respective religions. It should be fun and a great study break during this stressful time!", "title": "Serving Together: An Event of Service and Discussion", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1959671230927147", "datetime": "2016-12-08T19:30:00-0500", "location": "Kraft Center at Columbia University", "group_id": 268399416506287, "id": "1959671230927147", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/15230592_1381475445198673_3428036735189499592_n.jpg?oh=7d5d74b27982cf8413ed625b4b92dad7&oe=58EE793A"}, {"description": "It's that time of year, everyone! Come out to WiCS's Fall Study Break. Come by anytime to de-stress and grab snacks. There will be hot chocolate and cookies!", "title": "System.Chill.Out(): WiCS Study Break", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/146143992530538", "datetime": "2016-12-14T16:00:00-0500", "location": "CS Lounge", "group_id": 741854835834184, "id": "146143992530538", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15250954_1372915812728080_5078473717984874078_o.jpg?oh=6382de2c62d23dd313d79e2232c1c622&oe=58BAFF7C"}, {"description": "Press PAWS on your frantic finals schedule by playing with four-legged well-trained therapy friends! In the Innovation Space of the Science & Engineering Library.", "title": "Puppies!", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1811560642450615", "datetime": "2016-12-09T10:00:00-0500", "location": "Science and Engineering Library - Columbia University", "group_id": 197930036919542, "id": "1811560642450615", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15349747_1237431439636058_4848127330902419110_n.jpg?oh=53e6bca5d4ba411ea159ad1f1ceab637&oe=58F56186"}, {"description": "C\u00e9saire, Nietzsche, and the Struggle Against Colonialism\nat the Columbia Global Center | Paris\n4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris, 75006\n\nDecember 15, 2016 at 6 pm\n\n(New York session at 12pm that day in Jerome Greene Hall 807, at Columbia Law School)\n\nwith Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Romuald Fonkoua, Daniele Lorenzini, and Fran\u00e7oise Verg\u00e8s\n\nThe Negritude critique of colonial modernity in the interwar and postbellum period drew importantly on the vitalist philosophies of Nietzsche, Bergson, and Heidegger. Many of the central figures, including Aim\u00e9 C\u00e9saire, L\u00e9opold S\u00e9dar Senghor, and \u00c9douard Glissant found inspiration in these countercurrents of Western thought. C\u00e9saire and Senghor, especially, adopted the notions of the Dionysian and the Apollinean from Nietzsche\u2019s Birth of Tragedy in their aesthetic philosophy. In this session we will explore this conversation with Nietzsche\u2019s thoughts on tragedy.\n\nJoin the students of the seminar in New York to Skype into the Paris session.", "title": "Nietzsche 6/13: AIM\u00c9 C\u00e9saire", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/374510962889104", "datetime": "2016-12-15T12:00:00-0500", "group_id": 351214758381519, "id": "374510962889104", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p235x165/15338809_634185270084465_2565924717546986126_n.jpg?oh=1cabe6b3f029b0f8018bca3732fe452d&oe=58B1EE7B"}, {"description": "As we reach the end of another eventful and productive year, let's get together for an exciting Christmas Brunch to mark the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017. Come join us and let's celebrate this holiday season together!\n\nDate: Dec 18, 2016 (Sunday)\nTime: 12pm to 4pm\nLocation: Cherie, One Qutub, 1501, Kalka Das Marg, Mehrauli, New Delhi - 110030\n\nPrice: Choose one of\n\u20b91955 per person (all inclusive for food and beverages) \nPay here: \nhttps://mypoolin.com/EventOrganize/InviteeOpen?id=10285&secret=ce00f085ad85f9d5f6312817d33a0756\n\n\u20b92868 per person (all inclusive for food and alcohol)\nPay here: \nhttps://mypoolin.com/EventOrganize/InviteeOpen?secret=0f05c27693768aa8fdb80ef5b09471b2&id=10284\nSpouses and partners welcome!\n\nPlease contact Hrishika Pandit at [email protected] / 8527116343 or Pallav Agrawal at [email protected] / 9810933009 for further information.", "title": "Columbia Christmas Brunch: Delhi", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1838933086320924", "datetime": "2016-12-18T12:00:00+0530", "location": "Cherie One Qutub", "group_id": 305576172872698, "id": "1838933086320924", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15355712_1129410417155932_270868450274603713_n.jpg?oh=fdae0da552b574b0a3f04ca1afd80b34&oe=58B6F54E"}, {"description": "Sheena Iyengar is the S.T. Lee Professor of business at Columbia University and is considered one of the world\u2019s experts on choice. Dr. Iyengar, who is also blind, is the author of the award-winning book, \u201cThe Art of Choosing,\u201d where she presents the biology and psychology of choice, examines how different cultures construct choice, and ponders how we might choose better.\n\nJoin HSO for a casual talk and discussion of selected topics from Sheena\u2019s research and life, moderated by HSO senior advisor Vaibhav Vavilala. We look forward to seeing you there!\n\nCheck out Sheena\u2019s TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/sheena_iyengar_choosing_what_to_choose\n\nAnd NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/garden/18choice.html\n\nPS. Bhajans will be held as usual from 6-7 pm on Friday.", "title": "An Evening with Professor Sheena Iyengar", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/649184198595416", "datetime": "2016-12-09T19:00:00-0500", "location": "St Paul's Chapel", "group_id": 179902808839135, "id": "649184198595416", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15384554_1282308445152585_7820676563017737789_o.jpg?oh=52ec9c9cb36a3ebb0f7fef8bd987d824&oe=58B5FD1D"}, {"description": "Exams got you down? Take a self-care break for some much deserved relaxation. Coloring pages, bracelet making, lanyards, and free food are the perfect antidote for your study break.", "title": "Quench: Study Break", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/events/1625126911117292", "datetime": "2016-12-15T15:30:00-0500", "location": "Lerner Hall Rm. 401", "group_id": 248492921860598, "id": "1625126911117292", "photo_url": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/15110535_1239033309473216_4381696323762599869_o.jpg?oh=9667f5fb42626bdcfdcb89be1b1ce128&oe=58B616F8"}]