It's time for the real kickoff to election '08--the annually overcompetetive race for freshman representative of the College Dems. Last time Bwog checked, there were 30 people signed up as interested in running, which means 30 entertainingly earnest speeches about how much they love the democratic party. Tune into the Broadway Room at 8 for your evening entertainment.
We thought these kids deserved some recognition for being the eagerest among the eager.
September 7, 2008
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In which Bwog contributor Michael Snyder regains faith in Broadway. Go see Spring Awakening--$25 for Columbia students!
About two months ago I discovered that I don't actually like musical theater. I found this out in a conversation with several dear friends who do, in fact, like musical theater. We were comparing favorite shows and my end of the conversation went something like this: "Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park, Company, Cabaret, Chicago, West Side Story." My friend asked me if I liked anything that hadn't been written by Sondhiem, Kander and Ebb, or Bernstein. I said that I have a soft spot for Rent. It occurred to me then that for every musical that I love (and the ones I love I really do love) there are at least four that make me want to vomit all over myself. This is not an exaggeration.
So, for me at least, there's very little new musical theater to get excited about. These days, there seems to be very little in musical theater that can be called new at all. There are the revivals, some of which are truly brilliant (John Doyle cannot be praised enough), there are the 'new' shows that emulate musicals of the 1940s, there are the bubonic plague-like Disney blockbusters (I include Wicked in this category), and there are the Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals that refuse to go away (I am convinced that, in the event of a nuclear holocaust, The Phantom of the Opera would continue to play for packed houses of cockroaches.) But new musicals—new in the way that Hair was new, new in the way that Sondheim's musicals have always been new, new in way that Rent was at its premiere—don't show up very often. The American musical as a genre seems to be going from terminal to vegetative.
December 11, 2006
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EventsCurious about life as a MechE major in SEAS? Ever wonder what you can do after graduation as an Applied Math major? Here's your chance to chat with faculty, alumni and graduating seniors from every department over a FREE dinner.
December 1 (Satow): Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Applied Physics & Applied Math, Material Science
December 2 (Party Space): Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Earth and Environmental Engineering
December 3 (c555): Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
RSVP at www.cuengineering.com by Wednesday, 11/26. Limited seats are available.
Questions? Email got.fud@gmail.com
Date:
Monday, December 1, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location:
New York Public Library, Morningside Heights Branch, 2900 Broadway (at West 113th Street) New York City
Contact:
Arezou Raeisghasem, ar2393@columbia.edu
Event Description:
Speakers: Various
The Columbia University MA in Climate and Society presents "Breaking the Ice: Carbon, Climate, and Change, with four Columbia University graduate students in a facilitated workshop about understanding climate change. Find out how scientists know the story of Earth's climate. Also learn some skills for interpreting and discussing the science behind climate change. Open to the public.
Sponsors:
Earth Institute
Web Site:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/climatesociety/news.html
Date: Tuesday, December 2
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Earl Hall — Dodge Room
Praying with Lior an engrossing, wrenching and tender documentary introduces Lior Liebling, also called "the little rebbe." Lior has Down syndrome, and has spent his entire life praying with utter abandon. Is he a "spiritual genius" as many around him say? Or simply the vessel that contains everyone's unfulfilled wishes and expectations? Lior - whose name means "my light" - lost his mother at age six, and her words and spirit hover over the film. While everyone agrees Lior is closer to God, he's also a burden, a best friend, an inspiration, and an embarrassment, depending on which family member is speaking. As Lior approaches Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish coming-of-age ceremony different characters provides a window into life spent "praying with Lior."
Directed by Ilana Trachtman│Documentary│87-minutes
Group discussion following the screening. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to oucfilmseries@columbia.edu. For additional information, please contact 212.854.4194.
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Choir Room - St. Paul's Chapel
The Office of the University Chaplain invites members of the Columbia community to explore how the HIV/AIDS epidemic has affected communities of faith--not only the external work faith communities have been committing themselves to but also the internal implication the epidemic has had on the way such communities have approached their faith. Dinner will be served. Please RSVP to commonmeal@columbia.edu.
This event is part of our Common Meal series, a program that facilitates informal conversations over dinner about issues salient to faith communities.On December 9, 2008, John Milton turns 400!
Come celebrate his birthday at a special event/study break hosted by the English department, featuring readings from Paradise Lost by faculty and students.
301 Philosophy Hall, Tuesday December 9, 4-6 PM All are welcome