On Friday night, La Maison Française hosted a Read-In/Speak-Out on Haiti, and organizers of the event say that the timing of this effort—months after the disaster—is key.
On Friday night, La Maison Française hosted a Read-In/Speak-Out on Haiti, and organizers of the event say that the timing of this effort—months after the disaster—is key.
In 2007, a group of Burmese monks led the Saffron Revolution, a series of anti-government protests in response to military oppression. On Tuesday evening, four rally participants addressed students in Earl Hall about the plight of Burmese citizens—from human rights abuses to a lack of freedom of speech to the dearth of international awareness.
In 2007, a group of Burmese monks led the Saffron Revolution, a series of anti-government protests in response to military oppression. On Tuesday evening, four rally participants addressed students in Earl Hall about the plight of Burmese citizens—from human rights abuses to a lack of freedom of speech to the dearth of international awareness.
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General, CC ’73, Law ’76, and a Columbia University trustee, will be Columbia College’s 2009 Class Day Speaker, the senior class council announced on Low Library steps Tuesday afternoon. Holder—the first black man to head the Justice Department—will address graduating seniors on May 19 on South Lawn.
Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General, CC ’73, Law ’76, and a Columbia University trustee, will be Columbia College’s 2009 Class Day Speaker, the senior class council announced on Low Library steps Tuesday afternoon. Holder—the first black man to head the Justice Department—will address graduating seniors on May 19 on South Lawn.
Ergun Ozbudun, professor of Law at Bilkent University, Turkey, has harsh words for Turkey’s current government: “Pluralism is not in the structure of the state. The state is overpowering.”
Ergun Ozbudun, professor of Law at Bilkent University, Turkey, has harsh words for Turkey’s current government: “Pluralism is not in the structure of the state. The state is overpowering.”
