At the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP29, Climate School research scholar Catherine McKenna wore a multicolored patchwork jacket with flowing pink sleeves. The jacket was designed by Alexandra Churchland, BC ’28, an aspiring sustainable fashion designer.

Spectators roamed the basement of Bushwick United Methodist Church, amid techno beats, horror-inspired rooms, and larger-than-life videos projecting a dancer at STAMINA, a “ballet art party” hosted on Jan. 10 by Project III, a dance nonprofit Kasey Broekema, CC ’21, founded in 2023. The event featured a photo story and film installation by photographer Nick Brito as well as a dance film created by Broekema.

Amid a flurry of leather, tulle, and silk, models strutted through the Low Library Rotunda, surrounded by art displays. Their outfits, however, represented more than just high fashion—they wove together years of history and culture.

Julia Turshen, BC ’07, leaned over a pot of elbow noodles in her kitchen, folding in butter, grated cheese, and finally, sliced up hot dogs. She was making her favorite childhood meal, the hot dog macaroni and cheese that her babysitter used to make, for an audience of Zoom participants cooking along for a Sep. 22 session of her “No Judgment” cooking class series.

Flanked by arches, 60-foot stained glass windows, and hanging lamps, the Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair hosted over 40 rare book, print, and ephemera exhibitors who sold their wares at Shepard Hall in the City College of New York from Friday to Sunday.

Hillary Clinton’s new book, “Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love and Liberty,” is getting a lot of press. Since the book’s release on Sept. 17, she’s been on “The View” and “Morning Joe” to talk about its insights. She sat for a long conversation with journalist Katie Couric for two episodes of Couric’s podcast “Next Question with Katie Couric.” She’s also traveling throughout the country for her book tour, culminating in an event at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 30. With all this press and fanfare, a salient question is: What is the purpose of this book?

In a recording played in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library’s event room on Sept. 4 Dr. Ruth Westheimer, TC ’70, described herself as a “superb friend.” Some of those friends were in the audience that night, there to celebrate Westheimer’s final book.