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CPU Event: Social Entrepreneurship
Tuesday, December 2nd, 8 PM
Hamilton 303

Come learn about social entrepreneurship with Justin Rockefeller, cofounder and national program director of Generation Engage, a nonprofit aimed at bringing young adults into political dialogue. To learn more visit www.generationengage.com or see this week's issue of Barrons. Co-sponsored by Rotaract and the Roosevelt Institution.

For more information, email cpu@columbia.edu.


CPU Event: Illegal Downloading Panel
Wednesday, December 3rd,  8 PM
Satow Room

Come see a panel of professionals discuss their different views on copyright issues moderated by copyright law professor, June Besek. The panelists include: Stanley Pierre-Louis, Vice President of Viacom (pro-copyright), Karl Fogel (reform), John Sullivan (reform), and Gabriella Coleman, NYU professor of anthropology. The panel will focus on both the legal perspective and where the future of copyright is headed. Question and Answer from the audience will follow brief introductions and questions from the moderator.

For more information, email cpu@columbia.edu.


CPU Event: John Perkins - The Secret History of the American Empire 
Tuesday, November 11th,  8 PM
Earl Hall Auditorium

John Perkins, New York Times Bestselling Author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and The Secret History of the American Empire will be speaking about: The Secret History of the American Empire. What Next? How to Change it. Drawing on experiences described in his two blockbuster books, John Perkins describes the post-WWII era as one that created history's first truly global empire -- mostly through economics, rather than the military. Now we find ourselves catapulted toward a future that appears catastrophic to many people; however, in Perkins's view it offers great opportunities. Identifying corporations as "the most influential institutions on the planet," he challenges us to transform ourselves and the companies that so deeply impact our lives. He presents a plan for creating a world "that will make our children proud of us." Co-sponsored by CUIRF and CIRCA.

For more information, email cpu@columbia.edu.


CPU Event: A Discussion with Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV): Middle East Issues
Wednesday, November 12th, 8:15 PM
410 International Affairs Building

Come meet Congressman Nick Rahall! Congressman Rahall is of Lebanese descent and has been a member of Congress since 1977. Come hear him discuss issues in the Middle East, especially the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Question and Answer will follow his speech. Co-sponsored by CUIRF and CIRCA.

For more information, email cpu@columbia.edu.


CPU Event: Senator Chuck Hagel
Friday, October 24th, 2:45 PM
Lerner Cinema, Lerner Hall (2nd Floor Ramp West)

Join us on October 24 at 2:45 pm in Lerner Cinema to hear Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) speak. If you are from Nebraska, make sure you show up because Senator Hagel wants to take a picture with you! A book-signing of Senator Hagel's book will follow his speech and question and answer. Co-sponsored by Columbia Conservatives, Columbia Republicans, CUIRF, CIRCA, Roosevelt Institution and the Political Science Student Association.

For more information, email cpu@columbia.edu.


CU Student Debate: Economy and Social Issues
Location TBD
Monday, October 20th, 8PM

Come see the College Republicans and College Democrats debate the candidates' positions on various Economic and Social Issues next Monday evening in Lerner Cinema! CPU is hosting and moderating this debate as part of a series of student debates on issues in the upcoming election. Co-sponsored by the College Republicans and the College Democrats.

For more information, email cpu@columbia.edu.


Healthcare Election Forum @ Medical Center
Alumni Auditorium, Columbia University Medical Center
650 W. 168th St. @ Fort Washington Ave. (enter through the Black Building)

Monday, October 20th, 4.00PM

Co-hosted by the Columbia Political Union, the American Medical Student Association, the P&S Office of Curricular Affairs, the CUMC Office of Government & Community Affairs, the Center for Bioethics, the Mailman School of Public Health, the School of Nursing, and the College of Dental Medicine. Co-sponsored by the College Republicans and College Democrats. For more information about the CUMC Election Forum, please contact the Office of Government & Community Affairs at (212) 305-8060 or cumcgca@columbia.edu.


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