CPU Newsletter

February 28, 2005

CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Joe Trippi, Political Strategist/Campaign Manager (3/2)

2. CPR March Issue (around campus now)

3. Patch Adams, Founder of the Gesundheit! Institute (3/7)

4. CPU Mayoral Speaker’s Series: Fernando Ferrer, Candidate for
Mayor (3/28)

5. David Frum, Author and Fellow at the American Enterprise
Institute (late March)

OTHER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

6. SGB and Office of the University Chaplain Dinner and Discussion:
The God Squad (3/2)

7. SIPA Conference: Tectonics, Politics, and Ethics: The Tsunami
and its Aftermath (3/4)

8. CC and SEAS ’07 Faculty Charity Auction (3/5)

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CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. The Columbia Political Union Presents:

A Lecture and Book Signing with Joe Trippi

Wednesday, 3/2 at 7:00 pm
C555, Alfred Lerner Hall

In 2004, Joe Trippi was the National Campaign Manager for
Howard Dean's campaign. Trippi was born in California and began his
political career working on Edward Kennedy's presidential campaign
in 1980. As a campaign manager, Trippi managed the Iowa caucuses
and several other key states for the Mondale for President
campaign. In 1988, Trippi was the Deputy National Campaign Manager
for Richard Gephardt's presidential campaign. In 2004, he was the
National Campaign Manager for Howard Dean's campaign.

After his lecture, Mr. Trippi will conduct a book signing of his
most recent work, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy,
the Internet, and the Destruction of Everything.

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2. The long-anticipated March issue of the Columbia Political
Review is around campus now.

Here’s a taste:

David Singerman argues that American security policy is
fundamentally irrational, often doing nothing to protect us and
sometimes further endangering us.

M. Alper Bahadir explores two paths for an increasingly diverse
Europe: either embrace multiculturalism or demand strict
secularism.

Paul Sonne shows that Iran may soon have the bomb and asks, "What
would we do then?"

Matthew Christiansen delves into the nation of Georgia's dilemma:
stick close to Russia or risk straining those ties for stronger
western connections? The result could have consequences for other
former Soviet states.

Plus:

Caitlin Verrilli: "Making Love? Singapore Plays the Dating Game"
Susan Millenky: "Don't Step on the Crack: In Camden's Drug War,
Drugs Fight Back"
Diego Laserna: "Bolívar's Unexpected Aid: Bush Unites South
America-Against the North"
Justin Slaughter: "Cartoon in Crisis: Ex-Sponging Rumors of Deviant
Behavior"

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3. The Columbia Political Union Presents:

Patch Adams, Founder of the Gesundheit! Institute

Monday, 3/7 at 4:00 pm
Location TBA

Patch Adams is the real person behind the hit movie
"Patch Adams," starring Robin Williams. Patch is both a medical
doctor and a clown, but he is also a social activist who has
devoted 30 years to changing America's healthcare system, a system
that he describes as expensive and elitist.

The Gesundheit! Institute offers a novel approach to healthcare
that emphasizes holistic therapies, active community involvement,
and the important role of family and relatives in successful
treatment outcomes. The Gesundheit! Institute provides care to
patients free of charge. During the 12 years since the Institute's
founding, Dr. Adams and his staff have treated over 15,000 patients.

Following his lecture, Dr. Adams will conduct a book signing of his
work House Calls: How We Can All Heal the World One Visit at a
Time. Copies of the book will be available for $11.95.

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4. The Columbia Political Union Presents:

Fernando Ferrer

Monday, 3/28 at 8:00 pm
Satow Room, Alfred Lerner Hall

Mr. Ferrer was Bronx Borough President for 14 years. After losing a
primary run-off for the Democratic nomination in the 2001 mayoral
race, Mr. Ferrer became president of the Drum Major Institute, a
progressive think-tank founded in 1961 to support the work of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Ferrer began his political career upon
being elected to the City Council at the age of 23.

Mr. Ferrer's appearance is part of the CPU's efforts to bring all
mayoral candidates to campus. Per University rules, these lectures
are not, however, official campaign stops.

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5. The Columbia Political Union Presents:

David Frum, Author and Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

Late March
Location TBA

David Frum is the author of the national bestseller, THE
RIGHT MAN: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush, and co-author
with Richard Perle of AN END TO EVIL: How to Win the War on Terror.

Mr. Frum is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and writes
a daily column for National Review Online. In 2001, Judge Richard
Posner's study of public intellectuals listed Mr. Frum as one of
the 100 most influential minds in the United States. From January
2001 to February 2002, David Frum was special assistant to
President Bush for economic speechwriting.

Mr. Frum received a simultaneous BA and MA in history from Yale in
1982. He was appointed a visiting lecturer in history at Yale in
1986; in 1987, he graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School,
where he served as president of the Federalist Society.

Event cosponsored by the Columbia College Republicans.

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OTHER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

6. The SGB and the Office of the University Chaplain Present: The
God Squad, a Dinner and Discussion

Wednesday, 3/2 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Earl Hall Auditorium

Msgr. Thomas Hartman and Rabbi Marc Gellman use their television
show, The God Squad, and guest appearances on radio and TV (Good
Morning America, Don Imus) to offer a religious perspective on
pressing contemporary issues. In the process, they promote
interfaith understanding between Jews, Christians, and all others
interested in constructive dialogue.

Join us this Wednesday, March 2nd for a dinner and discussion as
Msgr. Hartman and Rabbi Gellman discuss a life of faith in the
public eye and across religious boundaries in the annual SGB Spring
Lecture, a part of the Office of the University Chaplain's Faith,
Vision, Service, series.

RSVP TO COMMONMEAL@COLUMBIA.EDU

Kosher and Vegetarian options available.

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7. SIPA Conference: Tectonics, Politics, and Ethics: The Tsunami
and its Aftermath

Friday, 3/4
The Kellogg Center, 15th Floor, International Affairs Building

This conference is hosted by SIPA's Dean's Office, the Humanitarian
Affairs Program, the Earth Institute, the Southern Asia Institute,
the Weatherhead East Asia Institute, the Mailman School of Public
Health, and SIPA's Program in International Media and
Communications.

Visit (http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/func/ha/tsunami/index.html) for
the full program. The conference will have two panels in the
morning and two panels in the afternoon, with a keynote speech
during lunch by Jan Egeland, the Under-Secretary-General for
Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations. Please register for
the days events on the website.

The event is free and open to the public. Please direct any
questions to Matthew Hoover (mah2113@columbia.edu).

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8. CC and SEAS ’07 Faculty Charity Auction

Saturday, 3/5 at 8:00 pm
C555, Alfred Lerner Hall

Come to the event of the year: a FACULTY CHARITY AUCTION with all
proceeds going to the Umbele Foundation. Umbele, founded by
Economics Professor Xavier Sala-i-Martin, fights poverty in Africa
(see www.umbele.org). Bid on some amazing items and support a great
cause.

Auctioned Items include:

-All expense paid trip to a WORLD CUP qualifying game with Professor
Sunil Gulati including airfare, hotel, meals, game tickets, and a
signed ball from the game!!!
-Breakfast for 4 at Deluxe with Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph
Stiglitz
-Happy hour for 4 at the location of your choice with Focus Features
Co-President and co-screenwriter of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
James Schamus
-5 PERSONALIZED signed copies of Professor Jeffrey Sachs' upcoming
book "The End Of Poverty"
-Lunch for 2 at Deluxe with COACH JOE JONES
-Signed copy of Professor Jackson's Encyclopedia of New York City-
-Autographed copy of Supreme Court decision in "Grutter v.
Bollinger"
-4 original signed drawings (winner's choice) from Professor
Richard Bulliet
-Autographed copy of Professor de Bary's book "Nobility and
Civility"
-Vegetarian Dim-sum for 2 with Professor Lependorf
-Lunch for 4 at the Faculty House with Dean Galil and many more!

Sponsored by CC'07 & SEAS'07. Email college2007@columbia.edu with
any questions.

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