Weekly Event Highlights

• "The 11th Hour"
  Mon. 2/4, Tues. 2/5, Wed. 2/6, 8:30 p.m., Gerstenzang 123
  The Students for Environmental Action (SEA) and the Student Peace Alliance present three advance screenings of Leonardo DiCaprio's new film on climate change.

• Israeli Diplomacy and Diaspora Communities
  Tues. 2/5, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m., Shiffman 218
  Dr. Natan Aridan of the Ben-Gurion Research Institute of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev presents on Israel-Diaspora relations and Israeli diplomacy in the post-World War II period.
  

• IBS Entrepreneurs Forum: Sanjay Manandhar
  Tues. 2/5, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Lemberg, Lee Lecture Hall
  Sanjay Manandhar speaks on his more than 15 years of experience in software engineering, product development, and finance. Open to all.
  

• A Ripple in the Water: Healing through Art
  Thurs. 2/7, 4:00 p.m., Women's Studies Research Center
  A recent recipient of the Gold Medal at the documentary film festival in South Africa, A Ripple in The Water: Healing through Art documents Kim Berman's projects for art and social transformation.
  
  also on display: Healing, Community and Transformation: Student Visions from Johannesburg, Women's Studies Research Center
  

• SID Friday Speaker Series: Suchitra Mumford
  Fri. 2/8, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m., Heller G3
  Suchitra Mumford discusses international adoption and its linkages with development and humanitarian aid.
  
  
• BC3 Lunar New Year 2008: Year of the Rat
  Sat. 2/9, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Shapiro Campus Center Theater
  The Brandeis Chinese Cultural Connection presents their annual celebration of the Lunar New Year with an evening of  performances followed by a lively night market in the Shapiro Atrium.

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News & Features

• Streaming Video: Sen. Carl Levin on Iraq and Guantanamo
  Recalling the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s critique of the war in Vietnam, Sen. Carl Levin cautioned that America's policies are damaging the country's standing in the world and its security.
  
  Related: Gen-Ed Now to Bring Visionary Minds to Campus
  

• Slifka Program Professor Leads Workshop on International Food Standards
  Professor of Coexistence and Conflict Theodore Johnson recently traveled to Rome to conduct a negotiation and consensus-building workshop on food standards, programs, and practices.

• Reminder: Global Brandeis Fund Deadline Feb. 15

• Student News Round-Up: Brandeis students unite as ONE against poverty;  2008 Ethics Center Student Fellows Chosen; Brandeis students study Middle East conflict at the scene; delegation traveling to Middle East during Feb. break
  

• International Higher Education News Round-Up: Employers want more global-ready graduates; National task force on study abroad releases final report; Federal panel urges study abroad bill and national recruiting strategy for foreign students
  

• All Global News