The Record: Happenings

A weekly guide to events for the WashU community

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018

In the Spotlight

Diwali casts light on array of South Asian cultures

Ashoka, the South Asian student association, will produce the annual celebration of South Asian cultures this weekend, Nov. 2 and 3, at Edison Theatre. “When people think South Asia, they immediately think India,” student Rithvik Kondai said. “Our goal this year was to lend voice to some of those other cultures that celebrate Diwali.”

Upcoming Events

1
NOV

‘Lessons and Legacies’ Holocaust conference

Thursday, Nov. 1 – Sunday, Nov. 4

The four-day conference “Holocaust: Global Perspectives and National Narratives” will be held, sponsored by the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University and by Washington University. Erin McGlothlin of Arts & Sciences is the co-chair.

2
NOV

Architect Jáuregui to discuss informal cities

12:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will launch its 2018 Informal Cities Workshop with a free talk by Jorge Mario Jáuregui, a Brazilian architect taking on the challenge of population growth in informal settings.

2
NOV

First Fridays at Becker

2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2

Visit with the Becker Medical Library staff at an informal presentation of items from the library’s renowned archival and rare books collections. November’s theme is hearing devices. Becker Library, Glaser Gallery (seventh floor).

12 NOVEMBER

Princeton scholar to discuss economics of opioid crisis

4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12

Alan Krueger, a Princeton University economist, will discuss the estimated half-trillion-dollar cost of the nation’s opioid crisis in the inaugural Murray Weidenbaum Memorial Lecture. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom.

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Looking Ahead

5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5

Vice gives Holocaust Memorial Lecture on ‘Shoah’

3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9

‘From obligation to organization’

8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9

Ellen Fullman and the Long String Instrument

EXHIBITS AND ONGOING EVENTS

‘Monster Challenge’ exhibition

An exhibition of written and visual works that students created for a competition on “The New Frankenstein,” to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel. Olin Library, Gingko Room. On view through Dec. 19.

10
NOV

SAVE THE DATE

OWN IT: A Summit for Women’s Leadership

9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10

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