Sam Gray of Boulder Colorado
is a graduate of the University
of Colorado. He double
majored in Economics and International Affairs, and received his degrees in May
of 2013. He is currently based in the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps
volunteer.
Apart from CU football and basketball games, Sam Gray of Boulder Colorado
says that one of the most exciting events held on campus each year is the
Conference on World Affairs. More than two hundred events make up the week-long
conference, and they are all free and open to the public. It is a huge draw
locally, and many people mark their calendars and live in anticipation of the
conference, which is held during the first part of April.
Sam Gray of Boulder Colorado says that the
Conference on World Affairs regularly features prominent figures from the
worlds of politics, academia, and the arts. Past speakers have included such
names as Eleanor Roosevelt and Henry Kissinger, and the 2015 lineup includes
legendary folk singers Graham Nash and David Crosby.
One of the most popular past participants was the late film critic
Roger Ebert, who once said the Conference on World Affairs was more like
"the conference on everything conceivable." He always hosted an even
called Cinema Interruptus, which has been renamed Ebert Interruptus in his
memory. He selected an important film and would interrupt it during its
screening to discuss one important element or another. The interruptus showing
is always preceded by an uninterrupted screening of the same film.
