PASAbilities
A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College
This SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 PASA is going to THATCHER PARK! Come alone or with friends or family. Go for a gentle hike, play frisbee or relax with a book. Enjoy the Park’s Fall Festival with pumpkins, crafts and fall comfort food. There’s something for everyone, so by our logic that means everyone should come! We will carpool/caravan from Rockefeller College around 12 noon. We’ll each bring some snacks, but please plan on bringing anything you would like to munch on or some cash for the Fall Festival. PLEASE EMAIL pasa@albany.edu BY THIS FRIDAY by 12 NOON IF YOU ARE INTERESTED (and whether you need a ride).
In case of rain or other undesirable weather, we will cancel the event by Saturday at 10am on our website. Please check this before coming.
Check out other goings-on at our College, our University and in our City. And be sure to visit our City Guide at www.pasarockefeller.wordpress.com for more events and resources!
PASA is now a Registered Graduate Student Organization (RGSO)
Although PASA has been around for years, we are now officially recognized by the University’s Graduate Student Organization! Basically this means that we have better access to University funding, have more street cred and are completely awesome. We will send PASA delegates to regular RSGO meetings on the uptown campus so that we can keep you all informed on graduate student benefits, events and plans. PASA will continue to bring you events and information as we have done for years.
Raquetball?
No takers, eh? Don’t be shy, if you are interested in starting a racquetball club/team just let us know.
This Week at Rockefeller:
Tuesday, Oct. 16:
Rockefeller Tuesday Policy Lunch
12:25-1:30pm, Levitt Room in Milne Hall
Gerald Hyman, Director, Hills Governance Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (former Director of Democratic Governance, United States Agency for International Development). Bring your lunch!
This Week at UAlbany:
(For more information, visit http://www.albany.edu/todayualbany/)
Thursday, Oct 11:
Memoirist Kang Zhengguo—Reading, NYS Writers Institute http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/index.html
4:15pm, Assembly Hall, Campus Center (uptown campus)
The author will discuss his highly-praised memoir, Confessions (2007), about his often comic, occasionally tragic misadventures as a political contrarian during Communist China’s Cultural Revolution.
China Scholar Jonathan Spence—Reading, NYS Writers Institute
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/index.html
8pm, Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center (uptown campus)
One of the world’s leading authorities on Chinese civilization will discuss his new book “Return to Dragon Mountain” (2007), about the life and love affairs of Zhang Dai, a scholar and epicure of the Ming Dynasty.
Friday, Oct 12:
Mexican-American Documentary: PAULINA (1998)
7:30pm, Page Hall
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/index.html
A favorite at Sundance, this moving and innovative documentary follows the experiences of a middle-aged woman who returns to her Mexican village to confront the family who traded her away as a child slave and mistress in exchange for land rights. Free.
Saturday, Oct 13:
Homecoming Comedy Night
9pm, Campus Center Ballroom
http://www.albany.edu/involvement
Laugh until it hurts with the cast of VH1’s Best Week Ever. Seating is limited so arrive early to get a good spot! (This event is open to all students and visiting families. Please be aware that some performances may include adult content/language.) Sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership and the Student Association. Free.
Sunday, Oct. 14:
Bob Gluck, Michael Bisio and Dean Sharp Trio
3pm, Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center
Bringing a uniquely explosive, creative edge to jazz performance, this trio on piano, electronics, bass and drums interweaves conventional and unconventional tunes and modes of improvisation into a dynamic and beautiful musical stew. $4 with student id/$8 general public.
Tuesday, Oct. 16:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4:15pm, Informal Seminar, Assembly Hall, Campus Center
8pm, Reading, Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst
A rising star of Nigerian literature, Adichie is the author of a new novel of the Biafran Civil War, “Half of a Yellow Sun” (2006), which Joyce Carol Oates called a worthy successor to “Things Fall Apart” and “A Bend in the River”.
Great Danes Sports:
Free with UAlbany ID/$5 Adult/$1 Kids. See www.ualbanysports.com for more information.
Thursday, Oct 11:
UAlbany Womens Soccer—Great Danes v. Binghamton
Varsity Field, 3pm
Friday, Oct 12:
UAlbany Volleyball—Great Danes v. New Hampshire
PE Gym, 7pm
UAlbany Volleyball
PE Gym, 7pm
Saturday, Oct 13 :
UAlbany Men’s Soccer—Great Danes v. New Hampshire
Varsity Field,1pm
UAlbany HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME—Great Danes v. Sacred Heart
University Field, 4pm
Sunday, Oct1 7:
UAlbany Mens Soccer—Great Danes v. Boston U.
University Field, 4pm
This Week in Albany:
(Check out Metroland: The Alternative Newsweekly of New York’s Capital Region for more local events. Pick one up at various locations around the city or visit www.metroland.net)
Thursday, Oct 11:
Tango Buenos Aires
The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany
7:30pm, $24 Adults
The troupe, which showcases 12 dancers, six traditional tango musicians and authentic Argentine costuming, traces the 100-year history of tango from its roots in the brothels of Buenos Aires to its contemporary place as an international dance sensation. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 473-1845.
Friday, Oct 12, Saturday, Oct 13 & Sunday, Oct 14:
STOMP
12th at 8pm, 13th at 5pm, 14th at 9pm
Palace Theater, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany
STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique and appeals to audiences of all ages. Created by Luke Cresswella and Steven McNicholas, the international percussion sensation uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. As USA Today says, “STOMP finds beautiful noises in the strangest places.” STOMP, see what all the noise is about. Tickets between $27.50-$47.50.
Friday, Oct 12-Sun, Oct 13:
Adirondack Art & Craft Festival
Washington County Fairgrounds, Greenwich NY (Route 29, 13 miles East of Saratoga Springs)
160 juried artists and artisans, contemporary crafts and fine art, specialty food section, live music, farm museum harvest activites, rain or shine in heated buildings. Adults $8, free parking.
Saturday, Oct 13:
River Rats Hockey Opening Night
7pm, Times Union Center, Albany
Watch your local hockey team play Norfolk. First 5,000 fans received a free magnetic schedule. Opening night autograph session and a kick-off party beginning at 5:30pm. See www.albanyriverrats.com.
PASAbilities is the Rockefeller College student newsletter. We publish on Thursdays when classes are in session. Our goal is to build community by supporting events on campus and throughout the Capital District.
10/11/07
PASA—Public Affairs Student Association
