A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of Rockefeller College
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This Week at Rockefeller:
<Tuesday, Feb 26>
Tuesday Policy Lunch—“What Went Wrong in Kenya? Post Election Violence in Context”
12:15-1:30pm, Levitt Room
- Stephen Orvis studies comparative politics with an emphasis on Africa as a professor of government at Hamilton College. He has been working and studying in Kenya for well over two decades. His articles on rural development in Kenya and African democratization have appeared inAfrican Studies Review, Studies in Comparative International Development, Journal of Asian and African Studies and Africa Today. He is the author of The Agrarian Question in Kenya (University Presses of Florida). He served as an international election observer in Kenya’s transitional elections to democratic rule. Orvis is writing a textbook on comparative politics for Congressional Quarterly Press. He earned a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
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This Week at UAlbany:
<Friday, Feb 22>
Perry Miller Adato, Pioneering Documentary Filmmaker
4:15pm, Standish Room, 3rd Floor, Science Library (uptown)
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst
- The first woman to receive the prestigious Director’s Guild of America Award (which she received a total of 4 times), Perry Miller Adato will discuss the logistical and funding challenges of her new two-part film series, “Paris: The Luminous Years,” about art and culture in the French capital, 1905-1930.
Film: Gertrude Stein: When This You See, Remember Me
7pm, Page Hall
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst
- Perry Miller Adato, major documentary filmmaker, will discuss her landmark 1970 biographical film immediately following the screening. In the 1970s, Adato pioneered widely-imitated documentary filmmaking techniques using old photographs, letters, readings, art objects, songs and newsreel footage. The filmmaker will discuss the landmark documentary immediately following a screening of the film.
<Monday, Feb 25>
Free Yoga Class
7:15-9pm, Campus Center Assembly Hall (uptown)
- The yoga classes are structured on a drop-in basis and are open to students of all levels. The routine includes breathing technique, warm-ups, energetic standing sequences, seated and lying poses, and deep stretching to develop body awareness, stability, strength, and flexibility. The class finishes with a self massage and deep relaxation leading into a short meditation.
<Tuesday, Feb 26>
Passport Application Day
10am-2pm, Business Administration, Basement Level, Package Pick-up Lobby (uptown)
msantiago@uamail.albany.edu or 442-3271
- Faculty, staff and students with proper documentation can apply or renew a U.S. Passport with the assistance of the United States Postal Service. Hosted by Mail Services.
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This Week in and around 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)
<Friday, Feb 22>
A Love During the War
7pm, The Sanctuary for Independent Media (3361 Sixth Ave, Troy)
- What are the consequences when rape is used as a weapon of war? This moving documentary explores this question from the perspective of women in Africa, where this tragedy is witnessed again and again. With an introduction from film director Osvalde Lewat-Hallade. (Cameroon, 2005, 63 min. In French, Swahili and Lingala with English subtitles) Suggested donation $10 adults, $5 students, seniors and low-income.
<Saturday, Feb 23>
Dianne Walker and Friends: A Tap Dance Extravaganza
4pm, Mass MoCA (North Adams, MA)
- Iconic hoofer Dianne “Lady Di” Walker is one of the world’s best tap dancers as well as teacher and mentor to top greats like Savion Glover. Walker uses her feet like precision percussion instruments and has said that there’s a straight line from tap to hip hop. For this lively dance/music event Walker gathers together friends from both worlds for an all-out jam session that will rattle the rafters. $20 adults/$15 students/$10 kids/10% discount for members.
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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.
