PASAbilities™
A weekly publication by the Public Affairs Student Association of
Rockefeller College
DID YOU KNOW??
Copies of this year’s book for the University at Albany Reading Project
are still available! Stop by the Milne mailroom to pick up a copy.
This year’s book is the award-winning, non-fiction The Omnivore’s Dilemma:
A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan’s (Penguin Press,
2006). The campus reading project is designed to bring all students,
faculty, and staff together for reflection, analysis, and debate,
reinforcing the University’s shared enterprise as an intellectual
community. The project, with the assistance of the UAlbany-based New York
State Writers Institute, will include group discussions with students
facilitated by University faculty and staff, as well as presentations and
related activities in the spring semester.
In his groundbreaking book, Pollan follows the four food chains that
sustain us — industrial food, organic or alternative food, and food we
forage ourselves — from the source to a meal. In the process, he develops
an account of the American way of eating. His narrative takes us from Iowa
cornfields to food-science laboratories, from feedlots and fast-food
restaurants to organic farms and hunting grounds and emphasizes our
co-evolutionary relationship with the plant and animal species we depend
on.
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THIS WEEK AT ROCKEFELLER:
Tueday Policy Lunch
12:15-1:30pm
Karen DeWitt is the Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio.
She will be speaking about NYS Politics. Too bad the past few months have
been pretty boring in Albany…
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THIS WEEK AT UALBANY:
<Friday, Apr 18>
Film: La Bete Humaine
7:30pm, Page Hall
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst
A train engineer, given to fits of violence, falls for a kittenish
station-master’s wife in this dark, atmospheric, pre-film noir treatment
of Emile Zola’s novel. Directed by Jean Renoir. Starring Jean Gabin,
Simon Simon. (France 1938, 100 min., b&w, dvd projection)
<Tuesday, Apr 22>
Campus Reading Project: Food Awareness in Everyday Life
6:30-9pm, Campus Center 364
Have you ever wondered where your food comes from? Do you know what goes
into making processed food? Are you interested in organic and local food
and want to learn more about it? In this discussion of “The Omnivores
Dilemma” we will cover these and other topics. Find out how your food
choices connect you to the cover these and other topics. Find out how your
food choices connect you to the environment and find ways to become aware
of the impact of the food choices we make.
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THIS WEEK IN + 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)
Another reason to pick up Metroland this week: the Spring 2008 Bar Guide
is out with the scoop on all the best pubs, bars, taverns, clubs, shady
establishments, etc. Just sayin’.
<Friday, Apr 18 through Apr 20>
Adirondack Sports and Fitness Summer Expo
Fri, 5-9pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, 10am-4pm
Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway
The Capital Region’s Outdoor Recreation, Health/Fitness and Travel Expo
features 125 exhibitors, seminars/clinics, sales and activities! Plus
paddling clinics in the giant pool, kids’ activity area, 25’ rock climbing
wall and great deals on the latest outdoor gear. $5 adults and
teens/children under 12 free. See www.adksportsfitness.com for more info.
<Friday, Apr 18>
Art Night Schenectady
5-9pm, Schenectady
You know the drill. The 3rd Friday of every month features galleries, art
shows, restaurants and cafes, shops and boutiques, performances and
miscellaneous brouhaha all around Schenectady. And there’s an Art Night
Trolley to haul you around that’s FREE. For details on each venue and the
trolley, see www.artnightschenectady.com.
<Saturday, Apr 19>
Honest Weight Food Co-op EARTH DAY FAIR
11am-4pm, First Unitarian-Universalist Society, 405 Washington Ave
Featuring local farmers, speakers, environmental and food-related films,
info tables, food samples, live music, local foods lunch, free tree and
shrub seedlings, clothing swap, Save the Pine Bush book sale and much
more. The event is family friendly and educational. And FUN! Also make
sure to drop by the co-op on Earth Day, April 22, for local food demos and
more! See www.honestweight.coop for more info.
<Monday, Apr 21 through 26>
Downtown Albany Restaurant Week
ANOTHER week of good restaurant deals. The Capital District’s original
Restaurant Week returns April 21-26 featuring many great restaurants from
fine dining to great pubs, Cajun to classic French cuisine. 3-course
meals for one low price of $16.09. Participating restaurants include
Albany Pump Station, Amo La Bella, Bayou Café, Café Capriccio, Envy,
Franklin’s Tower, Hudson Harbor Steak and Seafood, Jack’s Oyster House,
Jillian’s of Albany, Kelsey’s Irish Pub, La Serre, Mansion Hill Inn,
Marche, Nicole’s Bistro, Pearl Street Public House, Pearl Restaurant and
Lounge, Savannah’s, V&R Restaurant, Victory Café, Webster’s Corner.
Details and menus available at www.downtownalbany.org.
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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.
