TWO LANG FACULTY COLLABORATE ON NEW TRANSLATION OF LORCA MASTERPIECE
Mark Statman and Pablo Medina, associate professors of writing at Eugene Lang College the New School for Liberal Arts have collaborated on a new translation of Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca’s masterpiece, Poet in New York. Poet laurete John Ashbury has called it a “definitive version of Lorca’s masterpiece, in language that is as alive and molten today as was the original in 1930.”
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Medina and Statman sought solace in the literature of New York, the “body of work that informs and defines the spiritual fabric of our city.” Coming across Lorca’s Poet In New York, they write, “we saw reflected in this book the range of emotions we ourselves felt and images strangely reminiscent of the ones we witnessed first hand on September 11th and during its aftermath.” This compelled them to begin work on a new translation of Lorca’s work—a translation that showed New York not just as it was 70 years ago, but as it became after September 11, “driven by tragedy, burdened by rage, humbled by grief.”
Poet In New York is a groundbreaking, defining work of modern literature that is just as relevant now as it was when first written. This new bilingual edition by Statman and Medina is an exciting exposition of one American city that continues to have the ability to change our perspective on the world around us.
Cuban-born Pablo Medina is a novelist and poet. His most recent works include the novel The Cigar Roller and the poetry collection Points of Balance/Puntos de apoyo. Mark Statman is a poet whose writing has appeared in many anthologies, newspapers, and journals, including Tin House and The Village Voice. He is the author of Listener in the Snow and co-editor of The Alphabet of the Trees: A Guide to Nature Writing.
A book party, reading, and signing will take place on Thursday, January 31, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. in Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor. Admission is free, but RSVP is required by emailing: elcdean@newschool.edu.
PARSONS HOSTS JUST SAY NOise: ROCK STYLE IN THE 80’S
On January 30, Parsons The New School for Design will present a lecture examining the creation, distribution, and overall influence of hardcore and heavy metal in the 1980s. "JUST SAY NOise: Rock Style in the Eighties" features Steven Blush, author of American Hardcore: A Tribal History and American Hair Metal, a senior editor at Paper magazine, and a rock DJ in New York City. It is the third in a series of lectures entitled “Rethinking Fashion,” which brings industry leaders to The New School to discuss the role of sustainability in fashion
Blush has been a participant in and historian of punk and rock since the early 1980s, when he promoted hardcore shows in Washington, D.C. He will discuss how in the 1980s, the contemporary music genres of hardcore and heavy metal each exerted considerable influence over popular graphic design, product design, and fashion. The varying philosophies of each genre engendered wholly differing aesthetics. Hardcore music was characterized by a DIY style while heavy metal was a corporately sponsored, mass-marketed signifier of rebellion. Somehow in the early 2000s, both styles came back into fashion.
The evening is sponsored by Parsons Core Studies and is moderated by Jessica Glasscock. It will take place on Wednesday, January 30, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Midtown Auditorium, Parsons Fashion, 560 Seventh Avenue, 2nd floor. The event is free. No tickets or reservations are required, but seating is first-come, first-served.
For more information, please call 212.229.5391 or email maligi@newschool.edu.
LOCKED OUT: HOW WILL NYC’S NEIGHBORHOODS RECOVER FROM THE MORTGAGE CRISIS?
Foreclosures are on the rise in neighborhoods throughout New York City, and entire communities are feeling the effects. How should the city and state respond to the crisis? How can banks and community development financial institutions help people with subprime loans? What will the crisis mean for working-class home buyers and small landlords hoping to secure loans in the future?
On Tuesday, January 22, from 10:00-12:00 a.m., join the Center for New York City Affairs for a discussion on what can be done to address the mortgage crisis. Speakers includeRichard H. Neiman, superintendent of banks, State of New York, and Chair, Halt Abusive Lending Transactions (HALT) Task Force; Herman De Jesus, intake and outreach coordinator, South Brooklyn Legal Services Foreclosure Prevention Project; Sarah Ludwig, executive director, Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP); and Alex Schwartz, associate professor and chair, urban policy analysis and management, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy.
This panel, supported by the Milano Foundation, will take place in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Reservations are required by calling 212.229.5418 or emailing centernyc@newschool.edu.
NEWS FROM THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA
DRAMA ALUMNUS ON BROADWAY THIS SEASON
Drama graduate Eisa Davis, class of ’97, will appear in the upcoming New York production of Passing Strange, which arrives at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre February 8 after an off-Broadway run at the Public Theater.
The new musical, which features book and lyrics by singer-songwriter Stew Rodewald and music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, played at the Public’s Anspacher Theater last summer. The entire original off-Broadway company—including Davis, de’Adre Aziza, Daniel Breaker, Colman Domingo, Chad Goodridge, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and Stew Rodewald—will move to Broadway.
The musical is a moving and hilarious story about a young African-American musician on a journey of escape and exploration that takes him from a middle-class, church-reared youth in South Central LA to the bohemian world of Amsterdam and the art and anarchism of Berlin—with a host of eye-opening experiences and life lessons along the way. Davis plays the young man’s mother.
“It's a dream!” exclaims Davis. “I'm finally working in the ensemble environment many of us worked at in school. I don't know how to describe the experience except that I love and admire everyone in it—the actors, the director, the writer-composers, the musicians. All we do is laugh and fight, and then laugh some more!”
About the play’s new venue Davis says, “We’re excited to be on Broadway, but at the same time, it’s just like we’re hosting a party. We’re looking forward to hanging out on stage with each other again, and sharing that feeling with everyone who comes to see us.”
MONDAY NIGHT AT SWEET RHYTHM CONTINUES IN 2008
New School Jazz musicians take the stage every Monday night at Sweet Rhythm, a historic Greenwich Village jazz club. January performances highlight New School Jazz faculty and staff ensemble. Ensemble directors include Chris Hoffman (January 14), Carlos Abadie (January 21), and Dan Greeblatt (January 28).
Sets are at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. Sweet Rhythm is located at 88 Seventh Avenue (between Bleecker and Grove Streets). General admission is $10 cover with a $10 food and drink minimum; there is no cover and a $5 food and drink minimum for New School students with ID. For reservations and more information, contact Sweet Rhythm at 212.255.3626
SPRING 2008 NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
Spring 2008 New Student Orientation begins the week of January 14. Throughout the week, new students will attend workshops and sessions to familiarize themselves with the services and resources available at the university, including academic technology, libraries, student employment and career services, health education, student organizations, and recreation programs. New student orientation information is available at www.newschool.edu.
TIME OUT NEW YORK DISCOUNT OFFER
Start your year off being in the know about things free or fancy. Time Out New York is offering all students, faculty, and staff at The New School a full year's subscription for just $20! That's 51 issues for the entire year and only 39c an issue. Steal this deal for yourself or a gift to another.
An exciting fall theater season is about to get under way: Why pay $100, when you can pay $28-$32 for Broadway shows and $22-$24 for Off-Broadway shows? An inexpensive way to enjoy the best of New York culture is to join Theatre Development Fund (TDF).
To be eligible, you must be a full-time student or teacher, senior citizen (62+), civil servant, union member, staff member of a not-for-profit organization, performing arts professional, or member of the clergy or armed forces. Annual membership fee is $25, and you can join online.
A small sampling of performances recently available to TDF Members for less than $32 per ticket include: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Color Purple, Martin Short, The Wedding Singer, 42nd Street, Aida, American Ballet Theatre, Anna in the Tropics, Aunt Dan and Lemon, Barbara Cook's Broadway, Beauty & the Beast, Beckett/Albee, Big Apple Circus, Cabaret, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Fiddler on the Roof, Golda's Balcony, Gypsy, Hamburg Ballet , I Am My Own Wife, Intimate Apparel, Jazz in July, Johnny Guitar, Lincoln Center Summer Festival, Little Shop of Horrors, London Symphony Orchestra, Lypsinka!, Match, Matt and Ben, Menopause: The Musical, Mostly Mozart, NYC Ballet, NYC Opera, Our Lady of 121st Street, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sexaholix, Take Me Out, Talking Heads, Tea and Five, The Retreat From Moscow, Twentieth Century, and Wonderful Town. So don't miss this great opportunity to see great theater at great prices.
The New York Times is offering a 60 percent discount ($.35/per day Monday-Saturday, $2.00 on Sunday) for home or office subscriptions to all faculty, staff, and students.
Here's how it works. Unlike traditional subscriptions, the education rate can be set up by semester or in a combination that best reflects your schedules for both delivery and billing. New School faculty, staff, and students can have a subscription Monday-Friday, Sunday only, weekends only, or any combination.
To take advantage of the special discount to the Times or to change a current subscription, students, faculty (full-time and part-time), and staff should contact the customer service center at 888.NYT.COLL, to order a single subscription or a classroom subscription of up to eight copies for required reading in the classroom.
To order a classroom subscription of eight or more copies for required reading in the classroom, contact the education program's customer service center at 800.631.1222.
As a member of The New School, you have access to exclusive entertainment benefits through Plum Benefits! From theater and dance to sports and comedy, you can use this benefit to save time and money when ordering tickets for great seats to the hottest events in town! Log on 24/7 to enjoy:
Not Yet Signed Up to View Your Entertainment Benefits Online?
Simply visit www.plumbenefits.com, click the "Sign-Up Now" button and follow the on-site instructions to create your profile and password. Registration is free and takes just a few moments-all you need is your groupwise email address.
Did you know that you could get into this exciting museum for free? In order to receive your free admission, go to the lobby information desk and show them your valid New School ID. Students, faculty, and staff receive one free admission for themselves. Faculty and staff may also obtain an additional four tickets for their guests. Enjoy!
TICKETS: In person purchases can be made at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street, main floor, Monday–Friday 1:00–7:00 p.m. The box office opens the first day of classes and closes after the last paid event of each semester.
NEW SCHOOL JAZZ AT SWEET RHYTHM: CHRIS HOFFMAN’S SQUIB
Monday, January 14, 8:00 p.m.
Sweet Rhythm, 88 Seventh Avenue (south of Christopher Street)
Admission: [Sweet Rhythm]$10 cover + $10 food and drink minimum, no cover + $5 food and drink minimum for students with ID
Chris Hoffman’s group Squib plays contemporary composition, free jazz, and avant rock at Sweet Rhythm. The group features Christopher Hoffman on cello and electric bass, John Ellis on bass clarinet and tenor saxophone, Mike Gamble on guitar, Frank Locrasto on rhodes and piano, Jose Davila on tuba, and Billy Hoffman on drums.
To make reservations, call the Sweet Rhythm box office at 212.255.3626.
THE PAUL H. MAREK MEMORIAL CONCERT
Saturday, January 19, 7:30 p.m.
The Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew - West 86th Street at West End Avenue
Suggested contribution: $25; We will be glad to accept larger donations. Please make out checks to The ARDS Foundation, Memo - The Paul H. Marek Memorial Concert and send them, along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The ARDS Foundation, c/o Marek, 210 W. 101st. St., #10F, New York, NY 10025. Tickets will be sent in return by mail.
This concert will feature a performance by musicians from The Mannes Orchestra and Chorus, including soloists: Leslie McBride, soprano;Jin Heo, baritone; and Nicholas Fox, conductor. The repertoire will include Mahler's Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 and Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem.
Proceeds from this concert will go to support ARDS research. Click here to learn more about the ARDS Foundation.
NEW SCHOOL JAZZ AT SWEET RHYTHM: DAN GREENBLATT QUARTET
Monday, January 21, 8:00 p.m.
Sweet Rhythm, 88 Seventh Avenue (south of Christopher Street)
Admission: [Sweet Rhythm]$10 cover + $10 food and drink minimum, no cover + $5 food and drink minimum for students with ID
Dan Greenblatt Quartet explores the depths of the mainstream sound at Sweet Rhythm. The group features Dan Greenblatt on tenor sax, David Marck on piano, Ed Fuqua on bass, and Jay Lepley on drums.
For reservations call the Sweet Rhythm box office at 212.255.3626.
FICTION FORUM: JANNA LEVIN
Wednesday, January 23, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, room 510
Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID
The Writing Program presents a reading and discussion with Janna Levin, professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College and author of A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines. Moderated by Jackson Taylor, associate director, the Writing Program.
CHANGING HEALTH CARE 2008: INFORMATION LEADING TO ACTION
PROBLEMS WITH THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Monday, January 28, 8:30–11:45 a.m.
McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham University School of Law, 140 West 62nd Street
Admission: $20 per session; $50 for all three sessions. To register, go to http://www.wccny.org/Events/registration.pdf.
How should our health care system be reformed? Is now the right time? Do we all need to be involved? What will happen to employment-based and Medicare coverage in the absence of fundamental change? In the first of a three-part series presented by the Women’s City Club of New York, a panel of speakers discuss problems with health care in the United States today: the lack of guaranteed or uniform benefits, unpredictable costs, and unreliable coverage. They examine prospects for and political barriers to health care reform and the role of government in changing the system. They also review the findings of the Commonwealth Fund’s recent report Roadmap for Health Reform and talk about the effect of health care reform on Medicare.
Speakers include Jo Ivey Boufford, president of the New York Academy of Medicine; Bob Kerrey, former U.S. senator and president of The New School; Sara Collins, assistant vice president and director of the Commonwealth Fund’s Program on the Future of Health Insurance; and Robert M. Hayes, president of the Medicare Rights Center.
The series continues with Lessons from Abroad on Wednesday, March 12, 8:30–11:45 a.m., and Building a Better System for All in April (date and time to be announced).
STUDENT SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE REMINDERS FOR STUDENTS
DEGREE STUDENTS: WEB REGISTER NOW FOR YOUR SPRING CLASSES
Web registration is open during the week of January 14 for all programs. See your advisor or registration materials for exact dates and times, and visit MyNewSchool to register. Course offerings are available on MyNewSchool (select the Student tab, then select Class Finder). Continuing degree students who have not yet registered will be charged a $150 late fee.
REMINDER FOR STUDENTS COMPLETING STUDY THIS SEMESTER
Students expecting to complete their studies in May 2008 must file a Graduation Petition with the Registrar’s Office at the Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, ground floor. The university cannot confer degrees or certificates for students who have not filed a petition. Filing should be done as soon as possible. No fee will be charged to students who file by February 15. Forms are available at the Registrar’s Office and online at MyNewSchool (select the Student tab and download the Graduation Petition, which is listed under the forms section).
STUDENT ACCOUNTS INFORMATION
To ensure that you receive correspondence from The New School in a timely manner, please review your official address in MyNewSchool to make sure that it is current. If it is not, you can change your address online. This is especially important for students who are expecting to receive a refund.
FEDERAL WORK-STUDY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Student Employment Office has partnered with New York City Public Service Corps to provide students with off-campus Federal Work-Study opportunities in the public sector. NYC Public Service Corps is an internship program of the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services committed to providing students with meaningful experiences to enhance their academic and career objectives. Law, graphic arts, education, journalism, research, and office administration are just a few of the areas available to interns. If you are eligible for Federal Work-Study and are interested in developing professional skills in a meaningful community service experience, stop by the Student Employment Office at the Albert List Academic Center, 65 Fifth Avenue, room 105M.
STUDENTS: HOW TO PROVIDE VERIFIFICATION OF YOUR SPRING ENROLLMENT
Health insurance agencies, housing authorities, banks, or other third parties may ask you to provide verification that you are enrolled at The New School. If you registered for the fall term prior to October 26, you can print an Official Enrollment Verification Certificate at MyNewSchool. To do this, log in to MyNewSchool and click the Student tab; then in the Self Service channel, click Student Academic Information. The certificate, produced by the National Student Clearinghouse on behalf of the university, serves as official evidence of enrollment at The New School.
STUDENTS: ACCESS GRADES AND REGISTRATION FEES THROUGH MYNEWSCHOOL
The New School does not automatically mail copies of semester grades. If you need a printed copy of your grades, you can request a copy through MyNewSchool (click the Student tab; then, in the Self Service channel, click Student Academic Information). Your semester grades will be mailed within two weeks. You can also access registration fees through MyNewSchool.
STUDENTS: REQUEST YOUR OFFICIAL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT ONLINE
Students can request an official transcript through MyNewSchool. Click the Student tab; then, in the Self Service channel, click Student Academic Information). Transcript requests are processed five business days after they are submitted. There is no fee for regular five-business-day service. Next-day transcript service is available only to students who submit requests in person. Transcripts of students with library or financial holds of any kind will not be released.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STUDENT HOUSING
Student Housing and Residence Life seeks applicants for Resident Advisors (RA) for the 2008–09 academic year. Interested undergraduate and graduate students should visit www.newschool.edu/studentservices/housing. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Michael Corbett, or Lenny Zeiger.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE FEES AND WAIVER INFORMATION FOR SPRING
All students—degree, diploma, online only, visiting, mobility (study abroad), Lang and Parsons consortium, graduate certificate program, and non-matriculating graduate and undergraduate degree-program students—are automatically charged a Student Health Services Fee and a Student Health Insurance Fee. The Milano branch campuses and the Parsons Decorative Arts program in Washington, DC are excluded. Depending on course load and status, students may be eligible to decline these services by submitting a completed Online Waiver Form by February 19, 2008. Students may access the Online Waiver Form starting January 2, 2008, by going to www.chickering.com (click on “Find Your School” and enter 812804 as your Policy Number).
You MUST submit a new Online Waiver Form each fall semester. Those who do not register in the fall must submit the form in the spring, and then again each fall semester. If you submitted an Online Waiver Form in the fall, you will be automatically waived for the spring—no action is necessary. Students who missed the fall semester deadline are responsible for the payment of the fall semester health fees. If the plan has not been used, the student may waive Student Health Insurance in the spring semester. If the student uses the plan, he/she is obligated to pay the full yearly premium. Students who miss the spring waiver deadline are responsible for the payment of the spring semester health fees.
If a student waives the insurance, he/she can NOT choose to re-enroll in the Student Health Insurance Plan for the remainder of the academic year without providing documentation supporting the recent loss (30 days) of his/her personal health insurance coverage.
To verify whether you have been charged the fees, or to verify if the Online Waiver Form has been processed and the fees removed, you MUST access your student account using https://my.newschool.edu (click on the Student Tab, then Student Financial Services, then View Your Account Summary only). Health care is expensive so before waiving, students are encouraged to review the Student Health Insurance Plan at www.chickering.com (click on “Find Your School” and enter 812804 as your policy number).
IMMUNIZATION AND MENINGITIS REGISTRATION HOLDS
Please check your student account at MyNewSchool for holds.
You may have an immunization (IM) or meningitis (MM) hold on your account either because we have not received your immunization information or because the information you have submitted is incomplete.
Please bear in mind that you will not be able to register for spring 2008 classes until your immunization or meningitis documentation is completed and submitted for processing. Download and complete the immunization form and either mail, fax, or deliver it to our office as soon as possible. Please note that documentation sent by mail may take up to two weeks to reach our office. If time is an issue, either drop off your documentation in person at Loeb Residence, 135 East 12th Street, 2nd floor, between 3rd and 4th Avenues, or fax it to 212.614.7484.
If you need another Measles, Mumps, or Rubella vaccination, call Student Health Services at 212.229.1671 (option 2) to schedule an appointment.
The fee for the MMR vaccination is $25, which will be charged to you student account
If you have any questions, please call Student Health Services at 212.229.1671 x2820.
FLU SHOTS
The single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year.
Student Health Services will be providing flu shots while supplies last. Call 212.229.1671 (option 2) to make an appointment.
A $25 fee for the flu shot will be charged to your student account.
A FEW MINUTES FOR YOUR LIFE: TAKE THE HIV TEST FOR FREE—SPRING 2008 HOURS
Hispanic AIDS Forum, in collaboration with New School Student Health Services and the Office of Student Development and Activities (OSDA), will be offering FREE confidential HIV testing every week on Mondays 4:00-6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays 3:00-5:30 p.m. The testing site will be at Loeb Residence, 135 East 12th Street, 2nd floor. For further information, please contact Student Health Services at 212.229.1671, option 1 or 2.
ANNOUCEMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES (OSDA)
WOULD YOU LIKE INFO ABOUT PROGRAMS, ACTIVITES, AND FREE EVENTS EMAILED TO YOU EVERY FRIDAY?
If so, then email studev@newschool.edu and write "Add me, please" in the subject line and we'll add your email address to our listserv. You'll get weekly info on workshops, leadership opportunities, as well as meeting times and locations for student organizations. Even better, you'll receive a listing of FREE events in New York City such as film screenings, readings, gallery openings, and book signings.
THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD WANTS YOU
The Student Activities Board (SAB) wants you to help plan programs and events for your peers and the New School community. If you are interested in helping to plan the Spring Extravaganza, a carnival event planned for early May, e-mail SAB at: studentactivitiesboard@newschool.edu.
RECOVER FROM THOSE TGIF'S WITH ALL HEALTH BREAKS LOOSE!
Are you a student or employee who would benefit from a weekly tip to improve your health? Maybe your TGIF activities have led you to seek recovery on Monday?
Contact Eric Garrison, one of our health educators, and ask to be put on the All Health Breaks Loose email list.
very Monday, you will get a brief email with a weekly suggestion to boost your mental, physical, environmental, spiritual, social, and occupational health.
DROP-IN ADVISING
Drop-in advising takes place every Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:45 p.m. at the ISS office. ISS advisors are available to see students for basic questions during drop-in advising. For more complicated issues, please call the ISS office to schedule an appointment. ISS is located at 79 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor (between 15th and 16th streets.) If you need assistance, call the ISS office at 212.229.5592 to schedule an appointment.
CHANGE OF MAJOR OR EDUCATIONAL LEVEL REQUIRES NEW I-20
Please note that if you change your major (e.g., from a BA in Fashion Design to a BA in Product Design) or your educational level (e.g., MA to PhD) you MUST request an update to your I-20 to reflect your correct degree and program information.
ONLINE ORIENTATION
New international students are required to complete the online orientation during their first semester.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MENTOR PROGRAM
The mentor program is designed to assist new international students adjust academically, culturally, and socially to the United States and The New School. Mentors are available to answer questions new students may have upon arrival in the United States and during their first semester at The New School. Email IEW@newschool.edu to request an application to become a mentor.
The Weekly Observer, The New School online publication, is sent to everyone with a University email account. It is also available on the University web site. To add an external address to the email list, please send a message from the account you wish to add to majordomo@newsite.newschool.edu. In the message, on a line by itself, type "subscribe observer".
To submit at item for publication in The Observer, please email observer@newschool.edu.
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