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The Unconscionable Cost of Education
Daisy Geoffrey
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
An examination of the financial state of higher education does not reveal a malevolent plot by rapacious trustees swimming in cash — there is no particular person or institution to blame. Nor is there one singular reason for the exorbitant cost of tuition. But there is widespread frustration with a system that lacks regulation and has no prospect of changing as long as students continue to pay up. In classic American fashion, institutes for higher education are in a race to be the best, and students who want to achieve economic prosperity are willing to take on debt and decades of ramen noodles in hopes of eventually getting the career that will provide them with such success.
Occupy Lambeau: A Football Fan’s Pilgrimage to the Packer Promised Land
Cal Stamp
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
It's Sunday, November 20. My cohorts Steve and Will and I arrive in Green Bay at around 9:30 in the morning after a 17-hour drive that took us through endless cornfields and past dilapidated post-industrial cities like Gary, Indiana. It's cold and grey outside, but a palpable feeling of anticipation hovers in the chilly Wisconsin air. We cruise down Lombardi Avenue, named for the legendary Packer coach of the 1960s, taking in the city on game day. Packer paraphernalia is everywhere. This town bleeds green and gold.
An Exclusive Occupation: Enmity at 90 Fifth Ave. and the Devolution of a Student Movement
Kimberly Lightbody
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
When the occupation ended in the early hours of November 25, it left behind a tangible feeling of tension and uncertainty. The ideological disagreements that began at 90 Fifth Ave. had spread beyond the occupation, creating deep divisions throughout The New School’s intellectual community. And as students, faculty and administrators examined the dynamic of the occupation, and the events that had taken place, many worried that its divisiveness would haunt social activism at The New School and cripple any future attempts to bring the values of OWS to the university.
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The Sheikh and Caveh Zahedi
Chris Hooks
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
It is hard to understand why the curators of the Sharjah Art Foundation in the United Arab Emirates commissioned New School professor and l’enfant terrible of American independent cinema Caveh Zahedi to create a film for the Sharjah Biennial, a cornerstone of contemporary art in the Middle East.
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CUNY Chancellor Booed, Criticized at Higher Education Conference
Danielle Balbi
Monday, December 12th, 2011
At "The Future of Higher Education" conference’s keynote panel discussion on Thursday evening, President David Van Zandt was barely able to get through his introduction of City University of New York Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, his voice overpowered by the loud coughs and frequent boos of those in attendance.
CUNY Chancellor Booed and Criticized at Higher Education Conference
Danielle Balbi
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
President David Van Zandt was barely able to get through his introduction of City University of New York Chancellor Matthew Goldstein at The Future of Higher Education conference’s keynote panel discussion on Thursday evening, his voice overpowered by the loud coughs and frequent “boos” of those in attendance.
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Parsons Students Concerned Over Studio Space Squeeze
Harrison Golden
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Roughly 50 students and faculty members from the Parsons Fine Arts program met with Dean Joel Towers on Wednesday, voicing their concerns about the future of fine arts studio facilities at Parsons and the resources available to students in the program.
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USS Looking for New Space to Replace Kellen Gallery
Chris Hooks
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
In the wake of the All-City Student Occupation that ended less than two weeks ago, the University Student Senate is attempting to find a space at The New School where students can hold political discussions, organize events and facilitate activism.
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Parsons Grad’s Non-Profit Looks to Solve Global Water Crisis
Ada Akad
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
While working on her senior thesis last spring, Parsons graduate Sophia Sunwoo sought community solutions for global environmental conditions. Now, with Water Collective, the newly developed organization she started this semester, her goals are beginning to take notice.
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As Free as Air and Water– Could Tuition Signal the Death of Cooper Union?
Michael Kaplan
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
November 17- Day of Action in Pictures
Stephany Chung
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
New Associate Provost Will Help Oversee Curriculum
Richard Rabeau
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
DeBenedittis said one of the items on her agenda is to add “a more robust system of minors available to students across all divisions, programs and disciplines”
Questionable Software Remains, Bugs Trouble New School
Aaron Light
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Researchers at the University of Michigan found that earlier versions of SafeConnect posed a substantial security risk.
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To Those on the Fringe, Occupy Wall Street Keeps its Distance
Michael Kaplan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
“We don’t try to control the message, but people [with hateful messages] get naturally ostracized”
After Troy Davis Quarrel, USS Hosts Dinner
Eric Fernandez
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
The delicate subject matter of the Troy Davis statement, and the discomfort it created amongst certain members of the USS, ignited a broader discourse regarding the USS’s political role within The New School.
New School Releases Crime Stats Report
Rey Mashayekhi
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
The university retroactively amended an incorrect statistic in the report, listing a sexual assault case in the 2009 figures that was previously unreported to the federal government.
Mobility Shifts
Mobility Shifts Takes the Classroom into the Cloud
Harrison Golden
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
“Clearly, people are just fed up with education and its spiraling costs, so this is a sign that things are changing and that society is beginning to place an even greater value on the idea of self-learning.”
In New School Tradition, Faculty Members Support Student Activism and Occupy Wall Street
Daisy Geoffrey
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
On October 5, 137 members of The New School faculty signed a statement in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Following the email from the faculty, New School President David Van Zandt wrote a university wide email in support of nonviolent action in public places, and called for a teach-in regarding the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.
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Atonement at Occupy Wall Street- Yom Kippur Service Held Adjacent to Demonstrations
Michael Kaplan
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
While Occupy Wall Street protesters carried on chants, sign-holding, and marching bands in Zuccotti Park on October 7th, a group of a few hundred Jewish attendees gathered across the street for a unique Yom Kippur service next to the Brown Brothers Harriman building at 7 PM.
New School Community Walks Out in Support of Occupy Wall Street
Dmitry Gurvits
Daisy Geoffrey
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The New School community has officially joined the Occupy Wall Street demonstration. Over 300 students and faculty participated in a walkout on October 5, held in support of the protests. The walkout began at around 3:30 PM in the Vera List Courtyard.