The 301 Saga: Students say they faced an evacuation, mass relocation, and chaos with little support from administration

Student waits for a cab outside of 301 Residence Hall on Wednesday, April 12. Photo by Caidin Ferrigno

Only a week after a fire and flood in The New School’s 301 Residence Hall, residents of 301 were hit with another major disruption. At 9:08 p.m. on…

How IT Central began a mass alumni email chain.

An email sent from IT Central on April 14 informs alumni of changes to their New School Google accounts beginning Nov. 1. The messages are the result of an announcement made by IT Central about Google services. Photo by Rachel Potter

An accidental email chain formed as a result of one curious alumnus’ ‘reply all’ to an IT Central announcement about the Google Service changes. When Parsons School of…

Blocked from registration: New School students struggle to remove holds on their accounts

Some New School students have struggled to register for fall 2022 classes due to holds on their accounts. Financial, academic and medical holds can prevent students from enrolling in key courses if they are not resolved by the student’s registration date. Illustration by Oz X. Yangas

Financial, academic and medical holds have left some students blocked from registering on time and, in one case, houseless. When Sebastián Guerrero prepared to register for his fall…