Princeton Weekly Bulletin Calendar of events

April 7-13, 2003

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Monday, April 7 next exhibits top

Arts

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Emanual Ax, piano, and Richard Stoltzman, clarinet. McCarter Theatre.

Lectures

4 p.m. Center for Complex Materials seminar. "Materials for Moore's Law." Roger French, DuPont. Auditorium, Bowen. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. "All Metallic 3D Tungsten Photonic Crystal as an Efficient Light Emitter." Shawn Lin. C207 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Buddhist studies workshop. "Soka Gakkai and the Challenges of Interdisciplinary Work on Buddhism Coming West." Richard Seager, Hamilton College. 5 Ivy Lane.

4:30 p.m. Transregional study of the contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. "Is War an Effective Response to Terrorism? European Perspectives." Eric Rouleau, columnist and author. 1 Robertson.

Notices

G 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. Nassau.

Tuesday, April 8 next exhibits top

Arts

7:30 p.m. Jewish studies/Near Eastern studies/Center for Jewish Life performance. King David Drummers. Theater, Rockefeller-Mathey College.

5 p.m. African-American studies reading. "A Sorrowful Joy." Albert Raboteau. Reading Room, Firestone.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. David Sedaris, commentator and author. McCarter Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Family Instability and Mothering Behaviors." Cynthia Osborne. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. "From Assimilation to Multiculturalism? Ethnic Politics and Citizenship in Latin America." Deborah Yashar. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.

12:20 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. "Why Life in the Sea Is Hard." François Morel. 10 Guyot.

3:30 p.m. Music/musicology colloquium. "Dancing in Chains: Reflections on the Strauss-Hofmannsthal 'Ariadne auf Naxos.'" Walter Frisch, Columbia University. 102 Woolworth.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. "Massive Clusters: Understanding Galaxy Evolution and Structure Formation." Lori Lubin, University of Californnia-Davis. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. "Threefold Divisorial Contractions Contracting an Irreducible Divisor Onto a Curve." Nikos Tziolas, Max Planck Institute. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics physics seminar. "Quantum Chaos: Universal vs. System-Specific Fluctuations." Oriol Bohigas, Laboratoire de Physique Theorique et Modeles Statistiques, France. A06 Jadwin.

G 4:30 p.m. McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning book group discussion. "The Art of Changing the Brain" by James Zull. 328 Frist. Registration required, visit http://www.princeton.edu/mcgraw

4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. "Violence and Sex: Jewish Polemic Imagery of Medieval Christendom." Robert Chazan, New York University. Theater, Rockefeller-Mathey College.

5 p.m. Media and modernity/history of science lecture. "The Soundscape of Modernity: Architectural Acoustics and the Listening of America, 1900-1933." Emily Thompson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Notices

4 p.m. Pace Center for Community Service dedication ceremony. 246 Frist.

Sports

F 3 p.m. Baseball vs. Rutgers University. Clarke Field.

Wednesday, April 9 next exhibits top

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music concert. Chapel.

8 p.m. Chapel music jazz vespers. University Jazz Ensembles. Chapel.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. Steven Dietz: "Fiction." McCarter Theatre.

9 a.m. French and Italian/French studies workshop. Florent Masse: "L'Atelier: Cours Public 2." Common Room, Rockefeller College.

Lectures

G 12:30 p.m. Information technology lecture. "The Wireless Classroom." Terry Coatta and Dennis Staples, Silicon Chalk. Multipurpose Room, Frist.

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. "Pre-Monsoon Aerosol Characteristics Over the Oceans Surrounding Peninsular India." S. Ramachandran, Physical Research Lab, India. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. "BSL and Beyond: CFD Modeling of Turbulent Reacting Flows." Rodney Fox, Iowa State University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. "World War I and the Birth of the Electronics Industry." Frederik Nebeker, Rutgers University. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. "Minority Regions: Tough Times, Tough Choices." robbie Barnett, Columbia University; Uradyn Bulag, city University of New York; and James Millward, Georgetown University. 202 Jones. Social gathering at 4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions lecture. "God and Man at Yale Revisited: The Coming Revival at Elite Universities." John DiIulio, University of Pennsylvania. 302 Frist.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Percy Deift, New York University. 314 Fine.

G 4:30 p.m. McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning book group discussion. "Teaching Literature" by Elaine Showalter. 328 Frist. Registration required, visit <www.princeton.edu/mcgraw>.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures lecture. "Martyrdom and Revenge: S. An-sky on Terror and the Jewish Response to Violence." Gabriella Safran, Stanford University. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Global Issues Forum lecture. "Crisis in Chechnya: Moral and International Dimensions." Ilyas Akhmadov, Chechen Republic. Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. "Terra Incognita." Keller Easterling, Yale University. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Notices

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Peter Singer, author of "Pushing Time Away: My Grandfather and the Tragedy of Jewish Vienna." University Store.

Sports

7:30 p.m. Women's lacrosse vs. Temple University. 1952 Stadium.

Thursday, April 10 next exhibits top

Arts

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. Steven Dietz: "Fiction." McCarter Theatre.

10 p.m. Frist entertainment. Chinua Hawk, pop-soul. Café Vivian, Frist.

11:15 p.m. Frist/University Film Organization film. Lee Tamahori: "Die Another Day." 301 Frist.

Lectures

11 a.m. Chemistry seminar. "Stereo-selective Formation of Carbon-Carbon Bonds Through Metal-Nitrogen Coordination." Jonathan Ellman, University of California-Berkeley. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

Noon. European politics and society lecture. "The 'New' Intellectuals and the Debate on 'New' Ideas in France." Frederic Martel, French Cultural Service, Boston. 12 Bendheim.

4:30 p.m. Film studies lecture. Douglas McGrath, director. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian lecture. "Witness and Remembrance." François Bizot, Ecole Pratique des Haues Etudes. 1915 Lounge, Butler College.

4:30 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination/Center of International Studies/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "The Impact of the Laws of War in Contemporary Conflicts." Adam Roberts, Oxford University. 28 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Odyssey Seminar Series. "Building the Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive (CPANDA)." Elizabeth Bennett, Ann Ray and Lawrence McGill. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Bringing String Theory Into Contact With Experiment." Michael Dine, University of California-Santa Cruz. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for Jewish Life/Caravan for Democracy lecture. "Shared Democracies: Israel and the United States in the 21st Century." Ephraim Sneh, Israeli Knesset member. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Notices

G Noon to 1:30 p.m. Registration for University summer day camp. Lobby, Dillon Gym.

Sports

8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Indoor triathlon. Dillon Gym.

Friday, April 11 next exhibits top

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Art About Ability: Degas and Van Gogh." Caroline Cassells. Art Museum.

12:30 p.m. University Orchestra/music/Frist lunchtime classical music series. 100 Frist.

7:30 p.m. University Library film. "Surviving Everest." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. Steven Dietz: "Fiction." McCarter Theatre.

F 8 p.m. University Wind Ensemble. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

11:15 p.m. Frist/University Film Organization film. Lee Tamahori: "Die Another Day." 301 Frist.

Lectures

G Noon. McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning workshop. "Great Teachers on Teaching." Charles Beitz. 328 Frist. Registration required, visit <www.princeton.edu/mcgraw>.

Noon. Psychology colloquium. "The Reorganization of the Somatonsensory System After Sensory Loss: Mechanisms, Predictive Factors and Functional." Jon Kaas, Vanderbilt University. 0-S-6 Green.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. "A Bernstein Problem for Special Lagrangian Equations." Yu Yuan, University of Washington. 314 Fine.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar in applied physics, fluid mechanics, combustion, and dynamics and control. "Engineer-ing Biomolecular Systems With Mechanics." Gang Bao, Georgia Institute of Technology. 101 Friend. Social gathering at 4:30 p.m., J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Frist/Pace Center for Community Service talk. Café Vivian, Frist.

4 p.m. Philosophy seminar. "Standard Bearers." Daniel Warren, University of Texas-Austin. 2 McCosh.

Notices

8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Community and state affairs symposium. "Property Tax Reform: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? How Will We Get There?" Dodds Auditorium, Robertson. See article on this page.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions conference. "National Sovereignty and International Institutions." See Nassau Notes.

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Registration for University summer day camp. Lobby, Dillon Gym.

5:30 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Sheldon Hackney, author of "The Politics of Presidential Appointment: A Memoir of the Culture War." University Store.

Sports

2 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Yale University. Lenz Tennis Center.

Saturday, April 12 next exhibits top

Arts

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "How to Know a Saint (When You See One)." Maxine Lampert. Art Museum.

F 4 and 8:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. Steven Dietz: "Fiction." McCarter Theatre.

F 8 p.m. University Concert Jazz Ensemble. Nicholas Payton and the Soul Patrol. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

10 p.m. Frist open mic night. Café Vivian, Frist.

11:15 p.m. Frist/University Film Organization film. Lee Tamahori: "Die Another Day." 301 Frist.

Lectures

8 to 10 p.m. Astrophysical sciences open house. Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Fitz-Randolph Road. For weather information, call 258-3860.

Notices

9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. University Library conference. "On Top of the World: An Everest Anniversary Conference." See Nassau Notes.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions conference. "National Sovereignty and International Institutions." See Nassau Notes.

Sports

9 a.m. Women's crew vs. Harvard and Cornell universities, and University of Wisconsin. Carnegie Lake.

Noon. Women's tennis vs. Brown University. Lenz Tennis Center.

1 p.m. Men's lacrosse vs. Harvard University. 1952 Stadium.

7 p.m. Men's volleyball vs. New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dillon Gym.

Sunday, April 13 next exhibits top

Arts

F 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre drama series. Steven Dietz: "Fiction." McCarter Theatre.

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Art About Ability: Degas and Van Gogh." Caroline Cassells. Art Museum.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Deborah Blanks. Chapel.

2 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Marilyn Thompson, author of "The Killer Strain: Anthrax and a Government Exposed." University Store.

Weekly next exhibits top

Alcoholics Anonymous

12:15 p.m. Mondays, West Room, Murray-Dodge; and 9:30 a.m. Sundays, G2 Dickinson. Membership not required to attend.

Chapel Music for Meditation

10 to 11 p.m. Thursdays, through May 22. Chapel.

Exhibits next exhibits top

Art Museum

Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Public tours, Saturdays, 2 p.m.

•"The Arts of Asia: Works in the Permanent Collection." Through June.

•"The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy." Through June 15.

•"The Arts of Asia: Works in the Permanent Collection." Through June.

•"Books From the Sky: A Work by Xu Bing." Through May 18.

•"Edward Ranney Photographs: The John Elliott Collection." Through June 7.

•"The New Vulgarians: New York Pop." Through July 13.

•"Shuffling the Deck: The Collection Reconsidered." Through June 29.

Firestone Library

Exhibition Gallery and Milberg Gallery for the Graphic Arts (second floor): Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

Exhibition Gallery:

•"Hand Book-bindings: Plain and Simple to Grand and Glorious." Through April 20.

Milberg Gallery:

•"Unseen Hands: Four Centuries of Women Printers, Binders and Book Designers." Through April 13.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Wiess Lounge, Olden Street. Monday-Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday until 8 p.m. Closed weekends.

•"Celebrating the Classes of 1943, 1953, 1963, 1978 and 1983."

Visual Arts Program

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.

•Exhibition of student paintings, spring 2003. April 8 through April 16. Opening reception, April 8, 6 to 8 p.m.

Women and Gender Studies

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.

•"Facades: Photographs of Venice." Maria Pisano. Through April 30.

Et cetera next exhibits top

Art Museum

Hours: 258-3788; http://www.princetonartmuseum.org

Athletic Ticket Office

Tickets and information: 258-3538.

Dillon Gymnasium

Hours: 258-4466.

Employee Assistance Program

G07 McCosh Health Center. Information and appointments: 258-1875, Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

Employee Health

G6B McCosh Health Center. Appointments: 258-5035, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. After-hours emergencies: 258-3134.

McCarter Theatre Box Office

Reservations: 258-2787, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. http://www.mccarter.org

Orange Key Guide Service

Frist Campus Center Welcome Desk. Tours Monday-Saturday at 10 and 11 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Information and tours: 258-1766.

Prospect Association

Reservations: 258-3686.

Richardson Auditorium

Reservations: 258-5000, Monday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; and two hours before events requiring tickets. http://www.princeton.edu/richaud

Theater and Dance

Reservations: 258-3676; http://www.princeton.edu/~visarts/the.html

Theatre Intime

Reservations: 258-4950; http://www.theatre-intime.org

Tiger Sportsline

Current sports highlights and upcoming athletic events: 258-3545.

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Women and Gender Studies

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Athletic Ticket Office

Dillon Gymnasium

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Health

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Frist Campus Center

Library

McCarter Theatre Box Office

Orange Key Guide Service

Prospect Association

Richardson Auditorium

Theater and Dance

Theatre Intime

Tiger Sportsline