Princeton - Weekly Bulletin 11/08/04

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Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Steven Schultz
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All other events are open to members of the University community and the general public free of charge. Any speaker not otherwise identified is a member of the faculty, staff or student body of Princeton University. • Contact Calendar editor • Submissions for future calendars may be made online by completing the calendar submission form. • For copy deadlines, please refer to the PWB deadline schedule .

7 p.m. Drishti/South Asian studies/ religious life film and discussion. Rakesh Sharma: ''Final Solution: A Study in the Politics of Hate.'' 46 McCosh.

3 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. ''Global Well-Posedness for the Klein-Gordon-Schrodinger System Below the Energy Space.'' Nilolaos Tzirakis, Institute for Advanced Study and University of Toronto. 314 Fine.

4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. ''Multiscale Analysis and Diffusion Geometries on Digital Data Sets.'' Ronald Coifman, Yale University. 214 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics/Test seminar, second of three. ''Religious Liberty: The Philosophical Claim.'' David Novak, University of Toronto. 104 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics/Institute for Advanced Study number theory seminar. Karl Rubin, University of California-Irvine. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. ''The Crisis in America's Prisons.'' Alan Elsner, Reuters News Service. 16 Robertson.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. ''Restricted Play.'' Paul Lewis. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. 101 Friend.

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. ''Neighborhoods Make a Difference: Evidence From a Study of Four Deprived Areas Tracking 200 Families.'' Anne Power, London School of Economics. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. ''Ex-Presidents and Newcomers Running for Office in Latin America … and Winning.'' Javier Corrales, Amherst College. 107, 58 Prospect Ave. Lunch served at noon.

12:20 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. ''You Want to Put That in MY Neighborhood? How We Oversee the Environmental Impact of Government.'' George Hawkins. 10 Guyot.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. ''From Coiled Coils to Nanowires: The Application of Fundamental Protein Structure Principles to Biomaterial Design.'' Robert Fairman, Haverford College. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. African American studies lecture. ''Toward a Theory of Racial Sincerity.'' John Jackson Jr., Duke University. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Class of '05/Women's Center lecture. ''Sexually Speaking: The Need for Sexual Literacy.'' Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. ''Human Rights in the Mexican Transition to Democracy: Unfinished Business.'' Mariclaire Acosta, Acosta y Asociados, Mexico. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. ''Canonical Coordinates on Leaves.'' C.-L. Chai, University of Pennsylvania. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. ''The Newsvendor's Truck.'' Paul Zipkin, Duke University. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Visual arts illustrated lecture. Edgar Arceneaux, drawing/installation artist, talking about his work. 219, 185 Nassau St.

5 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures lecture. ''The Mystery of I and Thou and the Holy Trinity in Russian Thought.'' Michael Meerson, Christ the Savior Orthodox Church, New York. 245 East Pyne.

5:30 p.m. American Whig-Cliosophic Society lecture. ''Ideas and Action.'' George Shultz, former secretary of state. McCosh 10.

7:30 p.m. Program in Teacher Preparation convocation. ''On Democracy and Education.'' Eddie Glaude Jr. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

8 p.m. University Public Lectures on ''America's Retreat From Greatness,'' first of three. ''America's Two Visions: The Good and the Great.'' Alan Wolfe, Boston College. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

8 p.m. Chapel music jazz vespers. University Jazz Ensembles, Anthony D.J. Branker, director. Chapel.

8:55 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination/politics/contemporary European politics and society workshop. ''The European Union and the New Constitution: A Stable Political Equilibrium?'' Palmer House.

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. ''Technology in Language Teaching: Fitting New Media Into the Classroom.'' Jamie Rankin. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. ''Development of a Biologically Inspired Morphing Structure.'' Hillary Bart-Smith, University of Virginia. Auditorium, Bowen.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. ''The DExH/D Family of Motor Enzymes and Their Mechanisms of RNA Remodeling.'' Anna Marie Pyle, Yale University. 3 Thomas Lab.

2 p.m. Mathematics statistical mechanics seminar. ''Bosons in Disc-Shaped Traps.'' Jakob Yngvason, University of Vienna. 343 Jadwin.

2:30 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. Muli Safra, Tel Aviv University and Institute for Advanced Study. 224 Fine.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. Manfred Einsiedler. 214 Fine.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations seminar on labor economics. ''The Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence From Agricultural Profits and Random Fluctuation in Weather.'' Olivier Deschenes, University of California-Santa Barbara. 200 Fisher.

4:15 p.m. International economics lecture. ''Credit, Growth and Trade Policy.'' Andrew Newman. 103, 26 Prospect Ave.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. ''Warming Signals in the Arctic From Satellite Observations.'' Josefino Comiso, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. ''Portable Lords: Politics as Theater on Tokugawa Japan's Highways.'' Constantine Vaporis, University of Maryland-Baltimore. 243 Frist.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian lecture. ''Ambiguous Marianne: The Occupation in Postwar French Films.'' Leah Hewitt, Amherst College. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. ''The Sharp Form of the Strong Szego Theorem.'' Barry Simon, California Institute of Technology. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. ''Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror.'' Richard Clarke, former special adviser to the National Security Council. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

6 p.m. International Center/residential colleges bridging cultures dinner dialogue. ''The Global AIDS Epidemic: And What We Can Do at Princeton.'' Jean Su. Special Dining Room, Mathey College.

8 p.m. University Public Lectures on ''America's Retreat From Greatness,'' second of three. ''How Conservatives Came to Think Small.'' Alan Wolfe, Boston College. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

3:30 to 7 p.m. German documentary showings, first of two days. ''New German Documentary: A Decade of Personal Non-Fiction.'' Rockefeller-Mathey Theater. For information, e-mail <niednagl@princeton.edu>.

7:30 p.m. East Asian studies Japanese silent film. Kenji Mizoguchi: ''Taki no Shiraito.'' Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. University concerts. Sequenza: Mark Kaplan, violin; Colin Carr, cello; and Yaël Weiss, piano. Music by Debussy and Ravel. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Noon. Center for French Studies/contemporary European politics and society lecture. ''Pour une Anthropologie de la Globalisation.'' Marc Abélès, Anthropologies/CNRS Paris and New York University. 305 East Pyne.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. ''Random Matrices, Statistical Mechanics and Hyperbolic Symmetry Breaking.'' Thomas Spencer, Institute for Advanced Study. 322 Fine.

2:30 p.m. Civil and environmental engineering lecture. ''The Yucca Mountain Repository: Technical Progress Report.'' Robert Budnitz, Livermore National Lab. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. ''The Versatility of Peptides: Molecule Recognition, Catalysis and Cleavage.'' Helma Wennemers, University of Basel, Switzerland. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Ancient world lecture. ''Alexander, Philitas and the Skeletos: Poseidippos and Truth in Early Hellenistic Portraiture.'' Andrew Stewart, University of California-Berkeley. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Art Museum lectures on ''Intimate Encounters: Two Perspectives on American Drawings and Watercolors.'' ''Homer, Eakins and the American Watercolor Movement,'' Kathleen Foster, Philadelphia Museum of Art; and ''Cassatt to O'Keeffe, Moran to Prendergast: The Watercolor and Pastel Techniques of the Americans,'' Harriet Stratis, Art Institute of Chicago. 101 McCormick. Reception follows.

[G] 4:30 p.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. ''The Novel and the City.'' Salman Rushdie, novelist. McCosh 10. (Tickets required through Frist Campus Center ticket office.)

4:30 p.m. Ethics and public affairs/law and public affairs/Center for Human Values seminar. ''Bound by Law? Alien Rights, Administrative Discretion and the Politics of Technicality.'' Bonnie Honig, Northwestern University. 301 Marx.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. ''The Meaning of Naturalness.'' Scott Thomas, Stanford University. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. ''The Follies of Current U.S. and NATO Nuclear Policy.'' Robert McNamara, former secretary of defense. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

8 p.m. University Public Lectures on ''America's Retreat From Greatness,'' last of three. ''The Liberal Retreat From Ambition.'' Alan Wolfe, Boston College. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

8:30 a.m. Recording secretary/chapel/religious life Veterans Day observance and rededication of the USS Princeton American flag. Chapel.

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. ''Themes and Variations in American Drawings and Watercolors.'' Laura Giles. Art Museum.

3:30 to 9:30 p.m. German documentary showings, last of two days. ''New German Documentary: A Decade of Personal Non-Fiction.'' Rockefeller-Mathey Theater. For information, e-mail <niednagl@princeton.edu>.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance performance. Peter Oswald (based on a play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon): ''Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Cards.'' Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Triangle Club show. ''Orange and Black to the Future.'' Matthews Theatre.

2:30 p.m. East Asian studies/Institute for International and Regional Studies study group. ''Japanese Strategic Thought.'' 234 Frist.

2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. ''Chemical Kinetic Studies of Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines.'' Charles Westbrook, Lawrence Livermore National Lab. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Philosophy seminar. ''Disagreeing (About) What to Do: Negation and Completeness in Gibbard's Expressivism.'' Jamie Dreier, Brown University. 4 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Humanities/history/religion conference on What the Incas Did Not Know: Gods, Demons and Images. "The Discovery of Paganism in Early Modern Europe." Sabine Maccormack, Notre Dame University. 101 McCormick.

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. ''Art That Moves.'' Dorothy Highland, docent. Art Museum.

[F] 8 p.m. Chapel music memorial organ concert for David Messineo. Gordon Turk. Chapel.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance performance. Peter Oswald (based on a play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon): ''Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Cards.'' Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Triangle Club show. ''Orange and Black to the Future.'' Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. University Concert Jazz Ensemble. ''Composing-in-the-Moment.'' Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Humanities/history/religion conference on What the Incas Did Not Know: Gods, Demons and Images. "The discovery of Paganism in Early Modern Europe." 211 Dickinson. For information, email <mccahill@princeton.edu>.

7:30 p.m. Manna Christian Fellowship lecture. ''What Distinguishes a Christian-Democratic Point of View?'' James Skillen, Center for Public Justice. Senate Chamber, Whig.

3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School students and alumni of color symposium, first of two days. ''Rising Through Education: Forging Paths to Leadership, Scholarship and Community Engagement.'' Robertson. For information, visit <www.wws.princeton.edu/~saoc>.

[F] 2 p.m. Triangle Club show. ''Orange and Black to the Future.'' Matthews Theatre.

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. ''Themes and Variations in American Drawings and Watercolors.'' Laura Giles. Art Museum.

6 p.m. Art Museum concert. ''Musick From the Age of Copley, West and Stuart.'' The Practitioners of Musick. Galleries, Art Museum. Reception follows. For reservations, call 258-3043.

8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School students and alumni of color symposium, last of two days. ''Rising Through Education: Forging Paths to Leadership, Scholarship and Community Engagement.'' Robertson. For information, visit <www.wws.princeton.edu/~saoc>.

[FG] 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Prospect traditional American brunch. Prospect House.

11 a.m. Chapel interfaith service for peace. Gwendolyn Simmons, University of Florida. Chapel.

12:15 p.m. Mondays. West Room, Murray-Dodge. Membership not required to attend.

10 a.m. to noon. Saturdays through Dec. 11. Hands-on art projects. Art Museum.

[FG] 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through December. Afternoon high tea. Parlor Room.

[FG] 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays through December. Faculty and staff social hour. Library.

Noon. Wednesdays. ''Hour of Power: Interdenominational Service of Praise, Prayer and Proclamation.'' East Room, Murray-Dodge.

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.

•''Bringing Into Being: Materials and Techniques in American Prints.'' Through Jan. 23.

•''Songs, Psalms and Praises: An 18th-Century Ethiopian Manuscript.'' Through June 5.

•''West to Wesselmann: American Drawings and Watercolors in the Princeton University Art Museum.'' Through Jan. 9.

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.

•''Testing Boundaries: Cartoon Visions of Roosevelt's Third Term.'' Through Jan. 31.

•Exhibit of student paintings, fall 2004. Nov. 9 through Nov. 19. Opening reception, Nov. 9, 6 to 8 p.m.

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

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

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

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.

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