C A L E N D A R   O F   E V E N T S

October 13-19, 2003

Monday, October 13

Lectures

4 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "Organized Carbon Nanotube Architectures for Applications." Pulickel Ajayan, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4 p.m. Computer science lecture. "Computers and the Sociology of Mathematical Proof." Donald MacKenzie, University of Edinburgh. 105 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. "Electronic Transport in Semiconducting Carbon Nanotube Transistor Devices." Joerg Appenzeller, IBM Research. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. "Cenozoic Evolution of Neotethys and Implications for the Causes of Plate Motion." Nadine McQuarrie, California Institute of Technology. 220 Guyot.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. "Phenomena Arising From High Dimensionality." Vitali Milman, Tel Aviv University. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art lecture. "Hearing With the Mind and Touch: The Private Music of the Chinese Qin." Bell Yung, University of Pittsburgh. 106 McCormick.

Notices

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

Sports

6 p.m. Women's soccer vs. Boston University. Lourie-Love Field.

Tuesday, October 14

Arts

F 7:30 p.m. Berlind Theatre performance. Nilo Cruz: "Anna in the Tropics." Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre/Second Stage Theatre performance. Charles Mee: "Wintertime." Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Urban Health and Poverty in the Developing World." Mark Montgomery. 300 Wallace.

12:20 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. "Preventing Terrorists From Acquiring Nuclear Explosives." Frank von Hippel. 10 Guyot.

4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. "Chemo-mechanical Patterning (of Silicon) With Micron and Nanometer Features: A New Method for Rapidly and Conveniently Functionalizing and Patterning Materials." Matthew Linford, Brigham Young University. 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. African-American studies lecture. "The Strange Career of Spencer Williams." Jacqueline Stewart, University of Chicago. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Classics lecture. "Mutiny and Madness: Tacitus, Annals 1.16-49." Tony Woodman, University of Virginia. 161 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. "Isotropy of Quadratic Forms Over Function Fields of P-adic Curves." R. Parimala, Tata Institute, India. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. "American Options and the Multi-Armed Bandit: A New Approach to Optimal Stopping." Peter Bank, Humboldt and Columbia universities. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. President's Lecture Series. "Strange Biogeochemistry of Permanently Ice-Covered Lakes in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica." Bess Ward. 101 Friend.

4:30 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art lecture. "Meiji Architectural Models and the Rebirth of the Taitokuin Mausoleum." William Coaldrake, University of Melbourne. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Visual arts illustrated lecture. William Pope.L, performance artist, talking about his work. 219, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/SHARE lecture. "Judicial Response to Sexual Assault in New Jersey." Peter Harvey, attorney general, New Jersey. 16 Robertson.

Notices

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Edward Champlin, author of "Nero." University Store.

Wednesday, October 15

Arts

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

F 7:30 p.m. Berlind Theatre performance. Nilo Cruz: "Anna in the Tropics." Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre/Second Stage Theatre performance. Charles Mee: "Wintertime." Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Information technology lecture. "Customizing Your Blackboard Menu and Creating a Discipline-Specific Blackboard Template." Dennis Hood. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. "On and Off the Edge of the Chromosome: Multiple Roles for Telomeres in Protecting Genome Stability." Julie Cooper, Cancer Research, United Kingdom. 3 Thomas Lab.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. "Simulation of Protein Crystallizability." Todd Przybycien, Carnegie-Mellon University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. "Making Molecules Into Motors: Learning to Walk in a Hurricane and Swim in Molasses." Dean Astumian, University of Maine. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/Decamp Bioethics seminar. "Amputees by Choice: The Ethics of Amputating Healthy Limbs." Carl Elliott, University of Minnesota. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology colloquium on the biology of populations. "How Harvester Ant Colonies Work." Deborah Gordon, Stanford University. 10 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture. "The Constitution Outside the Court." Michael Gerhardt, College of William and Mary. 6 Friend.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Asymptotics of Discrete Interfaces." Richard Kenyon, University Paris-Sud. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures/Russian studies lecture. "Reinventing the National Past in Soviet Film and Russian Imperial Painting: Ge, Repin, Petrov and Eisenstein." Kevin Platt, University of Pennsylvania. 245 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton Justice Project lecture. "Blame Welfare: Ignore Poverty and Inequality." Joel Handler, University of California-Los Angeles. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. "On Three Consequences and Their Projects." Jesse Reiser. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

8 p.m. University Public Lectures. "Genomic Approaches to Human Origins." Svante Pääbo, Max Planck Institute. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Sports

3:30 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Rider University. Lenz Tennis Center.

Thursday, October 16

Arts

F 7:30 p.m. Berlind Theatre performance. Nilo Cruz: "Anna in the Tropics." Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre/Second Stage Theatre performance. Charles Mee: "Wintertime." Matthews Theatre.

F 8 p.m. MUSE performance. Theater, Frist.

8 p.m. Taiwanese Graduate Students Association/Taiwanese American Students Association Taiwanese film festival. Ang Lee: "Eat Drink Man Woman." 28 McCosh.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Noah Burger. Wallace Shawn: "The Designated Mourner." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

F 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project: "The Laramie Project." Theater, Murray-Dodge.

11:30 p.m. Frist entertainment. Carl Winters, folk/jazz. Café Vivian, Frist.

Lectures

Noon. French and Italian lecture. "Philosopie et philologie dans 'L'Espirt des lois' de Montesquieu." Georges Benrekassa, Paris VII. 305 East Pyne.

Noon. International Center lecture. "Career Paths: Life After Princeton." Rebecca Ross. East Room, Murray-Dodge.

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. "Observations and Modeling of the Aerosol Indirect Effect at the Large Eddy Scale." Graham Feingold, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

3:30 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. "Recent Perspectives on Singular Integrals." Eli Stein. 224 Fine.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar on "The Future of Space Exploration: Humans or Machines?," first of two. "The Future of Humans in Space." Lee Morin, NASA Johnson Space Center. 101 Friend. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Development and Synthetic Applications of Electron Transfer Initiated Cyclization Reactions." Paul Floreancig, University of Pittsburgh. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:15 p.m. Mathematics/Institute for Advanced Study number theory seminar. Kirsten Eisentrager, Institute for Advanced Study. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/Decamp Bioethics lecture. "Ethical Assumptions in Economic Theory." Elizabeth Anderson, University of Michigan. Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.

4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/contemporary European politics and society lecture. "Ethnic Equilibria: Emergence and Disruption." Roger Petersen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 12 Bendheim.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Cavity QED and Qubits." Steven Girvin, Yale University. A02 McDonnell.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Religion lecture. "Terror in the Name of God." Jessica Stern, Harvard University. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

7 p.m. French and Italian/Consulate General of Italy lecture. "Under Italian Eyes: Past Impressions, New Sensations on America." Beppe Severgnini, Purdue University. 101 McCormick.

Notices

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. French and Italian/International Charrette colloquium, first of three days. 9 Friend. For information, visit <www.princeton. edu/sites/fit>.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Leonard Cole, author of "The Anthrax Letters." University Store.

Friday, October 17

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "The Flag Painting of Childe Hassam." Harvey Rothberg, docent. Art Museum.

F 7:30 p.m. Berlind Theatre performance. Nilo Cruz: "Anna in the Tropics." Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre/Second Stage Theatre performance. Charles Mee: "Wintertime." Matthews Theatre.

F 8 p.m. MUSE performance. Theater, Frist.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Noah Burger. Wallace Shawn: "The Designated Mourner." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

F 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project: "The Laramie Project." Theater, Murray-Dodge.

F 8 p.m. University Orchestra, David Arriveé, conductor. Music by Greig and Brahms. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

Noon. Ancient world lecture. "Forbidden Portraits: When Were Portraits First Banned in Republican Rome?" Harriet Flower. 103 McCormick.

Noon. Chemistry seminar. "Tailoring Electronic Structure and Reactivity in Inorganic Systems: A Zwitterionic Approach to the Chemistry of the Later Metals." Jonas Peters, California Institute of Technology. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

Noon. Institute of International and Regional Studies lecture. "The U.S. Dollar, the Japanese Yen and the Chinese Renminbi: An Eternal Triangle?" Haruhiko Kuroda, Hitotsubashi University and special adviser to the cabinet of Japan. 202 Jones.

3 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar on "The Future of Space Exploration: Humans or Machines?," last of two. "Fifty Years of Mars Exploration." Dave Lavery, NASA. 104 Computer Science. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. "Northern Ireland: A Conflict Ends." Ed Moloney, journalist. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

8 p.m. University Public Lectures. "Fashion, Faith and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe." Roger Penrose, Oxford University. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Notices

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. French and Italian/International Charrette colloquium, second of three days. 9 Friend. For information, visit <www.princeton.edu/sites/fit>.

4:15 to 7 p.m. School of Architecture/Woodrow Wilson School conference, "Architecture and Public Policy: A Symposium in Honor of Robert Gutman," first of two days. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson. For informa-tion, visit <www.princeton.edu/~soa/gutmansymposium/>.

Sports

3 p.m. Men's swimming/Orange and Black. DeNunzio Pool.

7:30 p.m. Women's soccer vs. Columbia University. Lourie-Love Field.

Saturday, October 18

Arts

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "Man's Best Friend." Mary Ann Belanger, docent. Art Museum.

F 2 and 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project: "The Laramie Project." Theater, Murray-Dodge.

F 3:30 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre/Second Stage Theatre performance. Charles Mee: "Wintertime." Matthews Theatre.

F 4 and 8:30 p.m. Berlind Theatre performance. Nilo Cruz: "Anna in the Tropics." Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. MUSE performance. Theater, Frist.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Noah Burger. Wallace Shawn: "The Designated Mourner." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

F 8 p.m. University Orchestra, David Arriveé, conductor. Music by Greig and Brahms. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

9 a.m. to noon. French and Italian/International Charrette colloquium, last of three days. 9 Friend. For information, visit <www.princeton.edu/sites/fit>.

9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. School of Architecture/Woodrow Wilson School conference, "Architecture and Public Policy: A Symposium in Honor of Robert Gutman," last of two days. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. For information, visit <www.princeton.edu/~soa/gutman symposium/>.

Sports

7:30 p.m. Men's soccer vs. Columbia University. Lourie-Love Field.

Sunday, October 19

Arts

F 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre/Second Stage Theatre performance. Charles Mee: "Wintertime." Matthews Theatre.

F 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Berlind Theatre performance. Nilo Cruz: "Anna in the Tropics." Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "The Flag Painting of Childe Hassam." Harvey Rothberg, docent. Art Museum.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Noah Burger. Wallace Shawn: "The Designated Mourner." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Lectures

4 p.m. International Center/Middle East Society lecture. "A Critique of American Foreign Policy." Hussein Ibish, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. 302 Frist.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.

Sports

1 p.m. Field hockey vs. Old Dominion University. 1952 Stadium.

Weekly

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Exhibits

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.

• "Aaron Siskind at 100." Through Nov. 11.

• "The Arts of Asia: Works in the Perma-nent Collection." Through Jan. 6.

• "The Centaur's Smile: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art." Through Jan. 18.

• "The Italian Renaissance City: Selections From Princeton University Collections." Through Jan. 11.

• "Photographs From the Princeton University Art Museum Collection." Through Dec. 8.

• "Recent Acquisitions in Asian Art: 1998-2003." Through Jan. 6.

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.

• "Brave New World: 20th-Century Books From the Cotsen Children's Library." Through Oct. 26.

Lobby: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.

• "English Royal Portraits on Seals, Coins and Medals." Through Nov. 30.

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.

• "Jonathan Edwards: The Life of a Master Preacher." Through Feb. 2.

Visual Arts Program

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

• "Provocative Pieces, Fabric Collage" by Ruth Carden. Oct. 15 through Oct. 18. Opening Reception, Oct. 14, 6 to 8 p.m.

Women and Gender Studies

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

• "Expressions in Mixed Media" by Hetty Baiz. Through Oct. 31.

Woodrow Wilson School

Bernstein Gallery, lower level, Robertson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• "Resistance and Rescue: Denmark's Response to the Holocaust." Judy Glickman, photographer. Through Nov. 6.

Et cetera

Art Museum

Hours: 258-3788. <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.

Employment Opportunities

Employment Hotline: 258-6130. <jobs.princeton.edu/openjobs>.

Frist Campus Center

Welcome Desk: 258-1766. <fristqna@princeton.edu>.

Library

Hours: 258-3181. <libweb.princeton.edu>.

McCarter Theatre Box Office

Reservations: 258-2787, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. <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. <www.princeton.edu/richaud>.

Theater and Dance

Reservations: 258-3676. <www.princeton.edu/~visarts/the.html>.

Theatre Intime

Reservations: 258-4950. <www.theatre-intime.org>.

Tiger Sportsline

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

 

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