C A L E N D A R   O F   E V E N T S

December 8 - January 11, 2004

Monday, December 8   >

4 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "Soft Materials and Nanoparticle Organization." Ben O'Shaughnessy, Columbia University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering/condensed matter physics seminar on electronic materials and devices. "Mining for High Tc Ferromagnetism in Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors." Arthur Hebard, University of Florida-Gainesville. Auditorium, Bowen.

4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. "Observations: Recent Chinese Photography and Video." Christopher Phillips, International Center for Photography. 106 McCormick.

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

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/Test distinguished visitor seminar, last of three. "Marriage on Trial." Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Emory University, and Eleonore Raoul. 104 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "Emerging Politics in Post-War Iraq." Brian Katulis, consultant, and Thanassi Cambanis, Boston Globe. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

F 7:30 p.m. Chapel music Messiah sing. Chapel.

7:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Jewish life/Judaic studies panel discussion. "Does Zionism Have a Future? Three Perspectives." Ze'eva Cohen; Michael Walzer; Bradley Hirschfeld, National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership; and James Diamond, moderator. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

8 p.m. Center for Human Values colloquium on African-American writers and the classical tradition concert. "The Aim Was Song: The Poetry and Music of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Scott Joplin and Colleagues." William Cook and James Tatum, Dartmouth College. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Tuesday, December 9   >

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Sex Differences in Morbidity and Mortality: A Reconciliation." Anne Case and Christina Paxson. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. "Fear of a Black Nation: Local Rappers, Transnational Crossings and State Power in Contemporary Cuba." Sujatha Fernandes. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.

12:20 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. "Cosmology as the Ultimate Environmental Science." Erik VanMarcke. 10 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. "Between Morality and Pragmatism: The Palestinian Refugees and Peace in the Middle East." Dan Rabinowitz, Tel Aviv University. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. "Combinatorial and Tautological Classes on the Moduli Space of Curves." Gabriele Mondello, Institute for Advanced Study. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. Eugene Trubowitz, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. A06 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering/Center for Health and Well-Being seminar. "Non-parametric Estimation and Comparisons in Stochastic Short-Term Interest Rate Models." Jiti Gao, University of Western Australia. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Richard Preston, author of "The Boat of Dreams: A Christmas Story." University Store.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

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

Wednesday, December 10   >

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. "Global Discovery of Conserved Genetic Modules." Kim Stuart, Stanford University. 3 Thomas Lab.

12:30 p.m. Frist/International Center winter holiday festival. Frist.

12:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture. "Leo Strauss: An Introduction." Steven Lenzner, New Citizenship Project. East Room, Bobst.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. Jeff Kahn, Rutgers University. 322 Fine.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. Tony Pantev, University of Pennsylvania. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. "Computational Design of Complex Fluid Formulations." Sanjoy Banerjee, University of California-Santa Barbara. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations seminar on labor economics. "Education and Smoking: Were Vietnam War Draft Avoiders Also More Likely to Avoid Smoking?" Daniel Parent, McGill University. 200 Fisher.

4:15 p.m. International economics lecture. "International Trade and Macroeconomic Dynamics With Heterogeneous Firms." Fabio Ghironi, Boston College. 103, 26 Prospect Ave.

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark student readings from the fall semester fiction, poetry and translation workshops. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. "An Anthropological Note on Japan's Recent Romances." Sonia Ryang, Johns Hopkins University. 202 Jones. Social gathering at 4 p.m.

4:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology colloquium on the biology of populations. "Genetic Approaches to Morphological Evolution in Cave Fish and in Darwin's Finches." Cliff Tabin, Harvard University. 10 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/Russian studies lecture. "Russia and Iran: The Inside Story." William Miller, U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Boundaries of Non-Compact Groups: An Update." Hillel Furstenberg, Yale University and Hebrew University-Jerusalem. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. President's Lecture Series. "The Ethics of Identity." Kwame Anthony Appiah. 101 Friend.

4:30 p.m. Turkish studies/Near Eastern studies lecture. "The Sub-ordination of the Hawran Druzes in 1910: The Ottoman Perspective." Abdul Rahim Abu-Husayn, American University of Beirut. 102 Jones.

7 p.m. Chapel candlelight service of lessons and carols. Chapel.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Linda Shires, author of "Coming Home." University Store.

8 p.m. Music concert of Baroque French and Italian Music. Musica Alta. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Thursday, December 11   >

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. "Diagnosing Ocean Trans-port Pathways and Time Scales From Tracers." Thomas Haines, Johns Hopkins University. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. "Janossy Densities in Determinantal and Pfaffian Ensembles of Random Matrices." Alexander Soshnikov, University of California-Davis. 224 Fine.

2 p.m. Mathematics arithmetic geometry and number theory conference in honor of Nicholas Katz, first of four days. A01 McDonnell.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Molecular Modeling for Drug Discovery: Applica-tion to the Nuclear Receptors." Wendy Cornell, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., East Hanover, N.J. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. African-American studies conference, first of two days. "The Civil Rights Movement and Cultural Memory." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/ethics and public affairs/law and public affairs lecture. "Wealth and Democracy in America." Kevin Phillips, historian and political commentator. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Fundamental Physics With Diatomic Molecules: From CP Violation to Quantum Computation." David DeMille, Yale University. A02 McDonnell.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

Friday, December 12   >

9:30 a.m. Shelby Cullom Davis Center conference. "The Nature of Cities: New Perspectives in Urban Environmental History." 10 a.m.-12 noon. "Race, Urban Space, and the Body." Two speakers; commentary by David Freund. 2 p.m.-5 p.m. "The Geography of Power." Two speakers; commentary: Andrew Isenberg. 211 Dickinson Hall. (See also Saturday, December 13, 9:30 a.m.) More information

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mathematics arithmetic geometry and number theory conference in honor of Nicholas Katz, second of four days. A01 McDonnell.

10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. African-American studies conference, last of two days. "The Civil Rights Movement and Cultural Memory." Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies poetry reading. Maire Mhac An Tsaoi reading her work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

Saturday, December 13   >

9:30 a.m. Shelby Cullom Davis Center conference. "The Nature of Cities: New Perspectives in Urban Environmental History." 10 a.m.-12 noon. "The Political Ecology of Water." Two speakers; commentary by Peter Siskind. 2 p.m.-5 p.m. "Class, Consumption, and Public Space." Two speakers; commentary: Kevin Kruse. 211 Dickinson Hall. (See also Friday, December 12, 9:30 a.m.) More information

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mathematics arithmetic geometry and number theory conference in honor of Nicholas Katz, third of four days. A01 McDonnell.

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "Horse Sense." Grace Mele, docent. Art Museum.

F 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

F 8 p.m. Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Sunday, December 14   >

10 a.m. to noon. Mathematics arithmetic geometry and number theory conference in honor of Nicholas Katz, last of four days. A01 McDonnell.

11 a.m. Chapel service. Janet Nelson, Brown University. Chapel.

F 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

1:30 and 3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "At the Manger." Engelchor Consort. Art Museum.

F 4 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Monday, December 15   >

4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. "Negative Index of Refraction Materials in the Microwave Regime." Andrew Houck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

5 p.m. Institute for the Transregional Study of the Middle East Society/Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia/Institute for International and Regional Studies/Near Eastern studies lecture. "Syria and the United States." Bouthaina Shaaban, Syrian minister of expatriate affairs. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

F 7:30 p.m. Bach Brandenburg Concertos concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

Tuesday, December 16   >

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Stereoelectronic Effects on Protein Structure and Stability." Ronald Raines, University of Wisconsin-Madison. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

F 7 p.m. Men's ice hockey vs. Harvard University. Baker Rink.

Wednesday, December 17   >

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. "Pharmacogenomics in Drug Discovery." John Reynders, Celera Informatics. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

7 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Wagner College. Jadwin Gym.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

8:15 p.m. Industrial relations film. "They Drive By Night." 16 Robertson.

Thursday, December 18   >

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "Changing Views on Enzyme Catalysis: Quantum and Dynamical Effects." Judith Klinman, University of California-Berkeley. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

Friday, December 19   >

7 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Wake Forest University. Jadwin Gym.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

F 7:30 p.m. University services/community and state affairs film. Frank Capra: "It's a Wonderful Life." Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Peter Cincotti. Berlind Theatre.

Saturday, December 20   >

F 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

F 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Peter Cincotti. Berlind Theatre.

F 8 p.m. Princeton Pro Musica concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Sunday, December 21   >

11 a.m. Chapel service. Paul Raushenbush. Chapel.

F 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

F 4 p.m. American Boychoir concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

7 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Georgia Institute of Technology. Jadwin Gym.

Monday, December 22   >

F 7 p.m. Men's basketball vs. Lafayette College. Jadwin Gym.

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

Tuesday, December 23   >

F 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

Wednesday, December 24   >

F Noon and 4 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m. Chapel Christmas Eve service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.

Thursday, December 25   >

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

Saturday, December 27   >

F 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

Sunday, December 28   >

11 a.m. Chapel Festival Service of Lessons and Carols. Trinity Episcopal Church Choirs, Andrew Shenton, conductor. Chapel.

F 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "A Christmas Carol." McCarter Theatre.

Friday, January 2   >

F 7 p.m. Men's ice hockey vs. Merrimack College. Baker Rink.

F 8 p.m. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Saturday, January 3   >

F 7 p.m. Men's ice hockey vs. Merrimack College. Baker Rink.

7 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Lafayette College Jadwin Gym.

Sunday, January 4   >

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

Monday, January 5   >

4 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "Mechanics of Nanostructures and Nanocomposites." Rodney Ruoff, Northwestern University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

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

Wednesday, January 7   >

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. "Liquid Crystals as Amplifiers." Nicholas Abbott, University of Wisconsin. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

F 7:30 p.m. Men's basketball vs. Monmouth University. Jadwin Gym.

Thursday, January 8   >

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Lee Conderacci. John Lyly: "Galatea." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Friday, January 9   >

F 7 p.m. Men's ice hockey vs. St. Lawrence University. Baker Rink.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Lee Conderacci. John Lyly: "Galatea." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

F 8 p.m. Body Hype. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Saturday, January 10   >

10 a.m. Men's and women's fencing vs. City College of New York and Stevens Institute of Technology. Jadwin Gym.

10:30 a.m. Women's indoor track vs. Rutgers and St. John's universities. Jadwin Gym.

1:30 p.m. Men's track vs. U.S. Naval Academy. Jadwin Gym.

F 7 p.m. Men's ice hockey vs. Clarkson University. Baker Rink.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Lee Conderacci. John Lyly: "Galatea." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

F 8 p.m. Body Hype. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Sunday, January 11   >

11 a.m. Chapel service. Paul Raushenbush. Chapel.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Lee Conderacci. John Lyly: "Galatea." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

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 Jan 4.

• "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.

• "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.

• "The Life and Times of George F. Kennan: A Centennial Exhibition." Through April 18.

• "The Romance of Flight." Through March 21.

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

African-American Studies Room:

• "Twelve Black Classicists." Through Dec. 11.

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.

• Exhibit of student work: sculpture, photography, digital photography and video. Through Dec. 11.

Women and Gender Studies

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

• "Photo-Pastel show" by Betty Reed. Through Jan. 5.

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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