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C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S February 16-22, 2004Monday, February 16Arts7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies Israeli film series. Anat Halachmi: "Channels of Rage." Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. LecturesNoon. French and Italian/Center for French Studies lecture. "Voile Islamique: Les Paradoxes D'une Polémique." Eric Fassin, École Normale Supérieure. 305 East Pyne. Noon. Near Eastern studies lecture. "Rewriting Divorce in Egypt: Reclaiming Islam, Legal Activism and Coalition Politics." Diane Singerman, American University. 202 Jones. 12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences seminar. "Successes of Computational Science." David Botstein. Convocation Room, Friend. 4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. "Design of Semiconductor and Nano Devices." Martin Burger, University of California-Los Angeles and Johannes Kepler University. 214 Fine. 4 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "Statistical Thermodynamics of Soft Materials." Jianzhong Wu, University of California-Riverside. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. "Metal-Insulator Transition in 2D: History and New Developments." Sergey Kravchenko, Northeastern University. Auditorium, Bowen. 4 p.m. Lewis-Sigler Institute lecture. "Imaging Spontaneous Dynamics of Cortical Circuits." Rafael Yuste, Columbia University. 101 Icahn Lab. 4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/anthropology/Center for Human Values/Center for Health and Wellbeing lecture. "Depression, Suicide and Despair: Mental Illness, Moral Experience and Our Medicalized Times." Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University. 300 Wallace. 4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture. "The Legacy of John Adams." John Diggins, City University of New York. 104 Computer Science. 4:30 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art/art and archaeology/Art Museum/East Asian studies lecture. "Eastern Art With a Western Face." Wen Fong. 101 McCormick. 4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. "Afghanistan After the Constitution." Robert Finn, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson. Notices7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Henry Louis Gates Jr., author of "America Behind the Color Line." University Store. Tuesday, February 17Arts4:30 p.m. Visual arts/Young lecture/film studies film. Jonas Mekas: "Cassis," "Notes on the Circus," "Song of Avignon," and "Scenes From the Life of Andy Warhol." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. LecturesNoon. Latin American studies lecture. "Popular Claims to Modern Urban Development in Mexico, 1880-1955." Christina Jimenez, University of Colorado. 107, 58 Prospect Ave. Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Money and Morale: How Growing Inequality Is Changing How Americans Feel About Themselves and Others." Michael Hout, University of California-Berkeley. 300 Wallace. 12:20 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. "Paradigms and Paradoxes of Environmental Change: Deforestation and Reforestation in North Central Namibia." Emmanuel Kreike. 145 Peyton. 4 p.m. Institute for Computational Science and Engineering colloquium. "Ab-initio Molecular Dynamics." Robert Car. 214 Fine. 4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. "Diversity in Cosmic Explosions." Dale Frail, National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway. 4:30 p.m. East Asian studies/Woodrow Wilson Taiwan-China-United States lecture. "Politics in the Taiwan Strait." Phillip Saunders, National Defense University, and Yuan Peng, Brookings Institution. 16 Robertson. 4:30 p.m. Gauss seminars in criticism/English/Davis Center lecture. "Imperial Headaches and World Order." Tariq Ali, filmmaker, political activist and author. 106 McCormick. 4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. "K3 Sections and the Effective Cone of the Moduli Space of Curves." Gavril Farkas. 322 Fine. 4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. "Representing the Sound of Charivari." Emma Dillon, University of Pennsylvania and Institute for Advanced Study. 209 Humanities. Wednesday, February 18Arts4:30 p.m. Visual arts/Young lecture/film studies film and discussion. Jonas Mekas: "As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. LecturesG Noon. Information technology lecture. "The New Media Center: Providing Digital Answers to the Analog World." David Hopkins. Multipurpose Room B, Frist. 12:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture. "Madison vs. Hamilton: The Battle Over Republicanism and the Role of Public Opinion." Colleen Sheehan, Villanova University. East Room, Bobst. 2:30 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. "A Topological Colorful Helly Theorem." Roy Meshalum, Technion. 224 Fine. 4:30 p.m. African American studies lecture. "Straight Black Studies." Dwight McBride, Northwestern University. 211 Dickinson. 4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. "Putin's Star: U.S.-Russian Relations on the Eve of Russia's Presidential Elections." Thomas Graham, U.S. National Security Council. 2 Robertson. 4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies/Judaic studies/ Perelman Institute/religion lecture. "Jewish Law and Islamic Law to the Time of the Maimonides." Gideon Libson, Hebrew University. 1 Robertson. 4:40 p.m. Princeton Peace Network/Middle East Society/Center for Jewish Life lecture. "Working for Peace Between Israel and Palestine: How and Why?" Gila Svirsky, Coalition of Women for Peace; and Robyn Lundy, Tikkun Community. Center for Jewish Life. 6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. "Compression." Steven Holl, Steven Holl Architects. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. Sports7 p.m. Men's volleyball vs. New York University. Dillon Gym. Thursday, February 19Arts7:30 p.m. French and Italian/comparative literature film. Claude Miller: "Betty Fisher et autres histoires [Alias Betty]." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Rosemary Rodriguez. Jose Triana: "Night of the Assassins." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St. 8 p.m. Germanic languages and literatures film. Volker Schlöndorff: "Young Torless/Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törless." Theater, Rockefeller and Mathey College. F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Marc Wolf: "Getting Home." Berlind Theatre Rehearsal Room. 8 p.m. Religious life council/Frist Campus Center/religious life/Jewish life "Festival of Faiths" concert. Paul Winter and Danny Maseng. Chapel. F 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Aristophanes: "Clouds." Theater, Murray-Dodge. F 8 p.m. University concerts. John O'Conor, piano. Music by Field, Schubert, Chopin and Beethoven. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. LecturesG Noon. McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning lecture. "Great Teachers on Teaching." 328 Frist. 2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. "On the Ergodicity of the 2-D Dissipative Boussinesq System." Jinhoo Lee. 322 Fine. 3:30 p.m. Mathematics joint analysis seminar. "On the Interaction of Nearly Parallel Vortex Filaments." Gustavo Ponce, University of California-Santa Barbara. 214 Fine. 4 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. "Bounded Cohomology and Hyperbolic Groups." Igor Mineyev, University of Illinois-Urbana and Institute for Advanced Study. 314 Fine. 4:30 p.m. Ancient world lecture. "Suicide and Sectarian Resistance in Augustine's Africa." Brent Shaw, University of Pennsylvania. 101 McCormick. 4:30 p.m. Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. "Islam in Iran: The New Islamic Intellectuals and the Birth of a New Society." Farhad Khosrokhavar, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales-Cadis, Paris. 2 Robertson. 4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. "General Deviation Measures and Portfolio Analysis." Michael Zabarankin, University of Florida. E219 Engineering Quadrangle. 4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Physical Origin of Icosahedral Symmetry in Viruses." Robijn Bruinsma, University of California-Los Angeles. A10 Jadwin. 5:30 p.m. Sigma Xi Science and Technology Society lecture. "Structural Design for Tall and Iconic Buildings in the Aftermath of 9/11." William Faschan, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, New York. 10 Guyot. Friday, February 20Arts4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture and concert. "John O'Conor Introduces and Plays Music by John Fields." Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St. F 8 p.m. Chapel music concert. "A Night at the Opera: Organ Transcriptions With Divas for Dessert." David Messineo, organ, and Lynn Norris and Anna Amergual, sopranos. Chapel. F 8 p.m. Theater and dance Spring Dance Festival. Berlind Theatre. F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Rosemary Rodriguez. Jose Triana: "Night of the Assassins." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St. 8 p.m. Friends of Music student recital. Eun-Mee Jeong, violin, and Christine McLeavey, piano. Music by Bach, Wolpe, Brahms and Kreisler. Taplin Auditorium, Fine. 8 p.m. Latin American studies documentary. Jonathan Demme: "The Agronomist." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Marc Wolf: "Getting Home." Berlind Theatre Rehearsal Room. F 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Aristophanes: "Clouds." Theater, Murray-Dodge. Lectures9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Latin American studies/African American studies/Fields Center colloquia. "Human Rights and Haiti." Liberation Hall, Fields Center. For information, call 258-0824. G 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. George F. Kennan Centennial Conference. Registration sold out, but simulcast available in McCosh 50. For more information, visit <Web page>. Noon. 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. 12:30 p.m. Science and global security biodefense seminar. "Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism: Confronting the Dual Use Dilemma." Eileen Choffnes, National Academy of Sciences; and Lynn Enquist, chair. 280 Ichan. 2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. "Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion." Gang Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle. 4 p.m. Philosophy seminar. "Moorean Facts and Belief Revision." Tom Kelly, University of Notre Dame. 4 McCosh. Sports7 p.m. Women's ice hockey vs. University of Vermont. Baker Rink. F 7:30 p.m. Men's basketball vs. Yale University. Jadwin Gym. Saturday, February 21ArtsF 8 p.m. Theater and dance Spring Dance Festival. Berlind Theatre. F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by Rosemary Rodriguez. Jose Triana: "Night of the Assassins." Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St. F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Marc Wolf: "Getting Home." Berlind Theatre Rehearsal Room. F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. "Birth of Cool." Joe Lovano Nonet and Roy Hargrove Quintet. McCarter Theatre. F 8 p.m. Music concert. University Glee Club/Concert Choir, Richard Tang Yuk, conductor; with David Messineo, organ. Music by Fauré, Villette and Roger Ducasse. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. F 8 p.m. Theatre Intime play. Aristophanes: "Clouds." Theater, Murray-Dodge. Lectures9:30 a.m. Plasma physics Science on Saturday lecture. "Glass, the Canvas for Science: From the Scientific Glassblower's Perspective." Michael Souza. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal. For information, call 243-2121 or visit <Web page>. 7:30 p.m. Manna Christian Fellowship lecture. "God and Globalization." Max Stackhouse, Princeton Theological Seminary. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. NoticesG 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Alumni Day and Parents' Program. See story on page 3 or visit <Web page>. 11 a.m. University Store book reading and signing. C.K. Williams, author of "The Singing." University Store. Sports10 a.m. Women's lacrosse vs. Ohio State University. 1952 Stadium. 10 a.m. Men's and women's fencing vs. Duke, Yale and Harvard universities. Jadwin Gym. 11 a.m. Men's tennis vs. Boston College. Jadwin Gym. Noon. Men's volleyball vs. George Mason University. Dillon Gym. 4 p.m. Women's ice hockey vs. Dartmouth College. Baker Rink. 5 p.m. Men's tennis vs. St. Joseph's University. Jadwin Gym. 5 p.m. Wrestling vs. University of Pennsylvania. Dillon Gym. F 7:30 p.m. Men's basketball vs. Brown University. Jadwin Gym. Sunday, February 22ArtsF 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Marc Wolf: "Getting Home." Berlind Theatre Rehearsal Room. F 3 p.m. Center for Jewish Life concert. "Kleztravaganza." Klez Dispensers and Klezmocrats. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. 3 p.m. Friends of Music teachers' recital. Junko Ota Pecht, violin, and Ena Bronstein Barton, piano. Music by Mozart, Debussy and Brahms. Taplin Auditorium, Fine. Notices11 a.m. Chapel service. Brad Braxton, Wake Forest University. Chapel. WeeklyAlcoholics Anonymous12:15 p.m. Mondays, West Room, Murray-Dodge; and 9:30 a.m. Sundays, G2 Dickinson. Membership not required to attend. ExhibitsArt MuseumTuesday-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 Art of the Print in the Western World." Through March 14. • "Imperial Portraits by van Meytens the Younger and Roslin." Through July 11. • "Robert Adams: From the Missouri West." Through June 6. • "Songs, Psalms and Praises: An 18th-Century Ethiopian Manuscript." Through June 5. Firestone LibraryExhibition 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. Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibraryWiess Lounge, Olden Street. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed weekends, except 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 21 and May 29. • "Princeton Reunions and the P-Rade: A Historical Retrospective." Through July 2. Visual Arts ProgramLucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends. • Exhibit of student work, fall 2003. Through Feb. 19. Women and Gender StudiesLounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends. • "Versatility," mixed media by Kathleen Schulz. Through March 1. Et ceteraArt MuseumHours: 258-3788. <www.princetonartmuseum.org>. Athletic Ticket OfficeTickets and information: 258-3538. Dillon GymnasiumHours: 258-4466. Employee Assistance ProgramG07 McCosh Health Center. Information and appointments: 258-1875, Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Employee HealthG6B McCosh Health Center. Appointments: 258-5035, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. After-hours emergencies: 258-3134. Employment OpportunitiesEmployment Hotline: 258-6130. <jobs.princeton.edu/openjobs>. Frist Campus CenterWelcome Desk: 258-1766. <fristqna@princeton.edu>. LibraryHours: 258-3181. <libweb.princeton.edu>. McCarter Theatre Box OfficeReservations: 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 ServiceFrist 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 AssociationReservations: 258-3686. Richardson AuditoriumReservations: 258-5000, Monday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; and two hours before events requiring tickets. <www.princeton.edu/richaud>. Theater and DanceReservations: 258-3676. <www.princeton.edu/~visarts/the.html>. Theatre IntimeReservations: 258-4950. <www.theatre-intime.org>. Tiger SportslineCurrent sports highlights and upcoming athletic events: 258-3545. |
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