Calendar of events
February 7-13, 2005
Monday, February 7
Lectures
4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Development of Protein-Based Calcium Sensors and New Applications in Cellular Imaging.” Amy Palmer, University of California-San Diego. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.
4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture series on America’s Founding and Future. “Lawrence v. Texas: The Worst Supreme Court Opinion in History?” Nelson Lund, George Mason University. 104 Computer Science.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School seminar. “Bush’s Second Term: A Panel Discussion on What to Expect.” Mickey Edwards, Fred Greenstein, David Lewis; and Mike McCurry, Public Strategies Group. Moderated by Larry Bartels. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Notices
[G] 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. Nassau.
7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Ronald White, author of “The Eloquent President.” University Store.
Tuesday, February 8
Arts
4:30 p.m. Religious life gallery talk. “Exhibit of Religious Art.” Simon Carr. Chapel Crypt.
7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
Noon. Population research/demography seminar. “Income, Identity and Marriage.” Tara Watson, Williams College. 300 Wallace.
12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Challenges for Development: Water Engineering in Latin America.” Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.
12:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. “Attention and Utility.” Daniel Kahneman. 10 Guyot.
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Selection Pressures on Proteins at the Genomic Scale: Applications to Microbial Evolution.” Joshua Plotkin, Harvard University. 101 Icahn.
4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. “Cooking With (Cluster) Gas: Understanding the Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Clusters.” Greg Bryan, Columbia University. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.
4:30 p.m. Fields Center lecture. “My Escape From Slavery: A Young Man’s Journey From Captivity to Freedom.” Francis Bok, antislavery activist from Sudan. 302 Frist.
4:30 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Limits of American Power.” William Wohlforth, Dartmouth College. 16 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. “Models: Theory and Practice.” Emanuel Derman, Columbia University. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.
Notices
1:30 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Simon Singh, author of “The Big Bang.” University Store.
Wednesday, February 9
Arts
4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark reading series. Susan Choi reading her work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
7:30 p.m. International Center/residential colleges Bridging Cultures film. “The Ritchie Boys.” Cafe, Forbes College. Reception at 7 p.m. Discussion follows with Victor Brombert.
7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Information technology seminar. “@princeton.edu: Improved Services Put Spam in the Can.” Donna Tatro. Multipurpose Room B, Frist. For information, visit <www.princeton.edu/lunchnlearn>.
Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. “Electronics and Mechanics of Individual Carbon Nanotubes.” Paul McEuen, Cornell University. 222 Bowen.
4 p.m. Computer science lecture. “Scalable and Expressive Iterative Combinatorial Exchanges.” David Parkes, Harvard University. 105 Computer Science.
4:30 p.m. Electrical engineering lecture. “Power Management of Enterprise Storage Systems.” Sudhanva Gurumurthi, Pennsylvania State University. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.
[G] 4:30 p.m. Judaic studies lecture. “Evidence of the Jews in the Byzantine Empire: Hebrew Inscriptions From the Byzantine Empire.” Nicholas de Lange, Cambridge University. 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Religion and Civil Society: Common Ground for America and the Developing World.” Don Eberly, National Fatherhood Initiative and Civil Society Project. 16 Robertson.
7 p.m. Alumni Council lecture series on “What Can the Art and Literature of a Country Tell You About Its Culture?” “Movies and the Middle East.” Carl Brown. 106 McCormick.
8 p.m. Public Lectures Series presentation. “The Constitution and Emergency.” Kathleen Sullivan, Stanford University. McCosh 50.
Notices
7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. David Fischer, author of “Liberty and Freedom.” Introduction by James McPherson. University Store.
Thursday, February 10
Arts
7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Moiseyev Dance Company. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production written by Julia Ressler and Ruby Pan and directed by Julia Ressler. “Excerpts From the Notebook of a Young Poet.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
Lectures
Noon. International Center Bridging Cultures luncheon discussion. “Religions in Different Cultures.” Paul Raushenbush. West Room, Murray-Dodge.
2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Mixing Properties of a Stochastic Flow Describing Inertial Particles.” Leonid Piterbarg, University of Southern California. 322 Fine.
4 p.m. Computer science lecture. “C++: Evolving a Language In and For the Real World.” Bjarne Stroustrup, Texas A&M University. 105 Computer Science.
4 p.m. Mathematics joint analysis seminar. “Paraproducts on Polydiscs.” Camil Muscalu, Cornell University. 214 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Classics lecture. “Race, Blood and Reproduction: Ideologies of Citizenship in Democratic Athens.” Susan Lape, University of Southern California. 161 East Pyne.
4:30 to 6 p.m. Humanities/renaissance studies workshop, first of two days. “Renaissance Magic: Performance, Technology, Theater.” 106 McCormick.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Transcendental Submanifolds of RP^n.” Selma Akbulut, Michigan State University and Institute for Advanced Study. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Is Evolution Understood? Quantitative Questions From a Statistical Mechanic.” Daniel Fisher, Harvard University. A10 Jadwin.
Notices
7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Palle Yourgrau, author of “A World Without Time: The Forgotten Legacy of Godel and Einstein.” University Store.
Friday, February 11
Arts
[F] 8 p.m. Wym’onstage performance. “The Vagina Monologues.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production written by Julia Ressler and Ruby Pan and directed by Julia Ressler. “Excerpts From the Notebook of a Young Poet.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
Lectures
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Humanities/renaissance studies workshop, last of two days. “Renaissance Magic: Performance, Technology, Theater.” 106 McCormick.
2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “FASTRAC: The Development of a Student Built Satellite at the University of Texas.” Glenn Lightsey, University of Texas-Austin. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.
3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. “Fefferman-Graham’s Ambient Metric Construction Beyond the Obstruction.” Kengo Hirachi, University of Tokyo. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. “The Mask of Lust and Rage in Yeats’ Last Poems.” Ronald Schuchard, Emory University. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Notices
[FG] 5:30 to 9 p.m. Prospect Valentine’s dinner. Prospect House.
Sports
[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Cornell University. Baker Rink.
7 p.m. Wrestling vs. Rutgers University. Dillon Gym.
[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Cornell University. Jadwin Gym.
Saturday, February 12
Arts
3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Concord Jazz Festival, featuring Oleta Adams, Karrin Allyson, Diane Schuur and Sarah Gazarek. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production written by Julia Ressler and Ruby Pan and directed by Julia Ressler. “Excerpts From the Notebook of a Young Poet.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
Sports
Noon. Men’s and women’s squash vs. Trinity College. Jadwin Gym.
Noon. Women’s water polo/Princeton Invitational. DeNunzio Pool.
1 p.m. Women’s tennis vs. University of Richmond. Jadwin Gym.
5 p.m. Men’s tennis vs. South Carolina State University. Jadwin Gym.
5 p.m. Wrestling vs. Franklin and Marshall College. Dillon Gym.
[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Colgate University. Baker Rink.
[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Columbia University. Jadwin Gym.
Sunday, February 13
Arts
2 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.
7 p.m. Manna Christian Fellowship inaugural Princeton Evangelical worship service. Samuel Logan, Westminster Theological Seminary. Chapel.
Sports
Noon. Women’s water polo/Princeton Invitational. DeNunzio Pool.
1 p.m. Women’s tennis vs. Temple University. Jadwin Gym.
5 p.m. Men’s tennis vs. Manhattan College. Jadwin Gym.
Weekly
Alcoholics Anonymous
12:15 p.m. Mondays. West Room, Murray-Dodge.
9:30 a.m. Sundays, basement, Murray-Dodge. Membership not required to attend.
Religious Life
Noon. Wednesdays. “Hour of Power: Interdenominational Service of Praise, Prayer and Proclamation.” East Room, Murray-Dodge.
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.
“Songs, Psalms and Praises: An 18th-Century Ethiopian Manuscript.” Through June 5.
Firestone Library
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: “Portraits of the Lost Generation.” Through April 17.
Lobby: “McCarter Theatre: 75 Years in the Spotlight.” Through May 2.
Milberg Gallery for the Graphic Arts: “Derso and Kelen: Cartoons and Caricatures.” Through March 20.
Cotsen Children’s Library: “Don’t Go Into Mr. McGregor’s Garden: The Dangerous World of Beatrix Potter.” Through Feb. 28.
Frist Campus Center
Frist 100 Level display cases. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. “Photographic Exhibit of the Land and People of Taiwan.” Through Feb. 19.
Religious Life
University Chapel Nave. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Exhibit of religious paintings by Simon Carr. Through Feb. 20. Opening reception, Feb. 8, 4 to 6 p.m.
Visual Arts Program
Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends. Exhibit of fall 2004 student work. Through Feb. 11.
Women and Gender Studies
Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.
“Pink” by Carol Armstrong. Through Feb. 28.
Woodrow Wilson School
Bernstein Gallery. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Works on Paper.” Through March 3. Opening reception, Feb. 11, 6 p.m.
Et cetera
Art Museum
Hours: 258-3788. <www.princetonartmuseum.org>.
Athletic Ticket Office
Tickets and information: 258-3538.
Dillon Gymnasium
Hours: 258-4466.
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
<jobs.princeton.edu>.
Frist Campus Center
Welcome Desk: 258-1766. <fristqna@princeton.edu>.
University Ticketing: <www.princeton.edu/utickets/>.
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.
