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Calendar of events

December 5-11, 2005

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Monday, December 5

Lectures

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Ligand Selectivity in the H-NOX Family: From Soluble Guanylate Cyclase to Bacterial NO Sensors.” Elizabeth Boon, University of California-Berkeley. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations/labor economics seminar. “The Homecoming of College Women: The Reversal of the College Gender Gap.” Lawrence Katz, Harvard University and National Bureau of Economic Research. 200 Fisher.

Notices

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

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Bruce Ackerman, author of “The Failure of the Founding Fathers.” University Store.

Tuesday, December 6

Arts

5:30 p.m. Art Museum reading. “An Evening With Professor Robert Fagles.” Art Museum. Reception follows. Registration required, call 258-3043.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music/Composers’ Ensemble at Princeton concert. “Boston Sound Collective.” Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. “Race and Biases in Perceptions of Criminal Victimization.” Lincoln Quillian, Northwestern University. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “The History of Violence: Archives and Accountability in Latin America.” Katharine Doyle, National Security Archive. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.

12:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. “Engineering Collaborative Behavior for Synthetic Multicellular Systems.” Ron Weiss. 10 Guyot.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Putting a New Spin on Protein Dynamics.” Sunil Saxena, University of Pittsburgh. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. “Forty-Five Stations and They’re All Tuned to Al-Jazeera: Fragmented Palestinian Television.” Helga Souri, New York University. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. “Bible Production in Eighth-Century England: Laying a Foundation for Social Reform.” Celia Chazelle, Institute for Advanced Study and College of New Jersey. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. “Consistent Prices and Face-Lifting Pricing Under Transaction Costs.” Paolo Guasoni, Boston University. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures/Institute for International and Regional Studies/Russian and Eurasian studies lecture. “Science in a World of Art: Silver Age St. Petersburg.” Michael Gordin. 245 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/African American studies lecture. “Is Michael Eric Dyson Right? Or Have the New Black Public Intellectuals Lost Their Minds?” Michael Eric Dyson, University of Pennsylvania, and Eddie Glaude. Dodds Auditorium. Robertson.

Sports

7 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Quinnipiac College. Baker Rink.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Temple University. Jadwin Gym.

Wednesday, December 7

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Stephen Powers, Jersey City. Chapel.

7 p.m. German film series on “Fritz Lang — The Weimar Films.” “M: Eine Stadt Sucht einen Mörder.” 10 East Pyne.

8 p.m. French and Italian/Center for French Studies/French theater workshop. “L’Atelier: Cours Public IV.” Common Room, Rockefeller College.

Lectures

Noon. Information technology seminar. “Using BLOG Technology to Enhance Student Writing.” Kate Stanton and Kay Chubbuck. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “The Genes That Were Missed: An Expanding Universe of Small RNAs and Small ORFs.” Gisela Storz, National Institute of Health. 3 Thomas Lab.

2:50 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Civitas Foundation lecture. “Taking Arbitrage Restrictions on Interest Rates and Exchange Rates Seriously.” Rodrigo Guimaraes. 103 Bendheim Center.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. “Water-Mediated Interactions Relevant to Protein Structure and Function.” Shekhar Garde, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m., A214 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Mechanism-Based Chemical Tools for Studying Protease and Kinase Function.” Dustin Maly, University of California-San Francisco. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology/Haley lecture. “The Parthenon Marbles: Sculpture or Architecture?” Anthony Snodgrass, University of Cambridge. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School panel. “Alarm Me.” Susan Fiske and Donna Liu; and Stanley Katz, moderator. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. Near Eastern studies/Judaic studies/Perelman Institute lecture. “Numbering the People of Israel: Biblical and Secular Agendas.” Mary Douglas, University College London. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Thursday, December 8

Arts

4:30 p.m. President’s Lecture Series. “In the Horse Latitudes.” Paul Muldoon, reading from his new poems. 101 Friend.

[F] 7 p.m. Theatre Intime play. J.D.M. Williams: “Wonderland Salvage.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production. Charles Mee: “The Bacchae 2.1.” Greg Taubman and Paul Quiros, collaborators. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Lectures

[G] 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. Information technology/Firestone Library/Academic Productivity 501 Learning Series. “Stata for Elementary Data Analysis.” Multipurpose Room, Frist.

Noon. Near Eastern studies/Princeton Environmental Institute lecture series on “Oil in the Middle East.” “World Energy Outlook-2005: Focus on Middle East and North Africa.” Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency/Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris. 202 Jones.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Cara a Cara (Face to Face): Urban Development in Panama and the Canal Zone, 1904-1999.” Carol Reese, Tulane University. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.

4:15 p.m. International economics lecture. “Importers, Exporters and Multinationals: A Portrait of Firms in the United States That Trade Goods.” Andrew Bernard, Dartmouth College. 200 Fisher.

4:30 p.m. Davis Center lecture. “Of Law and Life: Tape v. Hurley and the Origins of the Chinese American Middle Class.” Mae Ngai, University of Chicago. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “1905-2005: The Age of Brownian Motion.” Bertrand Duplantier, Saclay. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Foundation Ethics and Accountability: Ensuring the Public Trust.” Emmett Carson, Minneapolis Foundation. 16 Robertson.

5:00 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures lecture. “Política y (po)ética de las Imágenes de la Guerra.” Antonio Monegal (visiting professor from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona). 105 Chancellor Green.

5:30 p.m. Sigma Xi lecture. “Connect-ed Learning Through the Big Ideas in Math and Science.” Kathleen Browne, Rider University; and Anne Catena and Andy Bocarsly. 10 Guyot.

Notices

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Center for Human Values conference. “The Doctrine of Double Effect and the Role of Intentions in Moral Judgment.” Multipurpose Room C, Frist.

Friday, December 9

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “Chantal Akerman: Her Own Style of Documentary.” Kaira Canañas. Art Museum.

[F] 7 p.m. Theatre Intime play. J.D.M. Williams: “Wonderland Salvage.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

8 p.m. Music concert. University Glee Club and Chamber Choir, Richard Tang Yuk, director. Music by Chapentier and Victoria. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

8 p.m. Music African music and dance concert. Azaguno. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production. Charles Mee: “The Bacchae 2.1.” Greg Taubman and Paul Quiros, collaborators. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Lectures

2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “Mechanical Reliability of Area Array Microelectronic Packages.” Michael Larson, Tulane University. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

Sports

3 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Wayne State University. Baker Rink.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. University of Alabama-Huntsville. Baker Rink.

Saturday, December 10

Arts

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

[F] 2 and 7 p.m. Theatre Intime play. J.D.M. Williams: “Wonderland Salvage.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production. Charles Mee: “The Bacchae 2.1.” Greg Taubman and Paul Quiros, collaborators. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra, Michael Pratt, conductor. Sean Effinger-Dean, baritone, and Lauren Carpenter, violin. Music by Debussy, Falla, Mahler and Brahms. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

[FG] 9 to 11 a.m. Prospect breakfast with Santa. Prospect House.

1:30 p.m. Religion department gathering to remember Horton Davies. Murray-Dodge.

Sports

11 a.m. Men’s and women’s indoor track/New Year Invitational. Jadwin Gym.

3 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Wayne State University. Baker Rink.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. University of Alabama-Huntsville. Baker Rink.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. University of Wyoming. Jadwin Gym.

Sunday, December 11

Arts

[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. “A Christmas Carol.” Matthews Theatre.

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “Chantal Akerman: Her Own Style of Documentary.” Kaira Canañas. Art Museum.

[F] 3 p.m. University Orchestra, Michael Pratt, conductor. Sean Effinger-Dean, baritone, and Lauren Carpenter, violin. Music by Debussy, Falla, Mahler and Brahms. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

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

11 a.m. Chapel service. Iain Torrance, Princeton Theological Seminary. Chapel.

Sports

[F] 2 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Rutgers University. Jadwin Gym.

Weekly

Alcoholics Anonymous

12:15 p.m. Mondays. East Room, Murray-Dodge.

9:30 a.m. Sundays, basement, Murray-Dodge. 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.

“Between Image and Concept: Recent Acquisitions in African American Art.” Through Feb. 26.

“Chantal Akerman: ‘25ème ècran (25th Screen)’” Through Feb. 26.

“The Legacy of Homer: Four Centuries of Art From the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris.” Through Jan. 15.

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. Milberg Gallery:

“Wonderful Stories for Pictures: Hans Christian Andersen and His Illustrators.” Through March 26. Main Gallery:

“The Lure of the Library: The Friends at 75.” Through April 16. Tours of exhibit at 4 p.m. on Dec. 11, Feb. 12 and April 2.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Olden St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“1945: A World United and Divided.” Through Jan. 31.

Women and Gender Studies

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

“Clouds and Spirits.” Art by Ruane Miller. Through Dec. 22.

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 (for Matthews and Berlind Theatre events), 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.theatreintime.org.

Tiger Sportsline

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