Calendar of events

October 2-8, 2006

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[F] Admission charged, [G] Not open to general public.
All other events are open to members of the University community and the general public free of charge. Any speaker not otherwise identified is a member of the faculty, staff or student body of Princeton University. The calendar is posted at www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/. Submissions for future calendars may be made electronically at the same location or by entering information in the University-wide Web-based events calendar at calendar.princeton.edu.

Monday, October 2

Arts

7:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/dean of the faculty/School of Architecture film forum on “Ideas of Freedom.” Abbas Kiarostami: “Ten.” Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Lectures

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. “Quality and Diversity of Modelled Aerosol Radiative Forcing as Derived From AeroCom Simulations.” Michael Schulz, NASA/GEST. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. “Spin-Polarized Transport in Mesoscopic Narrow-Gap Semiconductor Structures.” Jean Heremans, Virginia Technical University. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Biogeochemical Evolution: Phytoplankton and Trace Metals in the Sea.” Francois Morel. 220 Guyot.

8 p.m. Mathematics lecture. “Free Will Theorem.” John Conway. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Tuesday, October 3

Arts

[G] Noon. Visual arts/East Asian studies workshop, first of three. Koji Kakinuma, calligrapher. Room 218, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Harold Pinter: “The Birthday Party.” Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “The 1956 Hungarian Revolution: 50 Years On.” Charles Gati, Johns Hopkins University; Csaba Bekes, Cold War History Research Center, Budapest; and Attila Szakolczai, 1956 Institute, Budapest. 219 Burr.

Noon. Population research lecture. “Parallel Pathways: Gender Similarity in the Impact of Social Support on Adolescent Depression and Delinquency.” Sarah Meadows. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “The Right to Health in the Midst of Poverty: Health Seeking in Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti.” Arachu Castro, Harvard University and Partners in Health. 216 Burr. Buffet lunch served at noon.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/Mason lecture series on “Constitutional Law and Political Thought: The Quest for Freedom.” “The Supreme Court and the Inversion of the Due Process Clauses: From a Judicial Rule Against Arbitrary Power to the Power of Arbitrary Judicial Rule.” Matthew Franck, Radford University. 4 Friend.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Dan Abramovich, Brown University. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Survey Research Center/Center for the Study of Democratic Politics lecture. “When Polls Mislead: Setting Standards for Media Reporting on Public Opinion Surveys.” Gary Langer, ABC News. 16 Robertson.

7:30 p.m. Pace Center panel. “The Just Society.” Elizabeth Bogan, Nan Keohane and Stanley Katz. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

8 p.m. Leadership studies/Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions lecture. “Woodrow Wilson as President: The Irony of Fate.” John Cooper Jr., University of Wisconsin-Madison. 104 Computer Science Building.

Wednesday, October 4

Arts

[G] Noon. Visual arts/East Asian studies workshop, second of three. Koji Kakinuma, calligrapher. Room 218, 185 Nassau St.

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Daniel Fortune, Old St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark reading series. A.M. Homes and Elinor Lipman, reading their work. Introduced by Edmund White and James Lasdun. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Women and gender studies poetry reading. Adrienne Rich. 101 McCormick.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Harold Pinter: “The Birthday Party.” Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials lecture. “Dynamically Arrested States of Soft Composite Materials.” Christos Likos, University of Düsseldorf, Germany. 222 Bowen.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Adventures in Mammalian Genetics.” Stephen Elledge, Harvard University. 3 Thomas Lab.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. “Cycles in Graphs.” Jacques Verstraete, McGill University. 224 Fine.

[G] 2:50 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Civitas Foundation lecture. “Follow the Leader: How Voluntary Trade Disclosure Can Break the Herd.” Tal Fishman. 103 Bendheim Center. Registration for outside attendees required, call 258-0538.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. Valery Alexeev, University of Georgia. 214 Fine.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations/labor economics seminar. “Mortality Risk and Human Capital Investment: The Impact of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Jane Fortson. 200 Fisher.

4:15 p.m. International economics lecture. “Estimating Cross-Country Differences in Product Quality.” Juan Hallak, University of Michigan. Room 103, 27 Prospect Ave.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian lecture. “A Creature Has Passed This Way: The Question of Genre in Colette’s ‘La Maison de Claudine.’” Anne Freadman, University of Melbourne. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Luis Caffarelli, University of Texas-Austin. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures lecture. “Exile Revisited: Joseph Brodsky’s ‘Northern Exile’ and Its Role in His Poetic Development.” Lev Loseff, Dartmouth College. 245 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Global Governance in the Age of American Supremacy.” Gesine Schwan, Viadrina European University, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. 16 Robertson.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Victor Gruen: From Urban Shop to New City.” Alex Wall, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Notices

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Employee health faculty and staff blood drive. Multipurpose Rooms A and B, Frist. For appointment call, 258-5035; or visit www.membersforlife.org/pennj/schedule/bdc_schools.php.

Thursday, October 5

Arts

Noon. Chapel music/Graduate College organ concert. Daniel Fortune, Old St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore. Procter (charge for lunch).

[G] Noon. Visual arts/East Asian studies workshop, last of three. Koji Kakinuma, calligrapher. Room 218, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures poetry reading. Lev Loseff, Dartmouth College. 245 East Pyne.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Harold Pinter: “The Birthday Party.” Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

12:15 p.m. Center for Health and Wellbeing/ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “Virulence Evolution in Malaria: Some Consequences for Control Programs.” Margaret Mackinnon, University of Cambridge and KEMRI-Wellcome Collaborative Program, Kenya. 300 Wallace.

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. “A Measurement-Based Estimate of Southern African Biomass Burning Aerosol Direct Radiative Forcing.” Brian Magi, University of Washington. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. /@arts lecture. “Comics as an Art Form in Transition.” Scott McCloud, artist. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Davis Center lecture. “Administering Occupation: The SS, the Party and the Nazi New Order in Europe, 1938-1942.” Mark Mazower, Columbia University. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Fermion Pairing With Ultracold Atoms.” Randall Hulet, Rice University. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Trouble With Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn’t Working.” Robert Calderisi, economic consultant and author. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series. “Libertarian Paternalism Is Not an Oxymoron.” Cass Sunstein, University of Chicago. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Notices

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Employee health faculty and staff blood drive. Multipurpose Rooms A and B, Frist. For appointment call, 258-5035; or visit www.membersforlife.org/ pennj/schedule/bdc_schools.php.

Friday, October 6

Arts

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Harold Pinter: “The Birthday Party.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Geoff Sobelle and Trey Lyford: “all wear bowlers.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Tigertones 60th anniversary concert featuring Chanticleer. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

Noon. Psychology colloquium. “The Interactive Nature of Patriarchy and Arbitrary-Set Hierarchy: The Dynamics of Sexism and Racism From an Evolutionary and Social Dominance Perspective.” James Sidanius, Harvard University. 0-S-6 Green.

12:30 p.m. Science and global security/Woodrow Wilson School seminar series on “Carnegie Biodefense.” “Biosecurity vs. Bioinsecurity: BSL4 Research in the 21st Century.” Dr. Stanley Lemon, University of Texas. 280 Icahn.

2 p.m. East Asian studies/history of science lecture. “Defining and Extending Boundaries of Confucian Learning: Chu Hsi on Scientific and Occult Subjects.” Yung Kim, Seoul National University. 202 Jones.

3 p.m. Mathematics differential geometry and geometric analysis seminar. Kate Okikolu. University of Pennsylvania. 314 Fine.

4 p.m. Philosophy seminar. “Free Will and the Romance of Necessity.” Nomy Arpaly, Brown University. 1 Robertson.

Saturday, October 7

Arts

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Harold Pinter: “The Birthday Party.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance performance. Geoff Sobelle and Trey Lyford: “all wear bowlers.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

Sports

4 p.m. Women’s soccer vs. Brown University. Lourie-Love Field.

7 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. Brown University. Lourie-Love Field.

Sunday, October 8

Arts

10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tigertones 60th anniversary jam. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

[F] 2 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Harold Pinter: “The Birthday Party.” Berlind Theatre.

7:15 p.m. Near Eastern studies Israeli film series. Tawfik Wael: “Atash.” 10 East Pyne.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Chapel.

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.

“Fin de Siècle.” Through Jan. 14.

Japanese Views of East and West: Imprinting the Other in Meiji Eves.” Through Jan 7.

“Modernist Art: Prints, Drawings and Photographs.” Through Jan 14.

Friend Center

Atrium. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“Art of Science.”

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. Lobby: “Student, Scholar, President: Robert F. Goheen at Princeton, 1936-2006.” Through Dec. 31.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Wiess Lounge, Olden Street. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday until 7:45 p.m. Closed weekends.

“Going Back in Orange and Black.” Through Dec. 31.

Visual Arts Program

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

Exhibition of student work. Through Oct. 13.

Women and Gender Studies

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

Exhibit of artworks by Lucy Graves McVicker. Through Oct. 31.

Et cetera

Art Museum

Hours: 258-3788. www.princetonartmuseum.org.

Athletic Ticket Office

Tickets and information: 258-3538.

Employment Opportunities

jobs.princeton.edu.

Frist Campus Center

Welcome Desk: 258-1766. www.princeton.edu/frist.

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.

(No tours held afternoons of football games.)

Prospect Association

Reservations: 258-3686.www.princeton.edu/prospecthouse.

Richardson Auditorium

Event information: 258-5000. www.princeton.edu/richaud.

Tiger Sportsline

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