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Princeton Weekly Bulletin February 12, 2007, Vol. 96, No. 15 prev next current

Inside
• Two win Sachs award to study in Europe
• Mix of interests opens doors for student on campus and abroad

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Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Shani Hilton
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Eric Quiñones
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Photographers: Denise Applewhite, John Jameson
Design: Maggie Westergaard
Web edition: Mahlon Lovett

Calendar of events

February 12–18, 2007

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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.

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Monday, February 12

Arts

[F] 7 p.m. Princeton Adult School film screening. “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu.” Kresge Auditorium, Frick.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Award-winning writers read and perform their own works in progress. Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

4:30 p.m. Madison Program lecture. “God, Nature or Man: Whose Law for a Free People? The Experience of Islam.” David Forte, Cleveland State University. 104 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Judaic studies/Liechtenstein Institute lecture. “Europe and Israel.” Joschka Fischer. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.

Notices

[G] 4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

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Tuesday, February 13

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre staged reading. Lloyd Suh: “American Hwangap.” Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Student recital. Graduate students enrolled in Music 534: “Ends and Means: Issues in Composition.” Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Population research lecture. “The Impact of the Tsunami and Mortality and Mental Health in Sumatra, Indonesia.” Elizabeth Frankenberg, University of California-Los Angeles. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Blackness, Racial Violence and Political Unrest in Cuba: Revisiting the 1910s.” Jorge Giovannetti, University of Puerto Rico. 216 Burr.

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics lecture. “Spatial Distribution of Isoprene Emissions From North America: Constraints From HCHO Measurements From Space.” Dylan Millet, Harvard University. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/East Asian studies lecture. “The 13th Dalai Lama’s Nation Building Project and Bonpo Community.” Tsering Shakya, University of British Columbia. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Data-Based Probability for Parameter Values.” D.A.S. Fraser, University of Toronto. E-219 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “Are Democrats Really ‘Anti-Religious?’” Richard Parker, Harvard University. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series/Vanuxem lecture. “A Worldview Through the Computational Lens.” First of three. Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study. McCosh 50.

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Wednesday, February 14

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Nancianne Parrella, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark reading series. Lorrie Moore and Meg Wolitzer, fiction writers. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Information technology seminar. “Modeling for Drawing.” Adam Finkelstein. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. International Center/religious life lecture. “Love in Religion.” Paul Raushenbush. 243 Frist.

Noon. Latin American studies/Center for Migration and Development lecture. “The Evolving Character of Peronism in Argentina.” Torcuato Di Tella, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. 216 Burr.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Seeing Is Believing: Imaging Cells in Action in the Early Mouse Embryo.” Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Sloan-Kettering Institute. 3 Thomas Lab.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Computational Functional Genomics or ‘What To Do With All This Data?’” Olga Troyanskaya. 402 Computer Science.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics seminar. “Problems in Additive Number Theory.” Melvyn Nathanson, City University of New York. 224 Fine.

3 p.m. Physics seminar. “The Enriched Xenon Observatory for Double Beta Decay.” Andrea Pocar, Stanford University. A9 Jadwin.

4 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Cedric Villani, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon. 314 Fine.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “How Collisionless Shocks Work (and How They Don’t).” Anatoly Spitkovsky. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

6:30 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “The Architecture of the Lesser Evil.” Eyal Weizman, University of London. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series/Vanuxem lecture. “A Worldview Through the Computational Lens.” Second of three. Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study. McCosh 50.

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Thursday, February 15

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre production. Tarell Alvin McCraney: “The Brothers Size.” Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Marie-Louise Langlais, Conservatoire Régionale de Paris. Celebration of the centennial of Jean Langlais. Chapel.

8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production. Wendy Wasserstein: “Uncommon Women and Others.” Directed by Tamsen Wolff; featuring Kiran Chitanvis and Margaret Riley. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. University concert. American String Quartet. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander. Reception follows.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Information technology seminar. “Faster, Easier Bibliographies With RefWorks.” Elizabeth Bennett and Audrey Wright. Multipurpose Room C, Frist.

Noon. Visual arts illustrated lecture. Anoka Faruqee, painter. Room 207, 185 Nassau St.

12:30 p.m. Italian studies lecture. “The Persistent Puppet: Pinocchio’s Afterlife in Modern Fiction and Film.” Rebecca West, University of Chicago. 302 Frist.

2 p.m. Mathematics seminar. “Some Remarks on the Navier-Stokes System.” Dong Li, Institute for Advanced Study. 401 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Activation of Molecular Oxygen and Oxidation Catalyzed by Polyoxometalates.” Ronny Neumann, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Davis Center lecture. “The Virgin Mary in Jerusalem: Utopia, Body and Place in 13th-Century Marian Miracles.” Peggy McCracken, University of Michigan. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “21cm Experiments for Reionization and the Dark Ages: Plans and Progress.” Jacqueline Hewitt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Liechtenstein Institute lecture. “Pakistan’s Central Role in Promoting Security and Progress in South Asia and the Islamic World.” Munir Akram, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series/Vanuxem lecture. “A Worldview Through the Computational Lens.” Last of three. Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study. McCosh 50.

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Friday, February 16

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre production. Tarell Alvin McCraney: “The Brothers Size.” Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. French and Italian/L’Atelier play. Jean Racine: “Phèdre.” Chancellor Green Rotunda.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music student recital. James Park, violin, and Lear Janiv, piano. Works of Bach, Pärt and Saint-Saëns. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 9 p.m. Student performance, “Black Cultural Expression Showcase.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Science and global security/Woodrow Wilson School/Carnegie biodefense seminar. “The New Arms Race: Making the Case for an International Compact for Infectious Diseases.” Harvey Rubin, University of Pennsylvania. 280 Icahn.

4:30 p.m. Fund for Irish Studies lecture. “Broadcasting to a New Ireland.” Adrian Moynes, Radio Telefis Eirann, Ireland. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

Sports

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Cornell. Jadwin Gym.

[F] 7 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Colgate. Baker Rink.

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Saturday, February 17

Arts

[F] Noon. McCarter Theatre staged reading. Tarrell Alvin McCraney: “In the Red and Brown Water.” Berlind Theatre.

1 p.m. Cotsen Children’s Library/International Center/Consortium of International Student Organizations world story festival. Cotsen Children’s Library.

[F] 4 p.m. McCarter Theatre staged reading. Tarrell Alvin McCraney: “Marcus: Or the Secret of Sweet.” Berlind Theatre.

7:30 p.m. International Center concert. Manalapan Battleground Symphony Orchestra. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

8 p.m. French and Italian/L’Atelier play. Jean Racine: “Phèdre.” Chancellor Green Rotunda.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre production. Tarell Alvin McCraney: “The Brothers Size.” Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music student recital. Crista Kende, viola; Alexis Kende, violin; Daniela Kende, violoncello; Noriko Schneiderman, piano; Matthew Piazza, viola; and Stefan Kende, bass. Works of Bach, Hindemith, Shostakovich, Handel, Adamopoulos and Schubert. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Sports

[F] 4 p.m. Women’s ice hockey vs. Cornell. Baker Rink.

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

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Sunday, February 18

Arts

[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre production. Tarell Alvin McCraney: “The Brothers Size.” Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m. Friends of Music teachers’ recital. Maria Tegzes, soprano, and Geoffrey Burleson, piano. Works of Persichett, Weill, Veidhuis, Risset, Debussy and Liszt. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 5 p.m. McCarter Theatre staged reading. Dael Orlandersmith and David Cale: “The Blue Album.” Berlind Theatre.

Lectures

4 p.m. International Center/Near Eastern studies lecture. “Divestment? Boycott? Ending the Israeli Occupation.” David Wildman, author, and Lawrence Davidson, Westchester University. 101 Friend.

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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.

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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.

“Sorcerers of the Fifth Heaven: Nahua Art and Ritual of Ancient Southern Mexico.” Through April 28.

“Treasures From Olana: Landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church.” Through June 10.

Murray-Dodge

Lobby. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

“What’s Sacred? Princeton Views.” Through June 5.

University League

171 Broadmead. Feb. 17 and 19, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Feb. 18, 1 to 6 p.m.

“Agnès Seugnet: Oils and Pastel Paintings, Giclee Prints, Note Cards.” Feb. 17 through 19.

Visual Arts Program

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.

Exhibition of student work from fall 2006 visual arts classes (all media). Through Feb. 21.

Women and Gender Studies

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

“Where the Water Meets the Land.” Photographs and text by Carol Armstrong. “Liquid Logic.” Drawings by Sarah Stengle. Through Feb. 28. Reception Feb. 14, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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Art Museum

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Library

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