Princeton Weekly Bulletin September 21, 1998
N a s s a u N o t e s
Shuttle schedule
Shuttles A and B operate every 20 minutes from 5:00 to 10:40 p.m., and then one shuttle operates every 40 minutes from 10:40 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. The last run begins at 12:20 a.m.
It departs from Stanhope (5:00 p.m.) and stops at Firestone Plaza (5:02), Dillon Gym (5:03), Butler/Wilson (5:04), Lot 23 (5:05), Graduate College (5:09), Forbes College (5:12), Lawrence Apts. (5:15), Woodrow Wilson School (5:20), Frick/Lot 10 (5:22), E-Quad/Third World Center (5:23), Lot 4 and 25 (5:24), Butler Apts. (5:28), Lot 21/DeNunzio (5:32), Hibben/Magie Apts. (5:35) and Lot 23/Booth 4 (5:37); it returns to Stanhope at 5:40 p.m.
Shuttle B, the late night express, operates every 20 minutes, starting at 10:40 p.m. The last run begins at 1:40 a.m. It departs from Stanhope (10:40 p.m.) and stops at Firestone Plaza (10:42), Dillon Gym (10:44), Forbes College (10:47), Woodrow Wilson School (10:53) and E-Quad/Third World Center (10:56).
During holidays and academic breaks the shuttle operates every 40 minutes. For more information or a ride after hours, call Public Safety at 258-3134.
Guyana president speaks in WWS
Janet Jagan will give a lecture entitled "The Challenges Facing New and Restored Democracies: Guyana's Experience" at 7:00 p.m. on September 21 in 1 Robertson Hall.
Born in Chicago, Janet Jagan was elected president of Guyana in 1997, becoming the first woman to lead the South American nation and one of only four women heads of state in the world. At the time of her election, Jagan was interim prime minister and vice president, following the death of her husband, Cheddi Jagan, president of Guyana since 1992.
Jagan is the author of a history of the People's Progressive Party, a study of rigged elections in Guyana, and of four children's books. Her awards, include the Order of Excellence, Guyana's highest award, and UNESCO's Gandhi Gold Medal for Peace, Democracy and Women's Rights.
Jagan's lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School.
Registration for phys ed classes
Registration for physical education classes for faculty and staff will take place in Dillon Gym on September 22 and 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and on September 22 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Classes for the first session of the year will be held from September 28 through December 20.
Athletic passes for the year are on sale in Dillon during registration at a cost of $85 for faculty and staff; members of the general public may purchase a pass for $435. A pass entitles the holder to use all facilities in Dillon Gym, to skate in Baker Rink, jog in Jadwin Gym and swim at DeNunzio Pool. After September 23 passes may be purchased in Jadwin Gym. For information call 258-3533.
Open house
The University League Nursery School is holding an open house from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on September 23 at 171 Broadmead. The school operates from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., offering a variety of programs on a cooperative basis, including two, three and five-day and extended-day care for children from two and a half through five years of age. There are openings for this fall; in addition, applications for the fall of 1999 are now being accepted. For information call 924-3137.
Policy prohibits use of roofs
University policy prohibits the use of roofs on campus for personal or social purposes because of the hazards of falls as well as the possibility of damage. With prior approval some roofs may be used for research and teaching; for permission call either Maintenance at 258-3967 (e-mail: mskaas@princeton.edu) or Environmental Health and Safety at 258-5294 (e-mail: cantrell@princeton.edu).
Humanities Council brings fellows
The Council of the Humanities will bring 23 scholars to campus during the academic year to teach, speak, offer colloquia and pursue research. Most fellows present at least one public lecture during their time at Princeton.
Fall term
Ferris professors of Journalism: Nat Hentoff, Washington Post columnist and Village Voice writer, and Jonathan Sanders, former CBS News correspondent in Moscow and New York.
McGraw Professor in Writing: Alice Steinbach, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and columnist for the Baltimore Sun.
Long-term fellow. Writer and actor Christopher Durang.
Short-term fellows: Artist and chapel designer Stephen Antonakos; David Chalmers of the University of California, Santa Cruz; José María Pérez Gay, director of Mexico's educational television station; Armando Petrucci, scholar of medieval and early Renaissance Italy; Joseph Roach, professor of English and Theater Studies at Yale University; and Lawrence Sullivan, director of Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions.
January
British playwright Harold Pinter will be on campus for several days in January as Belknap Visitor in the Humanities. He will be accompanied by his wife, author Lady Antonia Fraser.
Spring term
Ferris Professors of Journalism: Author John McPhee, New York Times reporter Serge Schmemann, and senior Time magazine editor Richard Stengel.
Long-term fellows: Jochen Hörisch of the University of Mannheim; Michael Smith, professor of philosophy at Australian National University and author of The Moral Problem; and James Young, Professor of English and Judaic Studies at the University of Massachusetts.
Short-term fellows: Catherine Bell of Santa Clara University; David Damrosch, chair of English and comparative literature at Columbia; Geoffrey Lloyd, Cambridge University professor of ancient philosophy and science; and poet Adam Zagajewski.
All year
This year's Hodder fellows, who will be on campus to pursue independent projects in the humanities, are Sharona Ben-Tov, director of creative writing at Bowling Green State University, who will be writing a memoir about her father's work in the secret Israeli Science Corps, and Naomi Iizuka, playwright and author, who will be preparing a new play.
Intime play
Karron Graves '99 (l) and Nick Merritt '99 will perform in Theater Intime's production of I Hate Hamlet, by Paul Rudnick, at 8:00 p.m. September 24 through October 1.
Putnam Sculpture Walk
"Five Disks: One Empty" by Alexander Calder will be discussed on the tour led by docent Sally Sword at 11:00 a.m. on September 26. This is the first in a series of talks sponsored by the Art Museum entitled Saturday Morning Talks for Children.
Princeton Adult school offer courses
"Talking About Movies," a film and lecture course featuring several University faculty members, will be offered by the community-based Princeton Adult School during its fall '98 semester. Maria DiBattista, professor of English, will speak onThe Lady Eve ; Professor of the Council of Humanities and Visual Arts P. Adams Sitney will lecture on Hitchcock; Gaetana Marrone-Puglia, associate professor of Romance languages and literatures, will speak on Bernardo Bertolucci; and Michael Wood, Charles Barnwell Straut Professor of English, will discuss "Blue Murder." Three other evenings will be devoted to viewing relevant films.
"The Art of the Museum: A Survey of Princeton University's Collections," features sessions in the museum led by director Allen Rosenbaum; conservator Norman Muller; Peter Bunnell, faculty curator of photography; Barbara Ross, associate curator of prints and drawings; Gillett Griffin, associate curator of pre-Columbian art; and registrar Maureen McCormick and managing editor Jill Guthrie.
Musicologist Katherine Rohrer, associate dean of the faculty, will offer two presentations in a lecture and performance course called "From Purcell to Bach with the Dryden Ensemble." Her topics will be "Purcell and Handel" and "The da capo Aria in Opera and Cantata."
Other University staff teaching this semester are Pam Hersh, director of community and state affairs, who will speak on "Public Relations and Marketing" in a Volunteer Develop-ment workshop; Caroline Moseley, writer in Communications, who teaches Folk and Popular Guitar; and museum associate director Charles Steiner, who will discuss "What Makes a Work of Art? Exploring Fundamentals of Design."
For registration information on these and many other courses, most of which are held in Princeton High School on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, call 683-1101 or pick up a brochure in the Princeton Public Library. Princeton Adult School classes begin October 1.