Princeton - PWB 020899 - Nassau Notes

Princeton Weekly Bulletin February 8, 1999

Nassau Notes

Dance concert

"Even Businessmen Get the Blues" will be performed at the Program in Theater and Dance's Spring '99 Dance Festival at 8:00 p.m. on February 12 and 13 in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. For reservations call 258-5000. (photo: Teresa Simao)

Reporter asks about saving politics

Paul Taylor will speak on "Campaign Reform 2000: Can We Save Our Politics?" at 4:30 p.m. on February 8 in 5 Robertson Hall.
    Founder and executive director of the Alliance for Better Campaigns, Taylor spent 25 years as a newspaper reporter, including 14 years at the Washington Post, where he covered national politics and social issues. From 1992 until 1995 he was Post bureau chief in South.
    Taylor left the Post in 1996 to form the Free TV for Straight Talk Coalition, then launched the alliance in 1998. The organization's goal is to elevate the level of political campaigns to substantive discussions of issues.
    Taylor is the author of See How They Run, a book about the 1988 presidential campaign, and coauthor of The Old News Versus the New News, about political journalism. In 1989 and 1995 he was Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton.
    Taylor's lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School.

Women's Studies exhibit

An exhibit of "Floral Photography" by Selena Rose will be on display in the Women's Studies Lounge through February 26. A reception for the artist will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on February 11.

Talk examines international migration

Aristide Zolberg will speak on "International Migration and the Future of the Nation State" at 4:30 p.m. on February 11 in 2 Robertson Hall.
    Professor of sociology and director of the New School for Social Work's International Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship Center, Zolberg is the author of Creating Political Order: The Party-States of West Africa and Escape from Violence: Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World.
    His talk is sponsored by the Center for Migration and Development, as part of its first colloquium series on migration and development.

Project PUSH assesses fitness

Project PUSH (Princeton University Staff Health) is a multi-station health and fitness assessment that includes cholesterol screening, risk factor analysis, and measurements of resting heart rate, body composition, blood pressure, joint flexibility, cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength.
    Sessions, at a cost of $12 per person, will be held between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on February 18, March 10 and 31, April 23 and 28, and May 7. To register individually or as a group call the Health Education Office at 258-5036 or e-mail health@pucc.



Insider discusses U.S. policy on terrorism

Steven Simon will speak on "U.S. Policy on Terrorism" at 4:30 p.m. on February 11 in 1 Robertson Hall.
    Simon, who is the National Security Council's senior director for counter-terrorism, has been a member of the council staff since 1994. His responsibilities have included Persian Gulf contingency planning and oversight of the foreign affairs budget process. He was assigned to the White House by the State Department, where he had been acting deputy assistant secretary for regional security affairs.
    Simon's lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School, where he earned his master's degree in public affairs in 1983.

Lectures examine foreign policies

"Britain and the Middle East" is the topic of a lecture to be given by Roger Louis of the University of Texas on February 11 in 202 Jones Hall. It is the first in a series of 10 lectures on Middle Eastern foreign policy, to be presented on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m.
    The series will examine the foreign policies of eight Middle Eastern states (Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey), as well as two states involved in Middle Eastern diplomacy (Britain and Russia). The lectures are designed to discuss the present policies and the historical background and diplomatic culture of each state, looking for possible continuities in international relations.
    Sponsored by Near Eastern Studies, Center of International Studies and Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, this series is part of L. Carl Brown's seminar on The United States and the Middle East since the Second World War. The lecture series is open to the public.

Assistant masters enhance residential life

Applications are being accepted for assistant masters in the five residential colleges.
    Assistant masters play an active role in enhancing the quality of student life in the colleges, helping to organize intellectual, cultural and social activities. Their administrative responsibility includes working with college councils, supervising resident and minority affairs advisers, resolving roommate disputes, and counseling students on academic and personal matters.
    Assistant masters are usually graduate students but may be other members of the University community. Compensation includes a graduate tuition fellowship, stipend, meals, and a room or suite on campus for the academic year.
    Applications are available in 308 West College; the application deadline is February 12.

Dance concert "Even Businessmen Get the Blues" will be performed at the Program in Theater and Dance's Spring '99 Dance Festival at 8:00 p.m. on February 12 and 13 in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. For reservations call 258-5000. (photo: Teresa Simao)
Reporter asks about saving politics Paul Taylor will speak on "Campaign Reform 2000: Can We Save Our Politics?" at 4:30 p.m. on February 8 in 5 Robertson Hall. Founder and executive director of the Alliance for Better Campaigns, Taylor spent 25 years as a newspaper reporter, including 14 years at the Washington Post, where he covered national politics and social issues. From 1992 until 1995 he was Post bureau chief in South. Taylor left the Post in 1996 to form the Free TV for Straight Talk Coalition, then launched the alliance in 1998. The organization's goal is to elevate the level of political campaigns to substantive discussions of issues. Taylor is the author of See How They Run, a book about the 1988 presidential campaign, and coauthor of The Old News Versus the New News, about political journalism. In 1989 and 1995 he was Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton. Taylor's lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School. Women's Studies exhibit An exhibit of "Floral Photography" by Selena Rose will be on display in the Women's Studies Lounge through February 26. A reception for the artist will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on February 11. Talk examines international migration Aristide Zolberg will speak on "International Migration and the Future of the Nation State" at 4:30 p.m. on February 11 in 2 Robertson Hall. Professor of sociology and director of the New School for Social Work's International Migration, Ethnicity and Citizenship Center, Zolberg is the author of Creating Political Order: The Party-States of West Africa and Escape from Violence: Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World. His talk is sponsored by the Center for Migration and Development, as part of its first colloquium series on migration and development. Project PUSH assesses fitness Project PUSH (Princeton University Staff Health) is a multi-station health and fitness assessment that includes cholesterol screening, risk factor analysis, and measurements of resting heart rate, body composition, blood pressure, joint flexibility, cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength. Sessions, at a cost of $12 per person, will be held between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on February 18, March 10 and 31, April 23 and 28, and May 7. To register individually or as a group call the Health Education Office at 258-5036 or e-mail health@pucc.		Insider discusses U.S. policy on terrorism Steven Simon will speak on "U.S. Policy on Terrorism" at 4:30 p.m. on February 11 in 1 Robertson Hall. Simon, who is the National Security Council's senior director for counter-terrorism, has been a member of the council staff since 1994. His responsibilities have included Persian Gulf contingency planning and oversight of the foreign affairs budget process. He was assigned to the White House by the State Department, where he had been acting deputy assistant secretary for regional security affairs. Simon's lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School, where he earned his master's degree in public affairs in 1983. Lectures examine foreign policies "Britain and the Middle East" is the topic of a lecture to be given by Roger Louis of the University of Texas on February 11 in 202 Jones Hall. It is the first in a series of 10 lectures on Middle Eastern foreign policy, to be presented on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. The series will examine the foreign policies of eight Middle Eastern states (Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey), as well as two states involved in Middle Eastern diplomacy (Britain and Russia). The lectures are designed to discuss the present policies and the historical background and diplomatic culture of each state, looking for possible continuities in international relations. Sponsored by Near Eastern Studies, Center of International Studies and Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, this series is part of L. Carl Brown's seminar on The United States and the Middle East since the Second World War. The lecture series is open to the public. Assistant masters enhance residential life Applications are being accepted for assistant masters in the five residential colleges. Assistant masters play an active role in enhancing the quality of student life in the colleges, helping to organize intellectual, cultural and social activities. Their administrative responsibility includes working with college councils, supervising resident and minority affairs advisers, resolving roommate disputes, and counseling students on academic and personal matters. Assistant masters are usually graduate students but may be other members of the University community. Compensation includes a graduate tuition fellowship, stipend, meals, and a room or suite on campus for the academic year. Applications are available in 308 West College; the application deadline is February 12.