Princeton Weekly Bulletin April 19, 1999
Nassau Notes
Conference covers town's future
"Beyond the Sleepy College Town: The
Future of the Greater Princeton Community" will be the
subject of a conference on April 24 from 8:30 a.m. to
noon in the Auditorium of McCormick Hall.
The conference will feature President
Harold Shapiro, discussing the long-term development of the
University; Congressman Rush Holt, focusing on the
long-range implications of national policy for the region;
Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer (MSM) Regional Council President
Dianne Brake, presenting the findings of an MSM study; and
Ingrid Reed, former head of the Mercer County Planning Board
and currently at Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute,
speaking on "Imagining Mercer County and Its Future."
In addition, the conference will ask 10
area residents to talk for three minutes each on the
subject, "If I were in charge of Princeton."
The conference is sponsored by the Sandra
Starr Foundation in cooperation with the Office of Community
Affairs. For more information, e-mail info@sandrastarr.org
or access http://sandrastarr.org.
Composers Ensemble
The Ives String Quartet will perform with Nancy Zeltsman, mirimba, and Elizabeth DiFelice, piano, at 8:00 p.m. on April 21 in Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall.
German ambassador on NATO, UN
Germany's permanent representative to the
United Nations, Gerhard Henze, will speak on "NATO and the
UN: Cooperation or Confrontation? A European Perspective" at
7:30 p.m. on April 19 in 2 Robertson Hall.
Henze was director general for Latin
American affairs in the Federal Foreign Office. Previous
posts included serving as minister counsellor at the German
Embassy in Washington, DC; director of economic affairs of
the Senate of Berlin; and director of foreign trade affairs,
export financing, and arms export.
His talk is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
Texaco VP accesses Kyoto Protocol
"Global Warming? The Kyoto Protocol --
Now What?" will be the topic of a talk by Clement Malin at
4:30 p.m. on April 19 in 1 Robertson Hall.
Retired vice president of international
relations for Texaco, Malin was a senior representative in
negotiations that led to the establishment of the
International Energy Agency. He earned his MPA at Princeton
in 1960.
Malin's talk is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
NYC advocate addresses smart policing
Mark Green will address the issue "Can
Smart Policing Reduce Crime and Police Misconduct?" at 4:30
p.m. on April 19 in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Green is ombudsman for consumers of New York City
services.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is
the author or editor of 15 books, including Changing
America: Blueprints for a New Administration and The
Consumer Bible.
His talk is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
Hodder
fellow
Poet Sharona Ben-Tov will read from her memoir, "A Father's Secrets," at 4:30 p.m. on April 21 in the Stewart Theatre, 185 Nassau St. She is on campus as Hodder Fellow.
Reinhardt appraises medicare
Uwe Reinhardt, James Madison Professor of
Political Economy, will speak on "Why Abolishing Medicaid
and Medicare Would be Efficient" at 4:30 p.m. on April
20 in 1 Robertson Hall.
A member of the Institute of Medicine of
the National Academy of Sciences since 1978, Reinhardt was a
member of the National Leadership Commission on Health Care.
From 1986 to 1995 he served as a commissioner on the
Physician Payment Review Committee.
His talk is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School and the Center for Health Care
Strategies.
Soderberg on America, peace
Ambassador Nancy Soderberg will speak on
"Partnerships for Peace? America and International Peace
Operations" at 8:00 p.m. on April 20 in 2 Robertson
Hall.
Alternate US representative to the UN
Security Council, Soderberg has served as deputy special
assistant to the President for national security affairs. A
member of the Council on Foreign Relations, She is the
youngest deputy and highest-ranking woman ever to serve on
the National Security Council.Her talk is sponsored by the
Woodrow Wilson School.
Opertti reports on administrative reform of UN
Didier Opertti will give a talk on "The
United Nations: The Path to Administrative Reform" at 4:30
p.m. on April 22 in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson
Hall.
President of the UN General Assembly
since 1998, Opertti was minister for foreign affairs of
Uruguay. He previously served as his country's minister of
the interior and permanent ambassador to the Organization of
American States.
In the 1980s, Opertti was special
juridical counsellor to the Inter-American Children's
Institute, where he worked on international private law
matters related to minors and the family.
His talk is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
Beethoven, Mozart
Pianist Peter Serkin will perform music by Beethoven and Mozart at 8:00 p.m. on April 19 in McCarter Theatre. (photo by Regina Touhey)
Town celebrates Communiversity
Communiversity, the annual town-gown arts festival, will be held on April 24 from noon to 4:00 p.m. on the front campus and Nassau and Witherspoon streets. Organized by the Arts Council of Princeton and University students, the festival features singers, dancers, actors and other performers, as well as food and crafts. The rain date is April 25. For more information call Andrew Shtulman '01 at 258-8869 or the Arts Council at 924-8777.
Poetry in motion
Juggler Michael Moshen will appear at 8:00 p.m. on April 20 in McCarter Theatre. (photo by Linda Alaniz)
Thesis show
This sculpture is one of the sculptures by Amelia Brown '99 in the senior student exhibit on display in the Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. through April 23. There will be an opening reception on April 20 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
For all ages
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Tom
Chapin will appear at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on April
24 in McCarter Theatre. (photo by Nancy Brown)
