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Evnin lecture
David Kessler, dean of Yale University's
School of Medicine, will deliver a talk on"The Tobacco Wars"
at 7:30 p.m. on April 26 in Dodds Auditorium,
Robertson Hall. His talk is part of the Evnin Lecture Series
sponsored by the Council on Science and Technology. Kessler
was formerly commissioner of the US Food and Drug
Administration.
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Talk on post-Zionism debates
Laurence Silberstein will speak on "The
Post-Zionist Debates: The Background and Meaning of an
Emerging Concept" at 8:00 p.m. on April 26 in 2
Robertson Hall.
Silberstein, chair of the Berman Center
for Jewish Studies at Lehigh University, has a doctorate
from Brandeis University and has written widely on modern
Jewish thought and culture.
His lecture is sponsored by the Center
for Jewish Life and Program in Jewish Studies.
Discussion looks at racial profiling
The Woodrow Wilson School will sponsor a
discussion on "Are the New Jersey Police Racist? Racial
Profiling and the NJ State Troopers" at 5:00 p.m. on
April 27 in 2 Robertson Hall.
Three participants will offer
perspectives on the issue.
William Buckman, a criminal trial
attorney, practices criminal law and civil rights
litigation. The civil rights portion of his practice has
included issues of police abuse as well as pro bono work on
behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union and the
NAACP.
Kevin Keenan is acting executive director
of the NJ American Civil Liberties Union, which has filed a
class action lawsuit on behalf of all individuals who have
been stopped on the NJ Turnpike who believe they may have
been the subjects of racial profiling.
George Kelling, professor at Rutgers
University's School of Criminal Justice and a fellow in the
Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, has taught courses
on police, research methodology and criminal
justice.
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Kagan gives Knorr lecture
Donald Kagan will deliver the Klaus Knorr
Lecture on "The Uses of History: Mussolini and Corfu, 1923"
at 4:30 p.m. on April 27 in Dodds Auditorium,
Robertson Hall.
Kagan, Hillhouse Professor of History and
Classics at Yale University, is an authority on ancient
Greece. His books include The Archidamian War, The Western
Heritage, The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition,
and The Great Dialogue: A History of Greek Political Thought
from Homer to Polybius.
His lecture is cosponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
Seniors read thesis poetry
Nine seniors will participate in "A
Reading by Senior Thesis Poets" at 8:00 p.m. on April
29 at the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon
St.
Brooke Belisle, Richard Johnston, Joseph
Jordan, Lauren Levin, Emily Moore, Sheri Simmons, Daniel
Stout, Sayumi Takahashi and Jesse Zuba will read their work
at the event, which is sponsored by the Arts Council and the
Creative Writing Program.
A reception will follow the
reading.
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Thesis show
This photograph is part of an exhibit of
work by Martine Conviser '99 on display in the Lucas
Gallery, 185 Nassau St., through April 30. There will
be an opening reception on April 27 from 6:00 to 8:00
p.m.
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Fellow speaks on pop songwriters
Ken Emerson will present a lecture on
"Life After Elvis: How the Brill Building Reconstructed Rock
'n' Roll" at 8:00 p.m. on April 26 in Taplin
Auditorium, Fine Hall.
A journalist and critic specializing in
American music and culture, Emerson is the first Anschutz
Distinguished Fellow in American Studies. He will discuss
the young songwriters who worked in or near New York City's
Brill Building from about 1957 to 1966.
A graduate of Harvard College with a
master's degree in English from Yale University, Emerson was
the articles editor of the New York Times Magazine and the
opinion editor of New York Newsday. Author of Doo-Dah!
Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture
(1997), he has also written articles on popular music, black
history, legal issues and bird watching.
Tafel questions gay rights in presidential race
Richard Tafel will speak on "Supporting
Gay Rights in the 2000 Presidential Race: Politically Risky
or Smart?" at 4:30 p.m. on April 26 in 1 Robertson
Hall.
Named by Newsweek as one of the 30 most
influential gay leaders in the United States, Tafel was
founding president of the Log Cabin Republicans, cited by
theWall Street Journal as the group "AIDS activists credit
... with helping to open GOP doors on Capitol Hill." He
holds an MDiv from Harvard and was ordained by the American
Baptist Church in 1988.
His talk is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School and Princeton Pride Alliance.
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Bowen lecture discusses Jewish identity, art
"Jewish Identity Through Art" is the
topic of a lecture to be given by Bezalel Narkiss at 8:00
p.m. on April 29 in Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.
Narkiss, who is Nicolas Landau Professor
of Art History, Emeritus, at Jerusalem's Hebrew University,
founded the Center for Jewish Art there in 1979. He won the
Israel Prize this year in recognition of his
achievements.
His lecture, which will be followed by a
reception at the Center for Jewish Life, 70 Washington Rd.,
is the fifth annual William G. Bowen Lecture.
Spring
The men's baseball team will be playing a
doubleheader against Cornell University at noon on April
30 at Clarke Field.
Hockey teams sponsor golf tournament
The men's and women's ice hockey teams
are sponsoring their second annual golf tournament
fundraiser at Royce Brook Golf Club in Hillsborough on
May 10. Tee-off time is 1:00 p.m., and the cost per
golfer is $185. Registration is required by May 5.
For more information call Jeff Kampersal
at 258-5975.
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Judge examines individual civil rights
NJ Superior Court Judge Travis Francis
will give a talk entitled "Rights: Collateral Damage?" at
4:30 p.m. on April 29 in 1 Robertson Hall.
Francis has sat on the Middlesex County
Criminal Court Bench since 1992. He was previously a private
practitioner in New Brunswick, where his practice included
criminal and civil litigation. He is interested in the
economic and social consequences of the international drug
trade, including the possible erosion of individual civil
liberties and human rights.
His talk is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
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