Princeton Weekly Bulletin April 26, 1999


Nassau Notes


 

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.

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.



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.

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.


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.


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.


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.


Art Museum

"Young Woman in a Black and Green Bonnet, Looking Down" by Mary Cassatt is part of the exhibit "American Watercolors, Drawings and Pastels: Homer to O'Keeffe" on display through May 9.

 


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