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The Bioethics Forum of Princeton will sponsor a public
event entitled "Ethics, Health Care and Disability: A
Discussion with Peter Singer and Adrienne Asch" at 8:00 pm
on October 12 in Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.
Ira W. Decamp Professor of Bioethics in
the Center for Human Values, Singer has addressed such
issues as in vitro fertilization, experimentation on embryo
tissue, the medical definition of death and the allocation
of scarce health care resources. His book Rethinking Life
and Death was awarded the National Book Council of
Australia's prize for the best nonfiction book published in
Australia in 1994. His books, including Animal Liberation
and Practical Ethics, have been translated into 15 languages
and have been taught in ethics classes throughout Europe and
the United States.
Asch, Henry R. Luce Professor in Biology,
Ethics and the Politics of Human Reproduction at Wellesley
College, currently teaches courses in Ethical and Social
Issues in Genetics, and Ethical and Political Issues in
Reproduction. A member of Hillary Clinton's Health Reform
Task Force, she was named Blind Educator of the Year in 1997
by the National Federation of the Blind. She is presently
writing books on cloning and on assisted reproduction.
The event is free and open to the public,
but seating is limited. The hall is wheelchair accessible.
Tickets for these public seats will be distributed on
October 11, from noon until 2 pm in the hyphen of Chancellor
Green.
Members of the campus community wishing
to attend the event should bring their University IDs to the
auditorium. The event also will be simulcast on Channel 7 on
campus and on C-TEC Channel A-10 in Princeton Borough and
Princeton Township. It will be broadcast on the World Wide
Web at www.princeton.edu/RealMedia.
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W.D. Snodgrass (l, photo by Kathleen Snodgrass) and Toi Derricotte will give a poetry reading at 4:30 pm on October 13 in the Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program as part of the Althea Ward Clark W'21 Reading Series, the poets will be introduced by Yusef Komunyakaa, professor of the Council of the Humanities and creative writing.
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The Ying String Quartet will give a concert at 8:00 pm on
October 14 in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall,
performing music by Barber, Copland, Bartok and Ravel.
(Photo by Kim Edward Adams)
Nominations are being accepted until October 15
for the Bud Vivian Service Award, named in honor of the late
Leslie "Bud" Vivian '42.
The award is funded by an endowment
created in 1995 by the Class of 1942 and 16 local
organizations. It is presented annually to a member of the
community who has demonstrated over many years "the ability
to see the need for community action to resolve a problem of
human need, to define the problem and bring various parties
together to find a solution, and the perseverance and
dedication to carry solutions through to successful
completion."
For information phone 688-0300.
Paul Mercer Ellington will direct the Duke Ellington Orchestra at 8:00 pm on October 16 in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. Presented by the University Concerts Jazz Series, the program will include standards by Duke and Mercer Ellington as well as compositions by Paul Mercer Ellington. |
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Sunday brunches at Prospect House will be served
monthly (October 17, November 21, December 13,
January 16, February 13, March 12, April 23, May 14 and June
18).
Regular features include omelets, Belgian
waffles, homemade sausage and apple-wood smoked bacon, an
antipasto table, breakfast breads, pastries and desserts. In
addition, each brunch will include special items, live
entertainment and a complimentary champagne mimosa.
The cost for most brunches is $19.95 per
adult and $10.00 for children under 10. For reservations
call 258-3087 or e-mail prospect@princeton.edu.
For complete menus and information visit Prospect's web site
at www.princeton.edu/~prospect.
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Hadley Owen '00 (l) and Kurt Uy '01 will appear in Willy Russell's play Educating Rita, directed by Catherine Keyser '01, through October 23. (Photo by Mary McNealy)
Isabella Pizzano is showing her artwork in an exhibit called "Isamari" in the Study of Women and Gender Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall, through November 1.