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All other events are open to members of the University community and the general public free of charge. Any speaker not otherwise identified is a member of the faculty, staff or student body of Princeton University. Submissions for future calendars may be made online using our calendar submission form.

Monday, February 16

Arts

4:30 p.m. Music musicology colloquium. Robert Gjerdingen, Northwestern University. Cone Seminar Room, Mendel Music Library, Woolworth.

Lectures

Noon. American studies/anthropology workshop. “Citizenship and Membership at Odds? Legal Histories of One-and-a-Half Generation Salvadoran Migrants.” Susan Coutin, University of California-Irvine. 23 Robertson. To RSVP, e-mail ksippl@princeton.edu.

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/translation and intercultural communication lecture. “Translating the Gulag.” Deborah Kaple. 216 Burr.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Efficient Classification With IKSVMs and Extensions.” Alex Berg, Columbia University. 302 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “A ‘Noble’ View of Mantle Convection and Mantle Structure.” Sujoy Mukhopadhyay, Harvard University. 220 Guyot.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “Regularity of Singular Harmonic Maps and Axially Symmetric Stationary Electrovacuum Spacetimes.” Luc Nguyen, Rutgers University. 110 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/religion/history lecture. “The Fragility of Truth and Other Inescapable Facts.” Sarah Jones Nelson. 120 Lewis Library.

Tuesday, February 17

Lectures

Noon. Population research lecture. “Yellow Brick Road: The Making of Educational Futures in Washington D.C.” Nick Erhman. 300 Wallace.

12:30 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Links Between Complex Dissolved Organic Matter in Clouds, Aerosols and Rainwater.” Katye Altieri, Rutgers University. 220 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Classics lecture. “Catullus 62.” Stephen Hayworth, University of Oxford. 103 Chancellor Green.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian/English/Slavic languages and literatures lecture. “Tyranny of Choice: Subjectivity in Post-Industrial Capitalism.” Renata Salecl, The New School. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Yu Yasufuku, City University of New York-Graduate Center. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Robots and War: Everything You Were Afraid to Ask ... Afraid to Ask ...Afraid to Ask.” P.W. Singer, Brookings Institution. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Sports

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Penn. Jadwin Gym.

Wednesday, February 18

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Victoria Shields, Washington Street United Methodist Church, Alexandria, Va. Chapel.

8 p.m. Music recital. Peter Ketcham-Colwill, jazz trumpet. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “The World in Infrared: Optical Sensing for Health and the Environment.” Claire Gmachl and Jim Smith. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Stealth Additions to Our Metagenome: Good and Bad News About Persistent Viruses and Their Effects on the Host.” Herbert Virgin, Washington University. 3 Thomas.

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/African studies lecture. “How to Report the Unthinkable.” Emily Holland, International Rescue Committee. 216 Burr.

2 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. “Universality at the Spectrum Edge for Random Matrices With Independent Entries: Soshnikov’s Theorems and Some Extensions.” Alex Sodin, Tel Aviv University, Israel. A08 Jadwin.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Laser Guide Star Imaging.” Claire Max, University of California-Santa Cruz. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. Classics/Council of the Humanities lecture. “Ancient Goods: The Tria Genera Bonorum in Ancient Philosophy.” Brad Inwood, University of Toronto. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Personal Moments in Medieval Chinese Poetry.” Paul Kroll, Institute for Advanced Study. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Latin American studies panel discussion. “The Arrière-Garde in Brazil.” Efraín Kristal, University of California-Los Angeles; William Marx, Orleans University, France; and Marjorie Perloff, University of Southern California. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Madison program/Center for African American Studies lecture. “Rethinking Uncle Tom.” William Allen, Michigan State University. 138 Lewis Library.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. “Mathematical Questions Arising From Bose-Einstein Condensation.” Israel Michael Sigal, Institute for Advanced Study. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “Sudan and the Fallacy of Nationhood: How Political Islam Threatens National Unity.” Jok Madut Jok, Loyola Marymount University. 16 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/China and the World lecture. “Cross-Strait Relations: The Road Ahead.” Alan Romberg, Stimson Center. 1 Robertson.

5:30 p.m. Rare books and special collections/Joukowsky lecture. “The Looting of the Iraq Museum.” Donny George, State University of New York-Stony Brook, former director general of the National Museum in Iraq. 101 McCormick.

Thursday, February 19

Arts

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts play. “Fabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitz.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Shakespeare Company play. William Shakespeare: “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.” Andy Linz, director. Theater, Whitman.

Lectures

Noon. Information technology lecture. “Introduction to Final Cut Pro.” Sorat Tongkasiri. Multipurpose Room A, Frist.

12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “Rapid Turnover of Heterochromatic Sequences Drives the Evolution of Hybrid Incompatibilities.” Daniel Barbash, Cornell University. 10 Guyot.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and applications sciences lecture. “Combinatorial Statistics of Gene Clusters.” Laxmi Parida, IBM. 402 Computer Science.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. Dong Li, Institute for Advanced Study. 401 Fine.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study. 224 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Center for Information Technology Policy lecture. “The Future of Publishing.” Richard Sarnoff, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. 101 Sherrerd.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics number theory seminar. “Potential Automorphy for Certain Galois Representations to GL(n).” Thomas Barnet-Lamb, Harvard University. 214 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Physics lecture. “Quantum Mechanics on Giant Scales.” Nergis Mavalvala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/University Center for Human Values lecture. “The Ethics of Carbon Trading.” Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne, Australia. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Ugly Stuff on the Table: The Military and Covert Options for Iran.” Sam Gardiner, retired Air Force colonel. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

5:30 p.m. Public Lectures Series. “Are You Who We Think You Are?” Glenn Close, actress. McCosh 50. Tickets required; see story on page 8. Simulcast in McCosh 28 and 46.

Friday, February 20

Arts

4:30 p.m. Irish studies reading. Allan Hepburn, McGill University, Montreal. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Chapel music/religious life concert. “Strings and Pipes: A Concert of Music for Harp and Organ.” Elaine Christy, harpist, and Eric Plutz, organist. Chapel.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance festival. “Spring Into Dance.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Maria Schneider Orchestra. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Shakespeare Company play. William Shakespeare: “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.” Andy Linz, director. Theater, Whitman.

[F] 8 p.m. University variety show. “This Is Princeton.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

10:15 a.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Moving at the Speed of Sound and the Dawn of the Jet Age.” Vanessa Schwartz, University of Southern California. 211 Dickinson.

Noon. Women and gender lecture. “The Politics of Rape: Gender, Race and Sexual Violence in the U.S., 1870-1930.” Estelle Freedman, Stanford University. 102 Woolworth. RSVP required; e-mail gershen@princeton.edu.

12:30 p.m. Science and global security/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations: Preventing Counterfeit Drugs and Corporate Espionage.” George Hughes, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 280 Icahn.

3 p.m. Mathematics differential geometry and geometric analysis seminar. Tobias Lamm, University of British Columbia, Canada. 314 Fine.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “Uncertainty Analysis: A Dynamical Systems Perspective.” Igor Mezic, University of California-Santa Barbara. 222 Bowen.

4 p.m. Philosophy lecture. “Practical Deliberation.” Gavin Lawrence, University of California-Los Angeles. 2 Robertson.

Sports

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Men’s squash College Squash Association team tournament. Jadwin Gym.

11 a.m. Women’s tennis vs. St. John’s. Jadwin Gym.

4:30 p.m. Women’s tennis vs. NJIT. Jadwin Gym.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Harvard. Jadwin Gym.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Brown. Baker Rink.

7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Juniata. Dillon Gym.

Saturday, February 21

Arts

[F] 2 and 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance festival. “Spring Into Dance.” Berlind Theatre.

5 p.m. Art museum lecture. “Barlach at the Princeton University Art Museum.” Peter Paret, Institute for Advanced Study. 101 McCormick. Reception follows.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Golden Dragon Acrobats. Matthews Theatre.

8 p.m. Music recital. Brian Gurewitz, oboe and English horn. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Shakespeare Company play. William Shakespeare: “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.” Andy Linz, director. Theater, Whitman.

Lectures

9:30 a.m. Princeton plasma physics/Science-on-Saturday lecture. “Illusion and Reality: At the Boundary of Art and Science.” Susana Martinez-Conde, Barrow Neurological Institute. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

Notices

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Graduate School Office of Academic Affairs and Diversity/Black Graduate Caucus symposium. “From the Middle Passage to the Oval Office: Symposium on Defining the Black Experience.” Friend. To register: gradschool.princeton.edu/forms/divforms/black_history_symposium/.

[G] 9:15 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Alumni Day and Parents’ Program. Various locations. For more information: alumni.princeton.edu/main/goinback/alumni_day/.

Sports

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Men’s squash College Squash Association team tournament. Jadwin Gym.

11 a.m. Women’s tennis vs. Maryland. Jadwin Gym.

11:15 a.m. Women’s water polo vs. Marist. DeNunzio Pool.

[F] 1 p.m. Men’s lacrosse vs. Canisius. Class of ’52 Stadium.

1 p.m. Wrestling vs. Boston. Dillon Gym.

4:30 p.m. Wrestling vs. Sacred Heart. Dillon Gym.

[F] 6 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Dartmouth. Halftime dedication of Carril Court. Jadwin Gym.

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Yale. Baker Rink.

8 p.m. Women’s water polo vs. Harvard. DeNunzio Pool.

Sunday, February 22

Arts

[F] 1 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance festival. “Spring Into Dance.” Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m. University Concerts performance. “Vienna Classic.” Richardson Chamber Players. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Kanyere Eaton, Sister Fund. Chapel.

Sports

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Men’s squash College Squash Association team tournament. Jadwin Gym.

1:10 p.m. Women’s water polo vs. Brown. DeNunzio Pool.

6 p.m. Women’s water polo vs. Wagner. DeNunzio Pool.

Weekly

Alcoholics Anonymous

12:15 p.m. Mondays. East Room, Murray-Dodge.

9:30 a.m. Sundays. Basement, Murray-Dodge. Membership not required to attend.

Office of Religious Life

Worship and meditation activities. web.princeton.edu/sites/chapel/religioushome.html.

Prospect House

Noon. Mondays and Thursdays. “Communal Table” informal lunch and discussion for faculty and staff. Tap Room.

Exhibits

Art Museum

Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
• “Félix Candela: Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist.” Through Feb. 22.
• “More Than One: Photographs in Sequence.” Through Feb. 22.
• “Myth and Modernity: Ernst Barlach’s Images of ‘The Nibelungen’ and ‘Faust.’” Feb. 21 through June 7.

Firestone Library

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Main Gallery:
• “Egypt Unveiled: The Mission of Napoleon’s Savants.” Through May 10. Tours at 3 p.m.
March 1 and April 26.
Milberg Gallery:
• “Beauty and Bravado in Japanese Woodblock Prints: Highlights From the Gillett G. Griffin Collection.” Through June 7.

Lewis Center for the Arts

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Visual Arts Exhibition: Work From the Fall Semester.” Through Feb. 19.

Murray-Dodge

Lobby. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• “What Is Peace?” Through Dec. 1.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday until 8 p.m.
• “‘The Best Old Place of All’: Treasures From the Princeton University Archives.” Feb. 20 through Jan. 29. Saturday viewings of University charter: Feb. 21 and May 30, 9 a.m. to noon; Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Women and Gender

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Drawings, Prints, Mixed Media.” Phyllis Wright, artist. Through March 3.

Woodrow Wilson School

Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• “Bought and Sold: Faces of Modern-Day Slavery.” Kay Chernush, photographer. Through March 27.

Et cetera

Art Museum

Hours: 258-3788. www.princetonartmuseum.org.

Athletic Ticket Office

Tickets and information: 258-3538.

Employment Opportunities

jobs.princeton.edu.

Frist Campus Center

Welcome Desk: 258-1766. www.princeton.edu/frist.

Library

Hours: 258-3181. libweb.princeton.edu.

McCarter Theatre Box Office

Reservations: 258-2787 (for Matthews and Berlind Theatre events), Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. www.mccarter.org.

Orange Key Guide Service

Weekday tours leave from Undergraduate Admission Reception Area, Clio. Saturday and Sunday tours leave from Frist Campus Center Welcome Desk. Tours Monday-Saturday at 11:15 a.m., 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Information and tours: 258-3060.

Prospect Association

Reservations: 258-3686. www.princeton.edu/prospecthouse.

Richardson Auditorium

Event information: 258-5000. www.princeton.edu/richaud.

Tiger Sportsline

Current sports highlights and upcoming athletic events: 258-3545.

University Ticketing

Ticket information: 258-9220. www.princeton.edu/utickets.