August 14, 2002
CAMPUS
Princeton economics professor Ben Bernanke
took the oath of office as a member of the board of governors of
the Federal Reserve System on August 5. Federal Reserve Chairman
Alan Greenspan administered the oath to Bernanke. His term expires
January 31, 2004.
Princeton's alumni, parents, and friends contributed
$36.4 million to the 2001-02
Annual Giving campaign, with 58.3 percent of all undergraduate
alumni participating. The total raised is the second highest in
the history of Annual Giving, following last year's record high.
Each year approximately 10 percent of the university's overall budget
for educational and general expenses is raised through Annual Giving.
In its 61-year history, Annual Giving has raised more than $520
million for Princeton. In 2000-01, Annual Giving produced a record
$36.7 million in unrestricted funds, with 59.4 percent of all undergraduate
alumni participating in the effort. Annual Giving owes its success
to an extraordinary volunteer effort that reaches out to all Princetonians
and friends through phone calls, mail, and personal meetings all
over the world.
Claudia Tate, a professor of English and
African-American studies at Princeton who was known for her innovative
contributions to African-American literary criticism, died July
29 after a long battle with lung cancer. She was 55.
In The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider's Guide
to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges, Kaplan surveyed
high school guidance counselors around the country. Among the questions
asked were: What were the "hottest" schools, what were
the best buys, and who offered the best career services. Princeton
made the top 10 list for hottest school in the country (Harvard
topped the list.) When surveyors asked guidance counselors, "If
two classic American movies about life on college campuses
Revenge of the Nerds and Animal House were
remade today, on which campuses would they be filmed?" Princeton
made the former list, reported PR Newswire.
Tony Shorris *79, New Yorks deputy
chancellor and chief operating officer, announced his resignation
in early August to become a professor at the Woodrow Wilson School,
reported the New York Post. He formerly served as a top official
in the Port Authority and city finance commissioner.
A book by newly appointed professor Chang-rae
Lee has been chosen as the first selection for the Princeton
Reads program. "Native Speaker," Lee's debut novel published
in 1995, will be the center of discussion and events in the Princeton
community beginning October 20 and continuing for two weeks. Princeton
Reads is based on programs in several places across the country
in which community members are encouraged to read a selected book
and to participate in discussions and events centered on that book.
From the Associated Press: "The Princeton
University Art Museum has offered to return an ancient Roman
sculptural relief to Italy after learning it was taken without an
export permit. The sculpture is a fragmentary Roman marble funerary
monument that includes a Latin inscription and a bust of a bearded
man named Aphthonetus. It dates from the reign of the Roman emperor
Hadrian. The museum acquired the sculpture in 1985 from a New York
dealer."
White House Weekly reported that John
Wilmerding, a professor in American art and of art and archaeology,
was appointed to the Committee for the Preservation of the White
House.
Researchers in the lab of biologist Virginia
Zakian showed that an enzyme called telomerase, which has been
intensely studied for its possible roles in cancer and aging, appears
to function much differently than previously believed.
Telomerase is responsible for adding specialized units of DNA, called
telomeres, to the ends of chromosomes. This special DNA is thought
to protect the chromosome ends as a plastic cap protects the ends
of shoelaces. The loss of telomeres might play a role in aging,
while their inappropriate addition is thought to allow cancer cells
to undergo the rapid growth that characterizes tumors.
In a study published in the August 9 issue of Science, Zakian
and colleagues Andrew Taggart and Shu-Chun Teng showed
that a small protein (called Est1) that scientists previously believed
to be part of the larger telomerase enzyme is actually a separate
unit that sweeps in with precise timing in a manner that suggests
that it activates the telomere-building process.
Two faculty members have been awarded New Directions
Fellowships by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grants will
allow the faculty members to formally train in academic fields outside
their discipline. Daniel Heller-Roazen, an assistant professor
of comparative literature, received $172,000 to study medieval Arabic
thought and Arabic and Persian languages. Gideon Rosen *92,
professor of philosophy, received $270,000 to study the philosophy
of law.
Two faculty members have been named inaugural
fellows of the recently formed European Corporate Governance Institute.
Patrick Bolton, a professor of finance and professor of economics,
and Ailsa Roell, senior research economist in the economics
department, are among 21 distinguished academics from Europe and
North America chosen to provide intellectual leadership for the
Brussels-based organization.
The institute was founded this year as an international scientific
nonprofit association to provide a forum for debate and dialogue
between academics, legislators and practitioners, focusing on corporate
governance issues and the promotion of best practice.
The National Science Foundation has awarded
Uros Seljak, an assistant professor of physics, a $400,000
grant to support work in theoretical cosmology as part of the foundation's
early-career grant program. The five-year grant is designated as
a CAREER award, which supports young, tenure-track faculty members
"who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the
21st century," according to the National Science Foundation.
Seljak plans to develop a comprehensive theoretical system for analyzing
the diverse aspects of a phenomenon called weak gravitational lensing.
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has
chosen Stefan Bernhard, an assistant professor of chemistry
for a 2002 Dreyfus New Faculty Award. The awards, each worth $40,000,
are presented to a select group of scientists who have demonstrated
potential for outstanding scientific accomplishments as well as
the promise of dedication to education of students at all levels.
Sara McLanahan, a professor of sociology
and public affairs, has been elected president of the Population
Association of America. She will serve as president-elect during
2003 and as president in 2004. The Population Association of America
is a nonprofit, scientific, professional organization established
to promote the improvement, advancement, and progress of the human
race through research of problems related to human population.
The government of Austria has awarded its national
prize for science and art to Elliott Lieb, a professor of
physics. Austrian President Thomas Klestil presented the award,
in a ceremony at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science
and Culture on July 29.
Chess Club players score at U.S. and World
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Three students recently placed at the World Open in chess in Philadelphia.
Brandon Ashe 04 finished 41st in the Under 2200 section. Ian
Prevost 05 tied for 12th in the Under 2000 section. And Jonathan
Heckman 04 tied for first in the Under 1800 section. At the
U.S. Open in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Prevost tied for first in
the Under 2000 section and Heckman tied for first in the Under 1600
section.
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COMMEMORATIVE ASSEMBLY
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
7:00 p.m. on Cannon Green
You are invited to attend a commemorative assembly to mark
the anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
The program will be held on Wednesday, September 11, at
7:00 p.m. on Cannon Green (or in the Chapel in case of inclement
weather) and will include remarks by President Shirley Tilghman,
reflections by members of the Princeton University faculty,
musical selections, and readings. All members of the university
and surrounding communities are invited.
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September 19, 7 p.m., Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful
Mind: A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr. Winner of the Nobel Prize
in Economics, 1994 and coeditor of The Essential John Nash,
appearing at the U-Store.
September 27, 4:30 p.m. Seamus Deane, University of
Notre Dame, "Newman and Joyce: Converting the Empire".
Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public.
(Fund for Irish Studies)
September 28, 8:00 p.m. Dance performance by guest
dance artist Ralph Lemon. Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau Street.
Free and open to the public.
September 30, 4:30 p.m. Public Presentation: HOUSE
[raw]: "Choreography, Ideas, & the Internet: The Web as
a Choreographic Tool." Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau Street.
Free and open to the public
October 1, 4:30 p.m. Sculptor Chakaia Booker, Room
219, 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Program in Visual
Arts)
October 2, 7 p.m., Anthony Lane, film and literary critic
for The New Yorker magazine, author of Nobody's Perfect: Selected
Writings from The New Yorker, appearing at the U-Store.
October 4, 4:30 p.m. Poet Tom Paulin reads from his
work. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the
public. (Fund for Irish Studies)
October 5-9, Documentary Film Festival, sponsored by the
Spanish and Portuguese department. for more information:
http://www.princeton.edu/~spo/
October 10, 7 p.m., Nell Irvin Painter, distinguished American
Historian, Edwards Professor of American History at Princeton, author
of Southern History Across the Color Line, appearing at the
U-Store.
October 11, 4:30 p.m. Novelist Joseph O'Neill reads
from his work. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open
to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)
October 15, 4:30 p.m. Filmmaker Abby Child, Film Theater,
185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Program in Visual Arts)
October 16, 7 p.m., James McPherson, eminent Civil War
Historian, George Henry Davis '86 Professor of History at Princeton,
author of Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam 1862, appearing
at the U-Store.
October 18, 4:30 p.m. Tom Devine, University of Aberdeen,
"Contrasting Migration to the USA: Irish Catholics and Scots
in the 19th & Early 20th Centuries". Stewart Film Theater
at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)
October 23, 4:30 p.m. "Juan Carlos Onetti: El
soñador discreto" delivered by Juan José Saer
at the Joseph Henry House. (Spanish and Portuguese department)
October 24, 4:30 p.m. Poetry reading by Juan José
Saer at Maclean House (Spanish and Portuguese department)
October 24, 7 p.m., Victor Brombert, Princeton Scholar,
Henry Putnam University Professor of Romance and Comparative Literature
emeritus at Princeton, author of Trains of Thought: Memories
of a Stateless Youth, appearing at the U-Store.
October 27, 3 p.m., David Allen Sibley, famous naturalist,
birder, and artist, author of Sibley's Birding Basics, appearing
at the U-Store.
November 8, 4:30 p.m. Lucy McDiarmid, Villanova University,
"Anger, Apologies, Statues: The Form of Cultural Controversy".
Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public.
(Fund for Irish Studies)
November 12, 4:30 p.m. Abstract painter Juan Usle,
Room 219, 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Program in
Visual Arts)
November 14-17 & 21-23 Melancholy Play,
written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Davis McCallum; Matthews Acting
Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check here
for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased
at the Frist
Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.
November 16, 8:00 p.m. Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company.
Performance and discussion. Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau Street.
Free and open to the public.
November 21-23Instituting Hispanismo (Spanish and
Portuguese department)
November 22, 4:30 p.m. Dramatist Tom Kilroy, "Contemporary
Irish Theatre". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free
and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)
December 9, 4:30 p.m. "Argentina Today"
deliverd by Carlos Altamirano at McCormick Hall. (Spanish and Portuguese
department)
December 11, 8:00 p.m. Student dance performance.
Guest choreographer Jessica Lange and guest choreographer Stephen
Welsh, Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau Street.
December 11, 8:00 p.m. Dance performance. End of
semester showings of student work, Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau
Street. Free and open to the public
January 9-12, 2003 Apollinaire's the Breasts of
Tiresias, senior thesis production, directed by Matthieu Boyd
03. Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check
here
for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased
at the Frist
Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.
February 7, 2003, 4:30 p.m. Nancy Curtin, Fordham
University, "The Reinvention of Irish Masculinity in the 18th
century. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to
the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)
February 13-16 & 20-22, 2003 Shakespeare's Measure
for Measure, senior thesis production, directed by Chris Wendell
03 . Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check
here
for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased
at the Frist
Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.
February 14, 2003, 4:30 p.m. Irish studies at Princeton.Panel
I: The Backwards Look with Brendan Kane, Natasha Tessone, and Abby
Bender. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to
the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)
February 14-15 2003, 8:00 p.m. Student dance performance.
Guest choreographer Jessica Lange and guest choreographer Stephen
Welsh. Richardson Auditorium
February 14-15, 2003, 8:00 p.m. Spring Dance Festival,
Richardson Auditorium.
February 21, 2003, 4:30 p.m. Irish studies at Princeton.
Panel II: Into Modernity with Howard Keeley, Barry McCrea, and Kimberly
Bohman. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to
the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)
February 28, 2003, 4:30 p.m. Joep Leerssen, Harvard
University, "How Time Passes in Joyce's Dublin". Stewart
Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund
for Irish Studies)
March 6-9, & 12-14, 2003 Stoppard's Travesties,
senior thesis production with Ben Beckley 02, Jeff Kitrosser
03, and Micah Baskir 03, directed by Sujan Trivedi 03.
Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check here
for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased
at the Frist
Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.
March 7, 2003, 4:30 p.m. Len Graham and Padraigin
ni Uallachain will introduce and sing "Songs from a Hidden
Ulster". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open
to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)
March 27-30, 2003 PETER MORRIS' MARGE. senior thesis
production with Ashley Frankson 03, directed by Sarah Rodriguez
03 . Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check
here
for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased
at the Frist
Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.
March 28, 2003, 4:30 p.m. LAWRENCE TAYLOR, National
University of Ireland at Maynooth, "Irish Braids: The Africanisation
of Moore Street". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free
and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)
April 4, 2003, 4:30 p.m. Playwright Marina Carr, Reading
from her work and in conversation with Michael Cadden. Stewart Film
Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for
Irish Studies)
April 17-20 & 24-26, 2003 LACHIUSA'S THE WILD
PARTY, senior thesis production, directed by Natasha Badillo 03.
Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check here
for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased
at the Frist
Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.
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Art Museum
Public tours, Saturdays, 2 p.m.
- The exhibition Recent Acquisitions, on view through September
1 at the Art Museum, brings together recent gifts and purchases
that augment the strengths of the museum's diverse holdings. East
Asian, pre-Columbian and Latin American objects are on view alongside
Western drawings, prints, paintings and sculptures dating from
antiquity to the 20th century.
- Guardians of the Tomb: Spirit Beasts in Tang Dynasty China.
Through August 31.
LIbrary
exhibits
Main
Gallery at Firestone Library
Woodrow Wilson at Princeton: The Path to the Presidency
May 5, 2002 - October 27, 2002
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Charles Risdon Day,
after the painting by Frederic Edwin Church
"Niagara (The Great Fall, Niagara)" (Chromolithograph,
published in London by Day & Son)
1857; Graphic Arts Division
Gift of Leonard L. Milberg, Class of 1953 |
Milberg
Gallery for the Graphic Arts at Firestone Library
Heroic Pastorals: Images of the American Landscape. Through
October 6.
K.K. Merker: Master Printer. An exhibit celebrating the life
of Kim Merker, founder of the Stone Wall Press, the Windover Press,
and the Univesity of Iowa Center for the Book. Through October 6.
Seeley
G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Take a Walk Along Nassau Street: Celebrating the Classes of 1942,
1952, 1962, 1977, and 1982
Paix
et Liberté: Posters That Go BANG! Contentious political
posters are common to many nations, but few are more explosive than
a selection of French affiches on view at Mudd through February
1. The collection can be viewed in its entirety on the Web: http://infoshare1.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/mudd/online_ex/paix/
The exhibition showcases the work of the French anti-Communist
organization Paix et Liberté (Peace and Liberty), which endeavored
to combat what it regarded as lies contained in Communist posters.
Founded by French politician Jean-Paul David in 1950 against the
backdrop of a successful poster campaign by the French Communist
Party, Paix et Liberté fought fire with fire by exploiting
the themes, language, and symbols of its opponents' posters.
Online
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New York area events:
Being Claudine, a comedy directed by I-Fan Quirk 91.
Claudine Bloomberg, a young aspiring actess who has been terribly
unlucky in her pursuit of love, fame, and fortune, is at the center
of this urban tale of human relations. Showing at the Screening
Room, 54 Varick Street, New York, NY. For more information, phone
Wellington Love at 212-366-4992.
New York Networking Nights Needs Space
New York Networking Nights offers an opportunity for New York area
Princeton alumni to learn about career issues and build their own
career networks. We meet monthly, usually Monday, and draw between
50 and 70
Tigers of all fields and career stages. We need to find Manhattan
spaces that can hold our large group. Ideal
spaces are:
-theatres
-art galleries
-offices with large conference areas
If you are willing to donate space for a night please get in touch
with Kelly Perl *93 at kperl@alumni.princeton.edu.
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Los Angeles events:
Fund for Reunion/ Princeton btGALA Summer Cruise...On
the Patio. Beer and Wine and Cosmo Party. At the home of Dan Berkowitz
70, 1110 Hacienda Place, #102, West Hollywood, CA. 323-654-4552.
RSVP by August 13. Email ICIMEDIA@aol.com
San Francisco events:
Fund for Reunion/Princeotn btGALA
All Ivy Mixer, Wednesday, August 21, 7 to 9 p.m. At 2100 Market
Stree (at Church)
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ALUMNI
In an article in the New York Times on
August 9, Senator Bill Frist 74 wrote: "The threat
of a smallpox attack outweighs the risks of providing smallpox vaccinations
to a well-informed public. Along with the phased-in vaccination
of military personnel and first responders, every American should
be given this option."
Three-day Black Potatoe Music Fest held in July
at the Red Mill Museum in Clinton, New Jersey, showcased Valerie
Vigoda 87s band Groovelily and other musicians from
independent record labels, reported the New York Times. Vigoda
is Groovelilys lead vocalist and electric violinist, and Gene
Lewin 84 is the bands drummer.
Locals in Stanton, Virginia, where Woodrow
Wilson 1879 lived for just a year after his birth, are hoping
to build a presidential library in his honor, reported the Associated
Press. The library would be built in the same neighborhood as the
house where Wilson was born. It would, according to the AP, house
originals and copies of every document Wilson penned from his years
at Princeton to the presidency and his retirement in Washington,
D.C.
South Koreans have called for the ouster of their new prime minister
Chang Sang, who incorrectly stated on her resume that she
earned a Ph.D. from Princeton, reported Channel NewsAsia. She attended
Princeton Theological Seminary.
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SPORTS
Tigers picked to finish second in preseason
Ivy football poll
Princetons football team finished last season on a high note
with a pair of 34-14 wins over Yale and Dartmouth. Couple that with
19 returning starters and the Tigers look like they could be challenging
for the Ivy title Harvard captured last year.
At least thats what the members of the media who cover the
Ivy League think. A media poll released on August 5 picked Princeton
to finish second, behind Harvard, this season. Princeton received
two of the 16 first-place votes, and ended with a total of 99 points
in the poll. Harvard is the clear favorite, getting 124 points and
13 first-place votes. Brown, picked to finish third, earned 97 votes
while 2000 champion Penn earned 91 votes and the final first-place
vote.
"Were actually excited about this year. We have 19 returning
starters coming back, which is the most weve had since our
staff was assembled [at Princeton]," said third-year head coach
Richard Hughes. "We have some skilled kids returning in Chisom
Opara 03 at wide receiver, Dave Splithoff 04 quarterback,
and Cameron Atkinson 03 at tailback. We start three seniors
on defense next year, but we do have a lot of experience, so were
excited about that."
New assistant coach for womens basketball
Former U.S. Naval Academy assistant coach Helen Williams is joining
Richard Barrons staff as an assistant coach for the Tigers
women's basketball team.
Williams, who spent five years on the bench at Navy, is a 1987 graduate
of Wake Forest and played point guard at the North Carolina school
for four years. Upon the completion of her master's degree in counseling
from Lenior-Rhyne College, Williams became an assistant coach at
Lenoir-Rhyne. She coached at Wake Forest, South Florida, and Western
Michigan before landing at Navy.
"Helen Williams is a great fit at Princeton," says Barron.
"She has experience as a player and coach at the Division I
level and has recruited at institutions with high academic standards.
Part of rebuilding a program is rebuilding a staff and I feel we've
made a very positive step with Helen."
Princeton went from two wins in 2000-01 to 11 wins in 2001-02, Barron's
fist year with the Tigers. Barron returns all but one player from
last year's squad and adds a strong recruiting class for his second
season at the helm.
Princeton to take on national womens
field hockey team in September
The U.S. women will help open the 2002 collegiate season when they
play last years national semifinalists Michigan, Maryland,
Wake Forest, and Princeton at each schools home campus.
"Playing the national team is a win/win situation for us,"
said Princeton coach Beth Bozman. "We will quickly see where
our weaknesses and our strengths are. And, hopefully, we will do
this in front of a large crowd. Field hockey is extremely popular
in the area, and its a great opportunity for hockey fans to
see a great game."
The U.S. team begins the tour at defending National Champion Michigan
on August 23 before heading to NCAA runner-up Maryland on August
25. The tour resumes at Wake Forest and concludes at Princeton on
September 7.
Ticket information will be available on the US Field Hockey website
at www.usfieldhockey.com or by calling 719-866-4567.
Three Tigers and Coach Kampersall 92
to take part in 2002 USA Hockey womens festival
Three players from the Princeton women's hockey program have been
selected to take part in the 2002 USA Hockey Women's Festival, to
be held August 13-20 in Lake Placid, New York. Gretchen Anderson
04 is one of 10 players who will represent the ECAC on the
USA Hockey under-22 select team. Andrea Kilbourne 03 and Becky
Stewart 05 are among the 23 players with ECAC ties who were
named to one of the two 20-player festival teams. A total of 62
skaters were selected to the festival.
Kilbourne, who competed in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics,
and Stewart are both members of the white team, which will be led
by Princeton head coach Jeff Kampersal 92.
Anderson and the select team will begin a training camp on August
13 in preparation for a three-game series with the Canadian under-22
team, beginning on August 21. That series will be held at the Olympic
Center in Lake Placid, New York.
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