Archive – October, 2003
Kennan biographer to speak, Nov. 9
Posted October 31, 2003; 10:29 a.m.
John Lewis Gaddis, the official biographer of George Kennan, will speak at an opening lecture for the Firestone Library exhibition marking the centennial of the former diplomat's birth at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in 101 McCormick. A reception will f...
Conference planned on 'Inequality and American Democracy,' Nov. 7-8
Posted October 31, 2003; 10:22 a.m.
scholars will explore the political causes and consequences of the increase in economic inequality in the United States over the past three decades in a conference Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8.
All sessions for "Inequality and American Democra...
Speech to focus on democracy by force and Iraq, Nov. 6
Posted October 31, 2003; 10:16 a.m.
Speech to focus on democracy by force and Iraq, Nov. 6 A leading authority on democratization will discuss "Democracy by Force, Iraq and the Future of Sovereignty" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Thomas Carot...
Donahue and Pozner discuss controlling the message, Nov. 6
Posted October 31, 2003; 10:10 a.m.
talk show host Phil Donahue and Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner will lead a discussion on "Controlling the Message: How the Media Framed the War" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Starting in the mid-1980s, ...
Lecture planned on peace in the Middle East, Nov. 6
Posted October 31, 2003; 10:02 a.m.
"Prospects for Peace: The Vital Role of Civil Society in Bringing Democracy, Justice and Prosperity to Palestine and Israel" is the title of a lecture set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in McCosh 46.
Speaking will be Mustafa Barghouthi, secret...
Loury to discuss economics and racial inequality, Nov. 6-7
Posted October 31, 2003; 09:58 a.m.
Economist Glenn Loury will deliver two lectures on economics and racial inequality on Nov. 6-7 in Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10. The lectures will take place at 4:30 p.m. Thursday and at 10 a.m. Friday.
Loury is a distinguished economic theorist a...
Lecture focuses on political leadership in Italy and Japan, Nov. 5
Posted October 30, 2003; 11:22 a.m.
A comparative political and economic history of leadership in Italy and Japan will be offered at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in 2 Robertson Hall.
Richard Samuels, director of the Center of International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute o...
Marsh surveys Princeton's data scene
Posted October 30, 2003; 11:06 a.m.
How many freshmen considering a major in English actually graduate with a concentration in that discipline? What is the student-to-faculty ratio at Princeton? Who approves the use of human subjects in surveys? Jed Marsh finds himself immersed...
Exhibition marks diplomat Kennan's centennial
Posted October 30, 2003; 11:03 a.m.
Like many students who graduate from college, George Kennan wasn't sure what he wanted to do after earning his bachelor's degree in history from Princeton in 1925. He decided to enter the foreign service, attributing his decision primarily to "t...
Simple system yields custom-designed proteins
Posted October 30, 2003; 12:11 a.m.
The diversity of nature may be enormous, but for Michael Hecht it is just a starting point.
Hecht, a Princeton professor of chemistry, has invented a technique for making protein molecules from scratch, a long-sought advance that will all...
FluFest and Cirque de Santé wellness fair set for Nov. 5-6
Posted October 29, 2003; 05:53 p.m.
University Health Services' annual flu immunization program is "spreading." The traditional two-day University-subsidized flu vaccination program has expanded to incorporate a health and wellness celebration, appropriately dubbed Cirque de Santé (...
Lewis to deliver Environmental Prize Lectures, Nov. 5-7
Posted October 29, 2003; 05:25 p.m.
The Princeton Environmental Institute and the Princeton University Press have invited Nathan Lewis of the California Institute of Technology to give the 2003 Environmental Prize Lectures.
Lewis, the George Argyros Professor of Chemistry at Calt...
USAID official to discuss rebuilding Iraq, Nov. 3
Posted October 29, 2003; 05:18 p.m.
A lecture on "Local Governance in Post-Conflict Iraq" is set for 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Speaking will be Ross Wherry, senior reconstruction adviser for Iraq at the Asia and Near East Bureau of the U.S. Agency for Intern...
Physician to speak on breast health, Nov. 4
Posted October 29, 2003; 09:12 a.m.
Dr. Gordon Schwartz, a leader in surgical oncology, will present "Facts and Fables About Breast Health" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, in 3 Lewis Thomas Lab. He will discuss common misconceptions in the breast health care field.
Schwartz, an a...
Educators look to close high achiever's gap, Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Posted October 28, 2003; 03:34 p.m.
New Jersey secondary school teachers, guidance counselors and other educators will be on campus this weekend for a symposium on challenges facing African-American students who are academic high achievers.
The event, "Closing the High Achiever...
OWL plans discussion on reproductive rights, Nov. 3
Posted October 28, 2003; 03:22 p.m.
A discussion on "Reproductive Rights, Contraception and Abortion" is set for 9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in the Whig Hall lounge. Participants will focus on the recent changes in abortion law, the existence of pro-life feminists and the role...
Shakespeare Company presents 'Titus Andronicus,' Nov. 20-22
Posted October 25, 2003; 05:26 p.m.
The Princeton Shakespeare Company will present "Titus Andronicus," directed by junior Joseph Cermatori, at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 20-22, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
Each performance will be followed by a discussi...
Quipfire! to perform charity show, Nov. 5
Posted October 25, 2003; 05:13 p.m.
The Quipfire! student improvisational comedy troupe will perform its third annual experimental show at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the Frist Campus Center theater.
Tickets are $5 and are available at the Frist ticket office, (609) 258-...
Morrison's new novel speaks of 'Love'
Posted October 24, 2003; 11:22 a.m.
Toni Morrison says there are two ripe features that aggrandize humans: love and language. So it is no wonder that her eighth novel, "Love," speaks to the human condition in search of its own voice. ...
Jason Morgan to receive National Medal of Science
Posted October 21, 2003; 05:03 p.m.
Princeton University geophysicist W. Jason Morgan has been selected to receive the National Medal of Science , the nation's highest scientific honor, for theories that describe how land masses move, volcanoes arise and many other features of ...
String quartet to perform student and faculty works, Oct. 24
Posted October 21, 2003; 04:14 p.m.
The Brentano String Quartet , Princeton University's award winning ensemble-in-residence, will perform the works of graduate students and faculty in the Department of Music at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall
The c...
David Coffin, emeritus professor of art and archaeology, dies
Posted October 21, 2003; 10:35 a.m.
David Coffin, a longtime faculty member in Princeton's art and archaeology department who influenced generations of scholars with his authoritative research on Italian Renaissance garden and landscape design, died of heart failure Oct. 14. He w...
Tickets no longer available for Morrison reading, Nov. 4
Posted October 21, 2003; 10:21 a.m.
Tickets are no longer available for Toni Morrison's reading from her newest novel, "Love," at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The Richardson box office began distributing free tickets to University ID holders...
Scholars to speak on Tibet, Nov. 6
Posted October 17, 2003; 05:08 p.m.
Tibetan scholars, Ngawang Choephel and Bhuchung Tsering, will speak on Tibet and its relationship with the Chinese government at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in McCosh 46.
Choephel, a teacher of Tibetan music and a Fulbright Scholar at Middlebur...
Global partnership for women is topic for Oct. 21
Posted October 17, 2003; 04:05 p.m.
lecture on "Vital Voices: A Global Partnership for Women" will be presented at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in 16 Robertson Hall.
The speaker will be Theresa Loar, president of Vital Voices Global Partnership, an organization dedicated to promot...
Washington Post reporter to speak on U.S. military's role, Oct. 20
Posted October 17, 2003; 03:41 p.m.
Priest, investigative reporter and military intelligence writer for The Washington Post, will present a lecture titled "The Mission: The U.S. Military's Expanding Role in World Affairs" at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson ...
Edison's 1903 Princeton football film now online
Posted October 17, 2003; 10:55 a.m.
A century after Thomas Edison filmed an early Princeton vs. Yale football game, footage now is available online on TigerNet, the Web site of the Alumni Council.
The roughly four-minute clip from the game, filmed at Yale on Nov. 14, 1903, ...
Students perform 'The Designated Mourner,' Oct. 16-18, 20-23
Posted October 16, 2003; 04:30 p.m.
student production of Wallace Shawn's "The Designated Mourner" will be staged at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 16-18, and Monday through Thursday, Oct. 20-23, at the Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
The play is a production of th...
Lectures to focus on social changes in Afghanistan, Nov. 2-4
Posted October 15, 2003; 09:49 p.m.
series of lectures titled "Afghanistan on the Threshold of the 21st Century: Changes in Values and Social Practices" is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, Nov. 2-4, in 101 McCormick.
Micheline Centlivres-Demont, professor of anthro...
'Mondays in the Sun' showing at Frist, Oct. 17-18
Posted October 15, 2003; 09:35 p.m.
The Undergraduate Film Organization will show "Mondays in the Sun" at 11:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18, in the Frist Campus Center theater.
The award-winning film tells the story of a coastal Spanish town suffering from its own is...
Former Middle East correspondent to discuss war in Iraq, Oct. 22
Posted October 15, 2003; 09:26 p.m.
Goldenberg, U.S. correspondent for The Guardian newspaper, will share her experiences covering the war in Iraq at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in 1 Robertson Hall.
Her address, titled "A Fearful, Lawless and Broken Place: War and Occupation in...
Conference to honor John Wilson, Oct. 24-25
Posted October 15, 2003; 08:27 p.m.
A conference titled "Reflections on the Study of Religion" will take place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25.
The event is intended to honor the long and distinguished career of John Wilson, the Agate Brown and George L. Collord Professor of Reli...
Afghan officials to discuss country's future, Oct. 17
Posted October 15, 2003; 02:49 p.m.
Afghan Vice President Hedayat Amin Arsala, Minister of the Interior Ali Ahmad Jalali and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Robert Finn will address the future of Afghanistan at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, in 16 Robertson Hall.
The panel discussio...
Materials research will be viewed through new 'PRISM'
Posted October 15, 2003; 11:55 a.m.
Merging two highly successful research programs, the University has created a new institute with a goal of becoming the world leader in an area of materials science that is emerging as an important source of scientific discoveries and commercial...
Group stages 'Rocky Horror,' Oct. 23
Posted October 14, 2003; 06:13 p.m.
The FireHazards Performance Group will bring the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" to the Murray-Dodge Theater stage at midnight Thursday, Oct. 23.
This 1970s cult classic has been performed annually around Halloween, a tradition revived three ye...
Memorial service for Aaron Lemonick scheduled, Oct. 18
Posted October 14, 2003; 05:10 p.m.
A memorial service for Aaron Lemonick, professor of physics emeritus and longtime University administrator, is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in the Princeton University Chapel. Lemonick died June 19 at age 80.
Lemonick, who serve...
University Orchestra opens season, Oct. 17-18
Posted October 14, 2003; 02:48 p.m.
The Princeton University Orchestra , under the direction of guest conductor David Arrivee, will open its 2003-04 season with concerts at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
Arrivee, a member of...
'Manito' showing at Frist, Oct. 16
Posted October 14, 2003; 02:48 p.m.
"Manito" a film depicting the life of a Latino family living in the Washington Heights section of New York City, will be shown at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in the Frist Campus Center theater.
Free tickets are available at the Frist ticket...
Composers' Ensemble to perform, Oct. 16
Posted October 14, 2003; 02:47 p.m.
The Princeton Composers' Ensemble will perform new music by graduate students and faculty in the Department of Music at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in the University Chapel. A reception will follow the performance.
The group will presen...
New method saves time in inventing drugs
Posted October 13, 2003; 05:39 p.m.
Engineers at the University have developed an accelerated method for inventing protein-based drugs and, in a unique collaboration with two other institutions, have used it to design improved versions of a possible treatment for inflammatory diso...
Prakash named new director of Davis Center
Posted October 13, 2003; 05:36 p.m.
Gyan Prakash, professor of history, has been named to a four-year term as director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies. Prakash, who began his term in July, has announced the theme for the center's weekly seminar program an...
Lecture planned on ethics and economics, Oct. 16
Posted October 13, 2003; 08:55 a.m.
Elizabeth Anderson will deliver a lecture on "Ethical Assumptions in Economic Theory: Some Lessons From the History of Credit and Bankruptcy" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.
The lecture is sponsored by the Program...
'Indigenous People's Day' event set for Oct. 13
Posted October 10, 2003; 05:16 p.m.
Native Americans at Princeton will sponsor "Indigenous People's Day 2003: Native Voices Past, Present and Future," on Monday, Oct. 13.
The event will include a dinner discussion at 6:30 p.m. at the International Center in Frist Campus Cen...
Weiss named 'leading young innovator'
Posted October 10, 2003; 04:53 p.m.
Technology Review magazine has selected Ron Weiss , assistant professor of electrical engineering, for its 2003 list of 100 leading young innovators.
The magazine, published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, cited Weiss for his...
Barber to discuss Patriot Act, Oct. 15
Posted October 10, 2003; 04:46 p.m.
Grayson Barber, a lecturer in the Department of Politics and a member of the board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union, will present a talk titled "How the Patriot Act Affects Us All" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Dodds A...
Engineering school casts wide net for ideas
Posted October 10, 2003; 11:53 a.m.
The School of Engineering and Applied Science is inviting people from across the University community and beyond to participate in a series of workshops as part of its strategic planning initiative.
The workshops began Sept. 18 with an all-da...
Bahcall shares presidential Enrico Fermi Award
Posted October 10, 2003; 12:10 a.m.
John Bahcall, a faculty member at the Institute for Advanced Study and a visiting lecturer with rank of professor at Princeton, has been named one of three winners of the Enrico Fermi Award.
The honor, announced by U.S. Secretary of Energy Sp...
Aung-Thwin to discuss conditions in Burma, Oct. 16
Posted October 9, 2003; 06:12 p.m.
Aung-Thwin, director of the Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative, will give a lecture titled "Burma: Four Decades of Dictatorship" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in 1 Robertson Hall.
The initiative is a project of the Open Society Institute...
'House o' Sound' to showcase music community, Oct. 11
Posted October 9, 2003; 05:57 p.m.
Oct. 11, the Woolworth Center of Musical Studies will transform itself into a "House o' Sound," showcasing the sounds currently emanating from the Princeton music community. The public is invited to come from noon to 6 p.m.; rotating performances ...
Pearcey to talk on power of Christian worldview, Oct. 11
Posted October 9, 2003; 05:37 p.m.
Nancy Pearcey, a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, a Christian policy research group, will present a talk titled "The Transforming Power of a Christian Worldview" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in the Whig Senate Chamber. An informal dinn...
Coat drive runs through Oct. 17
Posted October 9, 2003; 05:19 p.m.
The Student Volunteers Council is sponsoring a winter coat drive for the Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton. Gently used warm coats can be brought to the council's drop-off box at Dillon Gym through Friday, Oct. 17. For more information, ...
Irish journalist to speak on end of conflict, Oct. 17
Posted October 9, 2003; 05:07 p.m.
Moloney, a veteran journalist and author of a controversial book on the Irish Republican Army, will speak at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. The topic of his lecture, sponsored by the Fund for Irish Studies...
Conference honors Robert Gutman, Oct. 17-18
Posted October 9, 2003; 05:03 p.m.
A conference at the School of Architecture in honor of Robert Gutman , who has been a member of the Princeton faculty since 1969, is set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18.
The event, titled "Architecture and Public Policy: A Symposium in ...
Penrose to present three lectures, Oct. 17, 20 and 22
Posted October 9, 2003; 04:54 p.m.
Mathematical physicist Roger Penrose will present a series of three lectures on "Fashion, Faith and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe" between Oct. 17 and Oct. 22.
Penrose is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Univ...
Author to speak on 'Terror in the Name of God,' Oct. 16
Posted October 9, 2003; 04:48 p.m.
Jessica Stern, a U.S. expert on terrorism, will present a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. She will speak on "Terror in the Name of God," the topic of her new book (HarperCollins, 2003).
Stern is a le...
Handler to speak on welfare, poverty and inequality, Oct. 15
Posted October 9, 2003; 04:44 p.m.
A lecture titled "Blame Welfare: Ignore Poverty and Inequality" is set for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The speaker will be Joel Handler, the Richard Maxwell Professor of Law and professor of policy studies...
Evolutionary anthropologist to speak on his work, Oct. 15
Posted October 9, 2003; 04:37 p.m.
"Genomic Approaches to Human Origins" is the title of a lecture to be presented at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in McCosh 50.
The speaker will be Svante Paabo, director of the Department of Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...
Third year of President's Lecture Series begins Oct. 14
Posted October 9, 2003; 04:19 p.m.
The lecture series started by President Shirley M. Tilghman in 2001 to bring together faculty members from different disciplines will continue this year with three more lectures.
The President's Lecture Series grew out of meetings Tilghman had wit...
Harvey to discuss judicial response to sexual assault, Oct. 14
Posted October 9, 2003; 03:52 p.m.
New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey will discuss "Judicial Response to Sexual Assault in New Jersey" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Harvey was appointed by Gov. James E. McGreevey as acting attorney general this past Feb...
U.S. Senate chaplain to speak, Oct. 12
Posted October 9, 2003; 02:52 p.m.
Rev. Barry Black, U.S. Senate chaplain, will speak on "How to Do the Impossible" at the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday, Oct. 12, in the University Chapel.
Black, who is a retired rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, was elected the 62nd chaplain o...
Workshop to address U.S. electricity markets, Oct. 10
Posted October 9, 2003; 01:41 p.m.
Leading energy experts will convene at Princeton Friday for a workshop aimed at addressing issues of risk and deregulation in the U.S. electricity markets.
The workshop, "Price Risk and the Future of the U.S. Electricity Markets," is schedule...
U-Store continues fall events with noted authors
Posted October 9, 2003; 01:04 p.m.
The University Store is continuing to sponsor events this fall featuring authors with Princeton connections or others of interest to the University community.
The authors usually present a short talk at the store, answer questions from the a...
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic to perform, Oct. 11
Posted October 8, 2003; 08:09 p.m.
The Undergraduate Student Government Social Committee will hold its annual fall concert, this year featuring George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in the backyard of the Quadrangle Club, 33 Prospect Ave.
...
'Give Peace a Dance' planned, Oct. 11
Posted October 8, 2003; 08:06 p.m.
The Princeton Peace Network will hold a dance party featuring DJ Neva Saturday, Oct. 11, in Liberation Hall at the Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding.
"Give Peace a Dance" will run from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Groups with common ...
Theatre Intime to perform 'Laramie Project,' Oct. 9-11, 16-18
Posted October 7, 2003; 04:28 p.m.
Theatre Intime will perform "The Laramie Project," a depiction of a Wyoming town in the wake of the 1998 killing of gay college student Matthew Shepard.
Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 9-11, and Thursday through Satur...
'Manito' showing at Frist, Oct. 16
Posted October 7, 2003; 04:27 p.m.
"Manito" a film depicting the life of a Latino family living in the Washington Heights section of New York City, will be shown at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in the Frist Campus Center theater.
Free tickets are available at the Frist ticket...
Oppenheimer to speak about global warming, Oct. 9
Posted October 7, 2003; 01:41 p.m.
Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton professor of geosciences and international affairs, will speak about U.S. policy on global warming and the Climate Stewardship Act at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in 302 Frist Campus Center.
The talk, titled "The ...
Baboon brawls bring out fatherly bonds
Posted October 6, 2003; 11:48 a.m.
The image of the dad who sticks up for his children on the playground may grow out of a parenting instinct that extends further back in primate evolution than previously believed.
A study published Sept. 11 in the journal Nature has shown tha...
Lecture series focuses on lesbian and gay issues, Oct. 9-spring 2004
Posted October 4, 2003; 04:48 p.m.
The Fund for Reunion Inc. and Princeton University's LGBT Student Services are inaugurating a program of lectures on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) topics.
Over the course of this school year, several talks are planne...
Ku elected to NSCS National Leadership Council
Posted October 3, 2003; 11:43 a.m.
Rosemary Ku, a member of Princeton's class of 2005, has been elected vice president of community service of the National Leadership Council.
The council is the student governing body of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a highly se...
Cohen elected to American Academy for Jewish Research
Posted October 3, 2003; 11:41 a.m.
Mark Cohen , professor of Near Eastern studies , has been elected to the American Academy for Jewish Research, the oldest organization of Judaic scholars in North America.
Members are nominated and elected by their peers and therefore co...
Pianist Aboud-Ashkar and Cellist Megiddo to perform, Oct. 9
Posted October 3, 2003; 11:22 a.m.
Pianist Saleem Aboud-Ashkar and Cellist Inbal Megiddo will present a concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall.
The two musicians -- an Israeli-Arab from Nazareth and an Israeli from Jerusalem -- are members of the Wes...
'Prozac Nation' author to speak, Oct. 8
Posted October 3, 2003; 11:15 a.m.
Elizabeth Wurtzel will speak about her experiences with depression and substance abuse while an undergraduate at Harvard University at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in 302 Frist Campus Center. A reception and book signing will follow the talk.
Wurt...
Staggs wins American Physical Society award
Posted October 2, 2003; 06:20 p.m.
Suzanne Staggs , associate professor of physics at Princeton, has been named the winner of the Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award from the American Physical Society.
The award is intended to recognize and enhance outstanding achievement by a woma...
Library acquires British seal collection
Posted October 2, 2003; 05:40 p.m.
Today much ceremony is made of presidents signing bills into laws. Back in the 1500s when Queen Elizabeth I wanted to authenticate newly issued royal documents, she had her seal attached to them.
A recently acquired collection of seals from t...
Conference examines faith and secularism, Oct. 10-11
Posted October 2, 2003; 05:01 p.m.
"Faith and the Challenges of Secularism" is the subject of a conference Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, that will explore a growing clash between secular and religious ideologies in America and the world.
Sessions will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p....
Gellman to discuss publishing secrets, Oct. 9
Posted October 2, 2003; 04:40 p.m.
Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman will speak on "Secrecy, Security and Self-Government: How I Find Out Secrets and Why I Publish Them" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Gellman, who shared the Pulitzer Prize for national r...
Artist Chuck Close to discuss his work, Oct. 9
Posted October 2, 2003; 04:37 p.m.
Painter and printmaker Chuck Close will show slides and talk about his work at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in McCosh 50.
Close is widely credited with renewing the fields of both portraiture and painting. His works often begin with a photograph o...
Cotsen Library sponsors conference on children and war, Oct. 9-11
Posted October 2, 2003; 04:29 p.m.
role and place of children in times of war will be examined during a conference, "Under Fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War," Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 9-11.
The event, sponsored by the Cotsen Children's Library , will run Thursday af...
Geographer to speak on 'Place, Art and Self,' Oct. 8
Posted October 2, 2003; 04:21 p.m.
Eminent geographer Yi-Fu Tuan will present a lecture titled "Place, Art and Self" at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in McCosh 50.
Tuan, who retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998, is ranked among the country's most distinguished c...
Attali presents European point of view on globalization, Oct. 8
Posted October 2, 2003; 04:18 p.m.
Attali, former special adviser to former French President Francois Mitterrand, will present "A European Point of View on Globalization" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Attali is the founder of PlaNet Finance, which support...
Frey, Kahneman to discuss economics and happiness, Oct. 7
Posted October 2, 2003; 04:10 p.m.
Can Economists Say About Happiness?" is the title of a lecture to be presented at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Speaking will be Bruno Frey, professor of economics at the University of Zurich. Responding will be Daniel Kahn...
Panel discussion planned on 'nation-building,' Oct. 7
Posted October 2, 2003; 04:02 p.m.
panel discussion titled "Iraq and Afghanistan: The Commitment to Nation-Building" is set for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in 302 Frist Campus Center.
Panelists will include: former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Robert Finn, visiting lecturer in ...
Guinier to speak on the experience of racial minorities in America, Oct. 7
Posted October 2, 2003; 01:16 p.m.
Lani Guinier, the Bennet Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, will present a lecture titled "The Miner's Canary" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Guinier is the author with Gerald Torres of "The Miner...
Princeton Documentary Festival set for Oct. 4-11
Posted October 2, 2003; 01:00 p.m.
second edition of the Princeton Documentary Festival will run from Saturday through Saturday, Oct. 4-11, at various locations on campus.
Titled "Work In Progress," the event this year will focus on the documentary as process. Leading filmmakers...
EU, German ambassadors to speak at conference, Oct. 3-5
Posted October 2, 2003; 09:45 a.m.
Gunter Burghardt, the European Union's ambassador to the United States, and Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany's ambassador to the United States, will deliver policy speeches Saturday, Oct. 4, at Princeton University as part of a conference titled "The...
'The Ethicist' author to lead forum, Oct. 9
Posted October 1, 2003; 04:11 p.m.
Randy Cohen, who writes "The Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine, will lead the first in a planned series of ethics forums in the five residential colleges called "Do the Right Thing."
Cohen will lead the first session at 7:30 p....
Department of Public Safety posts annual security report
Posted October 1, 2003; 12:58 a.m.
The Department of Public Safety has posted the University's annual Campus Security Report online in PDF format.
This report is required by the Federal Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Jeanne Clery Act)...