Nassau Notes
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The Peking Acrobats |
The Peking Acrobats will appear at McCarter Theatre at 7:30 pm on February 21.
Poetry
Poets C.D. Wright and Galway
Kinnell will read from their work on February 23.
Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program's Althea Clark
Reading Series, the reading will be held in the Stewart
Theater, 185 Nassau St., at 4:30 pm. (Photo by Forrest
Gander)
Art Museum exhibit
"Freedom, A Fable" by Kara
Elizabeth Walker is part of an exhibit on display in the Art
Museum through March 5.
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson (l), Charles Durning, Sam Coppola and Daniel Benzali are appearing in Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet at McCarter Theatre through March 5. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Speakers
Simmens talks about NJ growth
Herbert Simmens, executive
director of the NJ State Planning Commission, will speak on
"Smart Growth, New Jersey Style" at 4:30 pm on February
22 in 2 Robertson Hall.
Representing state and local governments
and the public, the commission's State Development and
Redevelopment Plan is an attempt to organize future growth
through programs that help develop and sustain attractive
communities that can be supported at a reasonable cost.
Simmens earned his MPA from the Woodrow
Wilson School in 1971, with a specialization in urban and
regional planning, and has been a planner since the
mid-1970s.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
Wilson speaks on South Africa
Francis Wilson will speak on
"Uprooting Poverty in South Africa" at 4:30 pm on
February 22 in 1 Robertson Hall.
Visiting professor in public and
international affairs, Wilson has been a faculty member in
the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town for
30 years. He founded the Southern African Labour and
Development Research Unit, of which he is now director.
Among his numerous publications are
Labour in the South African Gold Mines and
Uprooting Poverty: The South African Challenge (with
M. Ramphele).
His lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
Ashoka founder speaks in Robertson
William Drayton will speak on
"Promoting Social Policy Entrepreneurship Worldwide" at 4:30
pm on February 23 in 1 Robertson Hall.
Drayton, 1984 winner of a MacArthur
Fellowship, is founder of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public,
an organization that identifies and supports social
entrepreneurs around the world. It is named for an Indian
emperor of the third-century BC who, guilt-stricken after a
conquest, renounced violence and devoted his life to the
public good. Ashoka focuses on fields such as the
environment, education, health, human rights and economic
development.
Drayton's lecture is sponsored by the
Woodrow Wilson School.
Bhatia talks about Vieques bombing
Eduardo Bhatia, senator for
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, will give a lecture titled
"Enough is Enough: Popular Opposition to the US Navy Bombing
of Vieques, Puerto Rico" at 4:30 pm on February 24 in
1 Robertson Hall.
Vieques, a small island off the coast of
Puerto Rico, has been used by the US Navy for ammunition
storage and military training exercises since the 1940s. The
US paid $1.6 million to Puerto Rico in exchange for 26,000
acres of land. The training exercises, which have included
burning napalm on the island, caused a fatal accident in
April 1999. "Getting the Navy out of Vieques has become
perhaps the hottest issue for the Puerto Rican community in
the last 50 years," Bhatia says.
The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow
Wilson School.
Scholars explore federalism
The Politics Department and
the Center of International Studies will host a conference
on "Does Federalism Matter? Political Institutions and the
Management of Territorial Cleavages" on February 25
and 26, starting at 3:30 pm in 127 Corwin
Hall.
International scholars will focus on how
federalism can favor the working of democracy through
peaceful resolution of territorial conflicts and the
progressive integration of territorially fragmented
countries.
Notices
International Festival changes
Due to renovations in Dillon
Gym, the International Festival will be held in two stages
this year.
On February 25 a performance of
ethnic music and dances by University groups will be held at
7:30 pm in Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10. A reception with
international snacks and a chance to meet the performers
will follow.
On April 22 the festival will be
held in conjunction with Communiversity. A flag procession
will begin the day, followed by the traditional displays of
arts, artifacts and national cuisines. Three hours of
performances will also take place with children from area
schools.
Women's
basketball
Princeton will play Harvard
University on February 25 and Dartmouth College on
February 26 in Jadwin Gym. Games begin at 7:00
pm.
Service award nominations
The International Center
invites members of the University community to nominate an
undergraduate or graduate student or student organization
for the International Service Award. This award is given for
humanitarian endeavors at Princeton that promote
international understanding among fellow students and area
residents, or initiate or support activities that assist
individuals or communities in other parts of the world.
Send nominations, with a brief
description of the nominee's accomplishments, to Paula Chow,
91 Prospect Ave. or e-mail pchow@princeton.edu. by
February 28.
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The latest in a series of small paperbacks describes the history and traditions of Reunions, from "Class Regalia" to "Logistics," with illustrations that include a well-groomed poodle boasting to a mutt, "This is my 15th reunion; next year I'll be eligible for a golf cart." The book, published by Annual Giving in conjunction with the Alumni Council, is available at the University Store.
Correction
The phone number of Palmer
House, the University guest house, is 258-3715.
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