P E O P L E Spotlight   Melissa Lawson Name: Melissa Lawson Position: Graduate coordinator for the Department of Computer Science. Assisting the director of graduate studies with everything concerning graduate students -- from admissions applications to courses to degree completion requirements. Quote: "I tell the students during orientation that I'm like their second mom. I really enjoy the people part of my job -- working with the students. I keep in contact with many of them after they leave." Other interests: Spending time with her husband. Reading anything and everything! Cooking. Doing The New York Times crossword puzzle in ink. Collecting teapots (currently more than 150). Traveling.   top		April 9, 2001 Vol. 90, No. 23 previous   archives   next Contents • Unsealed records reveal more of Lindbergh's views • Shapiros' gift endows academic achievement award • Shapiro urges support for stem cell research • Study advances memory theory • Book explores war crimes tribunals People • Walk to lead writing program • Two compelled to fight AIDS in South Africa • Jones presents body of evidence • People Sections • By the numbers: Campus acreage • Nassau Notes • Calendar of events The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Permission is given to adapt, reprint or excerpt material from the Bulletin for use in other media. Deadline. In general, the copy deadline for each issue is the Friday 10 days in advance of the Monday cover date. The deadline for the Bulletin that covers April 23-29 is Friday, April 13. A complete publication schedule is available at deadlines or by calling (609) 258-3601. Subscriptions. The Bulletin is distributed free to faculty, staff and students. Others may subscribe to the Bulletin for $24 for the academic year (half price for current Princeton parents and people over 65). Send a check to Office of Communications, Stanhope Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Editor: Ruth Stevens Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller Contributing writers: Karin Dienst, Yvonne Chiu Hays, Marilyn Marks, Steven Schultz Photographer: Denise Applewhite Design: Mahlon Lovett, Laurel Masten Cantor Web edition: Mahlon Lovett