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Art Museum

"Mothers," a lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), is among the work displayed in the "Klinger to Kollwitz: German Art in the Age of Expressionism" exhibit on view at the University Art Museum through June 9. An overview of late 19th- and early 20th-century German art, the exhibition comprises 37 works, including loans from several private collections in Princeton and the University Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. It is the first exhibition of its kind to be held at the Art Museum, whose German holdings were enhanced in 1990 with a major bequest from Sophie Goldberg Bargmann and Valentine Bargmann. The exhibition's large number of graphic works highlights one of the museum's less well-known strengths, while illustrating the tremendous accomplishments in original printmaking carried out in Germany at the dawn of modernism.

Politics of energy is Feb. 25 topic

Aleading specialist and consultant on the commercial aspects of the international oil and gas sector will speak at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in Bowl 1, Robertson Hall.
     Edward Morse, executive adviser at the Hess Energy Trading Co., will discuss "Russia, the United States and the New Geopolitics of Caspian Energy."
     Morse joined HETCO in April 1999 after more than a decade as publisher of Petroleum Intelligence Weekly and other oil and gas industry newsletters. Last year, he chaired a task force on energy security jointly sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations of New York and the James Baker III Institute at Rice University.
     As deputy assistant secretary of state for international energy policy from 1978 to 1981, Morse was the most senior official in the U.S. Department of State with full-time responsibilities in energy. In that capacity, he represented the United States at the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency.
     The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

U.N. ambassador from Chile speaks

Juan Gabriel Valdés, ambassador of Chile to the United Nations, will present a lecture titled "Prospects for a U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
     Valdés, who earned a Ph.D. in political science from Princeton in 1975, was appointed Chilean ambassador in May 2000 after serving as the country's minister of foreign affairs. He also was director of the international division of the Chilean Ministry of Finance and coordinator of the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiating team from 1994 to 1996, working as the lead negotiator of the free trade agreement between Chile and Canada in 1996.
     Valdés lived in exile during Chile's military rule in the 1970s, continuing his work toward the defense of human rights and democracy in his homeland at places such as the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. He returned to Chile in the mid-1980s and conducted the communications campaign for the winning option during the decisive plebiscite in 1988 that marked the end of military rule.
     The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Latin American Studies Program.

Cantor offers advice on women's legal issues

Questions and Answers on Some Legal Issues for Women," an informal discussion with local attorney Daniel Cantor, will take place Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the Whig Lounge.
     There will be two sessions: from noon to 1 p.m. and from 1 to 2 p.m. Participants are invited to send their questions about everything from traffic tickets to credit card debt in advance to <mailto:lmcantor@ princeton.edu>.
     The event is being sponsored by the Work/Life Task Force of the President's Standing Committee on the Status of Women.

Two poets to read from work

Poets Billy Collins and Fanny Howe will read from their work in a program at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
     Collins began serving as Poet Laureate of the United States this past October. He has published seven collections of poetry, including "Questions About Angels," "The Art of Drowning," "Picnic, Lightning" and, most recently, "Sailing Alone Around the Room." His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review and The American Scholar. The recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, he is a Distinguished Professor of English at Lehman College, City University of New York.
     Howe's recent collections of poetry include "Selected Poems," "Forged," "Q," "One Crossed Out," "O'Clock" and "The End." She also is the author of several novels, short story collections and books for young adults. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Pushcart Prize for fiction, the National Book Award for fiction and the National Poetry Foundation Award. She is a professor of writing and literature at the University of California-San Diego.
     The poets will be introduced by C.K. Williams, lecturer with the rank of professor in the Council of the Humanities and creative writing. The program is part of the Creative Writing Program's Althea Ward Clark Reading Series.

Lecture set on NATO after 9/11

A lecture titled "NATO After Sept. 11" is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
     Robert Hunter, senior adviser at the RAND Corp. in Washington, D.C., and former U.S. ambassador to NATO, will speak at 4:30 p.m.
     From 1993 to 1998, Hunter served as U.S. permanent representative on the North Atlantic Council and also represented the United States to the Western European Union. He was a principal architect of the "New NATO" and a key leader in implementing the decisions of the 1994 and 1997 NATO summits, including NATO enlargement and international restructuring.
     Prior to his NATO appointment, Hunter was vice president for international politics and director of European studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. A counselor on Western European and Middle Eastern affairs for nearly 40 years, he served as senior foreign policy adviser to the Clinton, Gephardt and Mondale presidential campaigns.
     Hunter is author or editor of more than 700 publications and regularly has contributed opinion pieces to major daily newspapers. The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

EPA officials to discuss working for clean air

Two senior administrators at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will present a lecture on "Breathing Easier: Working for Clean Air Under the Bush and Clinton Administrations" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
     The speakers will be Robert Brenner, principal deputy administrator for air and radiation and director of the Office of Policy Analysis and Review, and Jacob Moss, senior policy analyst and special assistant to the deputy assistant administrator. Both are alumni of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
     Brenner has played a key role in the development, Congressional passage and implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990. He also has been a leader in the EPA's efforts to incorporate the use of economic analysis and incentives into environmental policy development. Before his arrival at the EPA in 1979, he was a member of Princeton's Center for International Studies. He received a bachelor's degree in 1975 and a master's degree in public affairs in 1977 from the Woodrow Wilson School.
     Moss is focusing his work on energy policy and international air quality issues. Since the spring of 2001, he has served as the EPA's point person in developing and implementing the president's National Energy Policy. He is a 1999 graduate of the master in public affairs program at the Woodrow Wilson School.
     The lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School's Office of Graduate Career Services and the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy.

Lessons in constitutional law explored

Exit Strategies in Constitutional Law: Lessons for Getting 'The Least Dangerous Branch' Out of the 'Political Thicket'" is the topic of a lecture to be presented at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in 104 Computer Science Building.
     Pamela Karlan, the Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law at Stanford University, will deliver the James Moffett '29 Lecture in Ethics. A reception in the lobby will follow.
     Karlan teaches courses on civil rights, political participation and civil procedure. She clerked for Justice Harry Blackmun at the U.S. Supreme Court from 1985-86 and served as assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund from 1986-88.
     Karlan has conducted extensive pro bono litigation on behalf of civil rights and civil liberties groups, associations of black elected officials and reproductive rights groups in the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal and state courts. During the 2000 presidential election crisis, she appeared frequently on television, explaining election law and the political process on "Nightline," "News Hour with Jim Lehrer" and "Good Morning America." Recent publications she has co-written include "When Elections Go Bad: The Law of Democracy and the Presidential Election of 2000" and "Civil Rights Actions: Enforcing the Constitution."
     The Moffett Lectures are offered by the University Center for Human Values.

Katz to deliver Murphy Lecture

Stanley Katz will speak on "Constitutionalism and Human Rights: The Dilemma of the United States" at the second annual Walter Murphy Lecture in American Constitutionalism on Thursday, Feb. 28.
     The lecture will begin at 8 p.m. in 104 Computer Science Building. Murphy, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus at Princeton, and his wife Terry are expected to attend.
     Katz is a lecturer with rank of professor in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and president emeritus of the American Council of Learned Societies, the leading organization in humanistic scholarship and education in the United States. His research interests include the effects of private philanthropy upon public policy as well as non-governmental peace and conflict resolution organizations in strife-ridden nations.
     Murphy, a distinguished constitutional scholar, retired from the University in 1995 following a career dedicated to the study of American and comparative constitutional law and theory. The lecture is sponsored by the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions in the Department of Politics.

Ex-'Real World' cast member here

Judd Winick, cartoonist, AIDS activist and cast member of MTV's "The Real World: San Francisco," will speak at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2, in 302 Frist Campus Center.
     The event, part of the Class of 2004 Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. Winick will discuss "Reality TV, AIDS in the 21st Century, Puck and the Life and Legacy of Pedro Zamora."
     A graduate of the University of Michigan, Winick came to some national prominence as a cast member of MTV's "The Real World" in 1994. In the wake of the death of his "Real World" roommate and friend, AIDS activist Pedro Zamora, Winick embarked on a national AIDS education lecture tour for a year and half and spoke at more than 80 schools. He later documented his friendship with Zamora and the lecture tour in an award-winning book, "Pedro and Me."
     Winick writes for a variety of mainstream comic titles such as "Green Lantern," "The X-Men" and "Batman." He also writes and draws his own book, "The Adventures of Barry Ween," and is developing it and other properties for television. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and fellow former "Real World" cast member Pamela Ling. They are the founders of the National Pedro Zamora Project, a philanthropic organization that provides funds to youth-based AIDS and HIV programs.
     After his lecture, Winick will be on the 100 level of the Frist Campus Center to meet with those attending and to sign copies of his book.

Swim season is soon

The Nassau Swim Club, located on lower Springdale Road, is accepting members for the 2002 season. Priority is given to University faculty, staff and students; members of the Institute for Advanced Study; and staff of the Princeton University Press.
     The season runs from late May through early September at the small, family-oriented club. For membership rates and application forms, contact <mailto:stephanieathome@hotmail.com>.

Art Museum

This recently acquired pair of Chinese tomb guardian figures from the Tang dynasty are on display at the University Art Museum through Aug. 31. The figures are the focus of the "Guardians of the Tomb: Spirit Beasts of Tang Dynasty China" exhibition. "Relics from one of the golden eras of Chinese art and culture, these fierce beast figures were always placed in pairs in tombs that often contained numerous ceramic figures of humans, animals and supernatural creatures," said Cary Liu, associate curator of Asian art. "Because of their position near the tomb entrance and their ferocious demeanor, such figures are thought to have been sentinels protecting the deceased from evil spirits."