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9/11
Coverage of Opening Exercises and the University's
observance of the Sept. 11 anniversary will appear in the
Sept. 23 issue of the Weekly Bulletin.
Fields Center to be dedicated Sept. 20
The new Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural
Understanding will be dedicated in a ceremony at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20.
The former Third World Center is located
at 86 Olden St. Its name was changed this summer to more
accurately reflect its mission.
The new name honors Fields, a former
Princeton dean who was the first African-American to hold
such a high-ranking post at an Ivy League school. Fields
came to Princeton in 1964 as assistant director of student
aid and, in 1968, was promoted to assistant dean of the
college. He pioneered policies and practices aimed at
increasing the enrollment and retention of African-American
and other minority students. He left the University in 1971
to serve as the planning officer at the University of Zambia
under a Ford Foundation Fellowship.
He later was the principal partner and
founder of the African Technical Educational Consultant
Service, the administrative officer of Riverside Church in
New York City and the associate director of the Bishop Tutu
Southern African Refugee Scholarship Fund. He died in
1998.
Participating in the ceremony will be
members of the University community and the Fields family.
Those planning to attend should contact center director
Heddye Ducree at <ducree@princeton.edu>
or 258-5494.
Roof use prohibited
University policy prohibits the use of roofs on campus
for personal or social purposes. This policy exists because
of the obvious hazard of falls, as well as the possibility
of roof damage.
Some roofs may be used for research and
teaching with prior approval by contacting either David
Blydenburgh, maintenance, at 258-6607; or Greg Cantrell,
environmental health and safety, at 258-5294 or
<cantrell@princeton.edu>.
Info tech usage guidelines posted
The 2002-03 edition of the guidelines for appropriate use
of University information technology resources and Internet
access has been posted online at <www.princeton.edu/
guidelines.html>.
This companion document to "Rights,
Rules, Responsibilities" applies to all members of the
University community. It is revised each year by a
cross-campus panel. Since these guidelines appear only on
the Web, the site also offers a printer-friendly
version.
Constitutional scholar to speak on 'The New
Originalism' Sept. 19
James Fleming, professor of law at Fordham University,
will speak Thursday, Sept. 19, about a theory of
constitutional interpretation that is the subject of much
debate among legal scholars and Supreme Court watchers.
He will discuss "The New Originalism" at
4:30 p.m. in 008 Friend Center. The event will inaugurate
this year's Alpheus Mason Lectures in Constitutional Law and
Political Thought sponsored by the James Madison Program in
American Ideals and Institutions. It will be followed by a
reception.
Originalism holds that the proper way to
interpret the constitution is to construe its provisions in
light of what its framers were trying to achieve. It is an
approach that requires legal scholars and judges to have a
firm grasp of the contexts in which provisions of the
constitution were enacted, and of American history
generally. Its most well-known proponent is U.S. Supreme
Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Fleming is a co-author with Walter Murphy
and Sotorios Barber of the textbook, "American
Constitutional Interpretation," which is required reading in
Princeton's highly regarded course on this subject. A
graduate of Harvard Law School, he earned his Ph.D. in
politics from Princeton in 1988. His forthcoming book is
titled "Securing Constitutional Democracy."
Employee medical records available
Under a regulation of the federal Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, employers are required to make
available upon request certain medical records and all
exposure records of employees who are exposed to toxic
substances or hazardous agents.
In compliance with this regulation, the
University will provide the first copy of these records free
to the employee or a representative to whom the employee has
given specific written authorization. The regulation does
not require that access be provided to the records of
counseling, drug or alcohol abuse programs.
A written request must be submitted by
the employee or authorized representative, along with proof
of identity such as driver's license or University
identification card. To ensure that the proper information
is made available, the employee must provide his or her
Social Security number.
Medical record request forms may be
obtained from Employee Health, McCosh Health Center
(258-5035). Exposure record request forms are available from
Environmental Health and Safety, 262 Alexander St.
(258-5294). Requests from former employees must be submitted
to the Office of Human Resources, New South (258-3301).
A copy of the regulation is available for
review upon request at McCosh Health Center or Environmental
Health and Safety.
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Art Museum
"Hidden Valley, Looking Southwest" is among the works on
view through Jan. 19 in an exhibition, "Lewis Baltz:
'Nevada' and Other Photographs," at the University Art
Museum. The show highlights a significant recent acquisition
of work by Baltz, an American photographer. It includes a
complete edition of his 1978 portfolio, "Nevada," in which
he alternates panoramic views of the horizon with
photographs of construction sites, trailer parks and city
streets to show an open landscape slowly being devoured.
Faculty and staff invited to get away
The Princeton Get-Away Club invites those interested in
opportunities to travel to interesting places, events,
activities and dinner theaters to join the group.
Formed by Princeton employees in 1976,
the organization offers one-day, overnight and multi-day
trips.
Officers this year are: Rosemary
Shangle-Johnson, president; Joan Judson, vice president;
Margaret Pazdan, recording secretary; Vince Sassman,
corresponding secretary; and Mary Agness Procaccino,
treasurer.
Dues are $10 per family and may be sent
to: Princeton Get-Away Club, P.O. Box 281, Princeton, NJ
08542. Persons with questions may contact Shangle-Johnson at
921-6320.
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September 16, 2002
Vol. 92, No. 2
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Contents
Page one
•Chemical engineer keeps her
head in the clouds for research
•'Bookscape' brightens
literary landscape in children's
library
•High school students get
extensive college experience
Inside
•Summer outreach programs
inform and inspire
•Students look up to
Princeton mentors
People
•Explorer of Big Bang
afterglow dies at age 67
•Spotlight,
briefs
Sections
•By the
numbers
•Nassau
Notes
•Calendar of
events
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