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August 14, 2002

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Princeton economics professor Ben Bernanke took the oath of office as a member of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System on August 5. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan administered the oath to Bernanke. His term expires January 31, 2004.

Princeton's alumni, parents, and friends contributed $36.4 million to the 2001-02 Annual Giving campaign, with 58.3 percent of all undergraduate alumni participating. The total raised is the second highest in the history of Annual Giving, following last year's record high. Each year approximately 10 percent of the university's overall budget for educational and general expenses is raised through Annual Giving. In its 61-year history, Annual Giving has raised more than $520 million for Princeton. In 2000-01, Annual Giving produced a record $36.7 million in unrestricted funds, with 59.4 percent of all undergraduate alumni participating in the effort. Annual Giving owes its success to an extraordinary volunteer effort that reaches out to all Princetonians and friends through phone calls, mail, and personal meetings all over the world.

Claudia Tate, a professor of English and African-American studies at Princeton who was known for her innovative contributions to African-American literary criticism, died July 29 after a long battle with lung cancer. She was 55.

In The Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider's Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges, Kaplan surveyed high school guidance counselors around the country. Among the questions asked were: What were the "hottest" schools, what were the best buys, and who offered the best career services. Princeton made the top 10 list for hottest school in the country (Harvard topped the list.) When surveyors asked guidance counselors, "If two classic American movies about life on college campuses — Revenge of the Nerds and Animal House — were remade today, on which campuses would they be filmed?" Princeton made the former list, reported PR Newswire.

Tony Shorris *79, New York’s deputy chancellor and chief operating officer, announced his resignation in early August to become a professor at the Woodrow Wilson School, reported the New York Post. He formerly served as a top official in the Port Authority and city finance commissioner.

A book by newly appointed professor Chang-rae Lee has been chosen as the first selection for the Princeton Reads program. "Native Speaker," Lee's debut novel published in 1995, will be the center of discussion and events in the Princeton community beginning October 20 and continuing for two weeks. Princeton Reads is based on programs in several places across the country in which community members are encouraged to read a selected book and to participate in discussions and events centered on that book.

From the Associated Press: "The Princeton University Art Museum has offered to return an ancient Roman sculptural relief to Italy after learning it was taken without an export permit. The sculpture is a fragmentary Roman marble funerary monument that includes a Latin inscription and a bust of a bearded man named Aphthonetus. It dates from the reign of the Roman emperor Hadrian. The museum acquired the sculpture in 1985 from a New York dealer."

White House Weekly reported that John Wilmerding, a professor in American art and of art and archaeology, was appointed to the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.

Researchers in the lab of biologist Virginia Zakian showed that an enzyme called telomerase, which has been intensely studied for its possible roles in cancer and aging, appears to function much differently than previously believed.
Telomerase is responsible for adding specialized units of DNA, called telomeres, to the ends of chromosomes. This special DNA is thought to protect the chromosome ends as a plastic cap protects the ends of shoelaces. The loss of telomeres might play a role in aging, while their inappropriate addition is thought to allow cancer cells to undergo the rapid growth that characterizes tumors.
In a study published in the August 9 issue of Science, Zakian and colleagues Andrew Taggart and Shu-Chun Teng showed that a small protein (called Est1) that scientists previously believed to be part of the larger telomerase enzyme is actually a separate unit that sweeps in with precise timing in a manner that suggests that it activates the telomere-building process.

Two faculty members have been awarded New Directions Fellowships by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grants will allow the faculty members to formally train in academic fields outside their discipline. Daniel Heller-Roazen, an assistant professor of comparative literature, received $172,000 to study medieval Arabic thought and Arabic and Persian languages. Gideon Rosen *92, professor of philosophy, received $270,000 to study the philosophy of law.

Two faculty members have been named inaugural fellows of the recently formed European Corporate Governance Institute. Patrick Bolton, a professor of finance and professor of economics, and Ailsa Roell, senior research economist in the economics department, are among 21 distinguished academics from Europe and North America chosen to provide intellectual leadership for the Brussels-based organization.
The institute was founded this year as an international scientific nonprofit association to provide a forum for debate and dialogue between academics, legislators and practitioners, focusing on corporate governance issues and the promotion of best practice.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Uros Seljak, an assistant professor of physics, a $400,000 grant to support work in theoretical cosmology as part of the foundation's early-career grant program. The five-year grant is designated as a CAREER award, which supports young, tenure-track faculty members "who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century," according to the National Science Foundation. Seljak plans to develop a comprehensive theoretical system for analyzing the diverse aspects of a phenomenon called weak gravitational lensing.

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has chosen Stefan Bernhard, an assistant professor of chemistry for a 2002 Dreyfus New Faculty Award. The awards, each worth $40,000, are presented to a select group of scientists who have demonstrated potential for outstanding scientific accomplishments as well as the promise of dedication to education of students at all levels.

Sara McLanahan, a professor of sociology and public affairs, has been elected president of the Population Association of America. She will serve as president-elect during 2003 and as president in 2004. The Population Association of America is a nonprofit, scientific, professional organization established to promote the improvement, advancement, and progress of the human race through research of problems related to human population.

The government of Austria has awarded its national prize for science and art to Elliott Lieb, a professor of physics. Austrian President Thomas Klestil presented the award, in a ceremony at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture on July 29.

Chess Club players score at U.S. and World opens
Three students recently placed at the World Open in chess in Philadelphia. Brandon Ashe ’04 finished 41st in the Under 2200 section. Ian Prevost ’05 tied for 12th in the Under 2000 section. And Jonathan Heckman ’04 tied for first in the Under 1800 section. At the U.S. Open in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Prevost tied for first in the Under 2000 section and Heckman tied for first in the Under 1600 section.

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UPCOMING LECTURES/EVENTS:
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COMMEMORATIVE ASSEMBLY
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
7:00 p.m. on Cannon Green


You are invited to attend a commemorative assembly to mark the anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The program will be held on Wednesday, September 11, at 7:00 p.m. on Cannon Green (or in the Chapel in case of inclement weather) and will include remarks by President Shirley Tilghman, reflections by members of the Princeton University faculty, musical selections, and readings. All members of the university and surrounding communities are invited.


September 19, 7 p.m., Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind: A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994 and coeditor of The Essential John Nash, appearing at the U-Store.

September 27, 4:30 p.m. — Seamus Deane, University of Notre Dame, "Newman and Joyce: Converting the Empire". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

September 28, 8:00 p.m. — Dance performance by guest dance artist Ralph Lemon. Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau Street. Free and open to the public.

September 30, 4:30 p.m. — Public Presentation: HOUSE [raw]: "Choreography, Ideas, & the Internet: The Web as a Choreographic Tool." Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau Street. Free and open to the public

October 1, 4:30 p.m. — Sculptor Chakaia Booker, Room 219, 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Program in Visual Arts)

October 2, 7 p.m., Anthony Lane, film and literary critic for The New Yorker magazine, author of Nobody's Perfect: Selected Writings from The New Yorker, appearing at the U-Store.

October 4, 4:30 p.m. — Poet Tom Paulin reads from his work. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

October 5-9, Documentary Film Festival, sponsored by the Spanish and Portuguese department. for more information: http://www.princeton.edu/~spo/

October 10, 7 p.m., Nell Irvin Painter, distinguished American Historian, Edwards Professor of American History at Princeton, author of Southern History Across the Color Line, appearing at the U-Store.

October 11, 4:30 p.m. — Novelist Joseph O'Neill reads from his work. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

October 15, 4:30 p.m. — Filmmaker Abby Child, Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Program in Visual Arts)

October 16, 7 p.m., James McPherson, eminent Civil War Historian, George Henry Davis '86 Professor of History at Princeton, author of Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam 1862, appearing at the U-Store.

October 18, 4:30 p.m. — Tom Devine, University of Aberdeen, "Contrasting Migration to the USA: Irish Catholics and Scots in the 19th & Early 20th Centuries". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

October 23, 4:30 p.m.— "Juan Carlos Onetti: El soñador discreto" delivered by Juan José Saer at the Joseph Henry House. (Spanish and Portuguese department)

October 24, 4:30 p.m.— Poetry reading by Juan José Saer at Maclean House (Spanish and Portuguese department)

October 24, 7 p.m., Victor Brombert, Princeton Scholar, Henry Putnam University Professor of Romance and Comparative Literature emeritus at Princeton, author of Trains of Thought: Memories of a Stateless Youth, appearing at the U-Store.

October 27, 3 p.m., David Allen Sibley, famous naturalist, birder, and artist, author of Sibley's Birding Basics, appearing at the U-Store.

November 8, 4:30 p.m. — Lucy McDiarmid, Villanova University, "Anger, Apologies, Statues: The Form of Cultural Controversy". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

November 12, 4:30 p.m. — Abstract painter Juan Usle, Room 219, 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Program in Visual Arts)

November 14-17 & 21-23Melancholy Play, written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Davis McCallum; Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check here for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased at the Frist Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.

November 16, 8:00 p.m. — Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company. Performance and discussion. Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau Street. Free and open to the public.

November 21-23—Instituting Hispanismo (Spanish and Portuguese department)

November 22, 4:30 p.m. — Dramatist Tom Kilroy, "Contemporary Irish Theatre". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

December 9, 4:30 p.m.— "Argentina Today" deliverd by Carlos Altamirano at McCormick Hall. (Spanish and Portuguese department)

December 11, 8:00 p.m. — Student dance performance. Guest choreographer Jessica Lange and guest choreographer Stephen Welsh, Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau Street.

December 11, 8:00 p.m. — Dance performance. End of semester showings of student work, Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau Street. Free and open to the public

January 9-12, 2003Apollinaire's the Breasts of Tiresias, senior thesis production, directed by Matthieu Boyd ’03. Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check here for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased at the Frist Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.

February 7, 2003, 4:30 p.m. — Nancy Curtin, Fordham University, "The Reinvention of Irish Masculinity in the 18th century. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

February 13-16 & 20-22, 2003 — Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, senior thesis production, directed by Chris Wendell ’03 . Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check here for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased at the Frist Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.

February 14, 2003, 4:30 p.m. — Irish studies at Princeton.Panel I: The Backwards Look with Brendan Kane, Natasha Tessone, and Abby Bender. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

February 14-15 2003, 8:00 p.m. — Student dance performance. Guest choreographer Jessica Lange and guest choreographer Stephen Welsh. Richardson Auditorium

February 14-15, 2003, 8:00 p.m. — Spring Dance Festival, Richardson Auditorium.

February 21, 2003, 4:30 p.m. — Irish studies at Princeton. Panel II: Into Modernity with Howard Keeley, Barry McCrea, and Kimberly Bohman. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

February 28, 2003, 4:30 p.m. — Joep Leerssen, Harvard University, "How Time Passes in Joyce's Dublin". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

March 6-9, & 12-14, 2003 — Stoppard's Travesties, senior thesis production with Ben Beckley ’02, Jeff Kitrosser ’03, and Micah Baskir ’03, directed by Sujan Trivedi ’03. Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check here for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased at the Frist Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.

March 7, 2003, 4:30 p.m. — Len Graham and Padraigin ni Uallachain will introduce and sing "Songs from a Hidden Ulster". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

March 27-30, 2003 — PETER MORRIS' MARGE. senior thesis production with Ashley Frankson ’03, directed by Sarah Rodriguez ’03 . Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check here for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased at the Frist Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.

March 28, 2003, 4:30 p.m. — LAWRENCE TAYLOR, National University of Ireland at Maynooth, "Irish Braids: The Africanisation of Moore Street". Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

April 4, 2003, 4:30 p.m. — Playwright Marina Carr, Reading from her work and in conversation with Michael Cadden. Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. Free and open to the public. (Fund for Irish Studies)

April 17-20 & 24-26, 2003 — LACHIUSA'S THE WILD PARTY, senior thesis production, directed by Natasha Badillo ’03. Matthews Acting Studio at 8:00 p.m., 185 Nassau. Check here for updates. Advance tickets for all productions may be purchased at the Frist Ticket Office, or at the door on performance nights.

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  • The exhibition Recent Acquisitions, on view through September 1 at the Art Museum, brings together recent gifts and purchases that augment the strengths of the museum's diverse holdings. East Asian, pre-Columbian and Latin American objects are on view alongside Western drawings, prints, paintings and sculptures dating from antiquity to the 20th century.
  • Guardians of the Tomb: Spirit Beasts in Tang Dynasty China. Through August 31.

LIbrary exhibits

Main Gallery at Firestone Library
Woodrow Wilson at Princeton:  The Path to the Presidency —   May 5, 2002 - October 27, 2002



Charles Risdon Day, after the painting by Frederic Edwin Church
"Niagara (The Great Fall, Niagara)" (Chromolithograph, published in London by Day & Son)
1857; Graphic Arts Division
Gift of Leonard L. Milberg, Class of 1953

 Milberg Gallery for the Graphic Arts at Firestone Library
Heroic Pastorals:  Images of the American Landscape. Through October 6.
K.K. Merker: Master Printer. An exhibit celebrating the life of Kim Merker, founder of the Stone Wall Press, the Windover Press, and the Univesity of Iowa Center for the Book. Through October 6.


Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Take a Walk Along Nassau Street: Celebrating the Classes of 1942, 1952, 1962, 1977, and 1982

Paix et Liberté: Posters That Go BANG! Contentious political posters are common to many nations, but few are more explosive than a selection of French affiches on view at Mudd through February 1. The collection can be viewed in its entirety on the Web: http://infoshare1.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/mudd/online_ex/paix/

The exhibition showcases the work of the French anti-Communist organization Paix et Liberté (Peace and Liberty), which endeavored to combat what it regarded as lies contained in Communist posters. Founded by French politician Jean-Paul David in 1950 against the backdrop of a successful poster campaign by the French Communist Party, Paix et Liberté fought fire with fire by exploiting the themes, language, and symbols of its opponents' posters.

 

Online exhibits at the Library

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New York area events:

Being Claudine, a comedy directed by I-Fan Quirk ’91. Claudine Bloomberg, a young aspiring actess who has been terribly unlucky in her pursuit of love, fame, and fortune, is at the center of this urban tale of human relations. Showing at the Screening Room, 54 Varick Street, New York, NY. For more information, phone Wellington Love at 212-366-4992.

New York Networking Nights Needs Space

New York Networking Nights offers an opportunity for New York area Princeton alumni to learn about career issues and build their own career networks. We meet monthly, usually Monday, and draw between 50 and 70
Tigers of all fields and career stages. We need to find Manhattan spaces that can hold our large group. Ideal
spaces are:
-theatres
-art galleries
-offices with large conference areas
If you are willing to donate space for a night please get in touch with Kelly Perl *93 at kperl@alumni.princeton.edu.

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Washington DC area events

Nothing is listed at the moment.

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Los Angeles events:

Fund for Reunion/ Princeton btGALA — Summer Cruise...On the Patio. Beer and Wine and Cosmo Party. At the home of Dan Berkowitz ’70, 1110 Hacienda Place, #102, West Hollywood, CA. 323-654-4552. RSVP by August 13. Email ICIMEDIA@aol.com

San Francisco events:

Fund for Reunion/Princeotn btGALA — All Ivy Mixer, Wednesday, August 21, 7 to 9 p.m. At 2100 Market Stree (at Church)


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ALUMNI

In an article in the New York Times on August 9, Senator Bill Frist ’74 wrote: "The threat of a smallpox attack outweighs the risks of providing smallpox vaccinations to a well-informed public. Along with the phased-in vaccination of military personnel and first responders, every American should be given this option."

Three-day Black Potatoe Music Fest held in July at the Red Mill Museum in Clinton, New Jersey, showcased Valerie Vigoda ’87’s band Groovelily and other musicians from independent record labels, reported the New York Times. Vigoda is Groovelily’s lead vocalist and electric violinist, and Gene Lewin ’84 is the band’s drummer.

Locals in Stanton, Virginia, where Woodrow Wilson 1879 lived for just a year after his birth, are hoping to build a presidential library in his honor, reported the Associated Press. The library would be built in the same neighborhood as the house where Wilson was born. It would, according to the AP, house originals and copies of every document Wilson penned from his years at Princeton to the presidency and his retirement in Washington, D.C.

South Koreans have called for the ouster of their new prime minister Chang Sang, who incorrectly stated on her resume that she earned a Ph.D. from Princeton, reported Channel NewsAsia. She attended Princeton Theological Seminary.

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SPORTS

Tigers picked to finish second in preseason Ivy football poll
Princeton’s football team finished last season on a high note with a pair of 34-14 wins over Yale and Dartmouth. Couple that with 19 returning starters and the Tigers look like they could be challenging for the Ivy title Harvard captured last year.
At least that’s what the members of the media who cover the Ivy League think. A media poll released on August 5 picked Princeton to finish second, behind Harvard, this season. Princeton received two of the 16 first-place votes, and ended with a total of 99 points in the poll. Harvard is the clear favorite, getting 124 points and 13 first-place votes. Brown, picked to finish third, earned 97 votes while 2000 champion Penn earned 91 votes and the final first-place vote.
"We’re actually excited about this year. We have 19 returning starters coming back, which is the most we’ve had since our staff was assembled [at Princeton]," said third-year head coach Richard Hughes. "We have some skilled kids returning in Chisom Opara ’03 at wide receiver, Dave Splithoff ’04 quarterback, and Cameron Atkinson ’03 at tailback. We start three seniors on defense next year, but we do have a lot of experience, so we’re excited about that."


New assistant coach for women’s basketball
Former U.S. Naval Academy assistant coach Helen Williams is joining Richard Barron’s staff as an assistant coach for the Tigers women's basketball team.
Williams, who spent five years on the bench at Navy, is a 1987 graduate of Wake Forest and played point guard at the North Carolina school for four years. Upon the completion of her master's degree in counseling from Lenior-Rhyne College, Williams became an assistant coach at Lenoir-Rhyne. She coached at Wake Forest, South Florida, and Western Michigan before landing at Navy.
"Helen Williams is a great fit at Princeton," says Barron. "She has experience as a player and coach at the Division I level and has recruited at institutions with high academic standards. Part of rebuilding a program is rebuilding a staff and I feel we've made a very positive step with Helen."
Princeton went from two wins in 2000-01 to 11 wins in 2001-02, Barron's fist year with the Tigers. Barron returns all but one player from last year's squad and adds a strong recruiting class for his second season at the helm.


Princeton to take on national women’s field hockey team in September
The U.S. women will help open the 2002 collegiate season when they play last year’s national semifinalists Michigan, Maryland, Wake Forest, and Princeton at each school’s home campus.
"Playing the national team is a win/win situation for us," said Princeton coach Beth Bozman. "We will quickly see where our weaknesses and our strengths are. And, hopefully, we will do this in front of a large crowd. Field hockey is extremely popular in the area, and it’s a great opportunity for hockey fans to see a great game."
The U.S. team begins the tour at defending National Champion Michigan on August 23 before heading to NCAA runner-up Maryland on August 25. The tour resumes at Wake Forest and concludes at Princeton on September 7.
Ticket information will be available on the US Field Hockey website at www.usfieldhockey.com or by calling 719-866-4567.

Three Tigers and Coach Kampersall ’92 to take part in 2002 USA Hockey women’s festival
Three players from the Princeton women's hockey program have been selected to take part in the 2002 USA Hockey Women's Festival, to be held August 13-20 in Lake Placid, New York. Gretchen Anderson ’04 is one of 10 players who will represent the ECAC on the USA Hockey under-22 select team. Andrea Kilbourne ‘03 and Becky Stewart ’05 are among the 23 players with ECAC ties who were named to one of the two 20-player festival teams. A total of 62 skaters were selected to the festival.
Kilbourne, who competed in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, and Stewart are both members of the white team, which will be led by Princeton head coach Jeff Kampersal ’92.
Anderson and the select team will begin a training camp on August 13 in preparation for a three-game series with the Canadian under-22 team, beginning on August 21. That series will be held at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York.

 

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