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News from Princeton, Apr-Jun 1999
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Current Exhibitions of the Princeton University Library
In Search of Art: The English Grand Tour, and
Artifacts: The Biographical Object in the Collections of the Princeton University Library4/21/99 -- The current exhibition in Main Gallery of Firestone Library, In Search of Art: The English Grand Tour, tells the story of the Grand Tour with original art and beautifully illustrated rare books in the library collections of Princeton University. The idea of travel as a means of personal enlightenment first emerged in 18th-century England, where a journey abroad was eventually regarded as a cultural necessity, as the culmination of a young gentleman's education.
ADVISORY: MSNBC Cancels Town Meeting on Kosovo
4/20/99 -- MSNBC has canceled its planned town meeting, "Crisis in Kosovo," which had been scheduled for live broadcast from Princeton University this evening.
MSNBC to Hold Town Meeting on Kosovo Crisis at Princeton
4/19/99 -- "Crisis in Kosovo: An MSNBC Town Meeting" will be broadcast live from Princeton University from 10 p.m. to midnight on Tuesday, April 20. The event, sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, will take place in McCosh 50, located across Washington Road from the Wilson School.
University's Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Alliance Schedules Pride Week '99
4/19/99 -- Princeton University's Pride Alliance, formerly known as the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance, has scheduled events for Pride Week '99, which runs from April 19 to 26, according to Ryan Foley, the university's LGB coordinator.
American Drawings Exhibition to Open at Princeton University Art Museum
4/15/99 -- "American Watercolors, Drawings and Pastels: Homer to O'Keeffe," an exhibition of nearly forty works on paper, will be on view at The Art Museum, Princeton University, from April 17 through May 9, 1999.
Superior Court Judge to Speak on Rights and "Collateral Damage"
4/13/99 -- New Jersey Superior Court Judge Travis L. Francis will give a talk titled "Rights -- Collateral Damage?" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Thursday, April 29, at 4:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall, Bowl 1.
4/13/99 -- Newton N. Minow, the Annenberg Professor of Communications, Law, and Policy at Northwestern University and a former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will deliver the first Robert D. Stuart '37 Lecture on the Media in American Culture, titled "Television, Children, and The First Amendment: What Television is Doing to Children, and What We Can Do About It," on Monday, May 3, at 5 p.m. in Betts Auditorium in the School of Architecture on the Princeton campus.
4/13/99 -- Richard Tafel, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, will speak on "Supporting Gay Rights in the 2000 Presidential Race: Politically Risky or Smart?" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Monday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall, Bowl 1.
Princeton Visiting Fellow To Speak On Popular Music After Elvis
4/13/99 -- Ken Emerson, the first Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies at Princeton University, will present a public lecture on "Life After Elvis: How the Brill Building Reconstructed Rock 'n' Roll," on Monday, April 26, at 8 p.m. The lecture will be held in Taplin Auditorium, located in Fine Hall on the Princeton campus. ...
Statement by the Board of Trustees of Princeton University
4/11/99 -- After carefully considering the report of the student-faculty-staff Committee on the "Nude Olympics" and closely following discussion both on campus and among alumni over the last several months, the Trustees find intolerable the serious risks that this event poses to our students' health, safety, and well-being, and believe it would be irresponsible to permit any event of this nature to continue. ...
New York City Public Advocate Mark Green to Speak on "Smart Policing"
4/8/99 -- New York City public advocate Mark Green will address the issue "Can Smart Policing Reduce Crime and Police Misconduct?" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Monday, April 19, at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. ...
German Ambassador to Offer European Perspective on NATO and the UN
4/8/99 -- Ambassador Gerhard Henze, Germany's permanent representative to the United Nations, will speak on "NATO and the UN: Cooperation or Confrontation? A European Perspective" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Monday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall, Bowl 2. ...
Global Warming to Be Topic of Princeton Lecture
4/8/99 -- Clement B. Malin, a retired vice president of international relations for Texaco, Inc., will give a talk titled "Global Warming? Kyoto Protocol. Now What?" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Monday, April 19, at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Bowl 1. ...
Health Care Economics Expert to Address Abolishing Medicare and Medicaid
4/8/99 -- Uwe Reinhardt, Princeton's James Madison Professor of Political Economy and a leading expert on the economics of health care, will speak on "Why Abolishing Medicaid and Medicare Would be Efficient" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Tuesday, April 20, at 4:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall, Bowl 1. ...
President of UN General Assembly to Speak on Administrative Reform
4/8/99 -- Didier Opertti, president of the United Nations General Assembly, will give a talk titled "The United Nations: The Path to Administrative Reform" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Thursday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. ...
Princeton Region's Long-Term Future the Subject of a Public Conference
4/8/99 -- "Beyond the Sleepy College Town: The Future of the Greater Princeton Community," will be the subject of a conference sponsored by the Sandra Starr Foundation on Saturday, April 24 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at McCormick Auditorium on the Princeton University campus. The conference is open to the public and immediately precedes Communiversity Day, Princeton's "town and gown" arts and entertainment festival. ...
Ambassador Soderberg to Speak on International Peace Operations
4/8/99 -- Ambassador Nancy E. Soderberg, alternate U.S. representative to the UN Security Council, will speak on "Partnerships for Peace? America and International Peace Operations" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Tuesday, April 20, at 8:00 p.m. in Robertson Hall, Bowl 2. ...
Mexican Archeologists to Present Findings at Princeton Conference
4/6/99 -- Archeologists and anthropologists working in Mexico will attend a conference at Princeton University April 9 and 10 and will announce their discovery of important artifacts in ancient cities and pyramids. ...
President of eBay to Speak at Princeton University
4/2/99 -- Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay, the company that pioneered person-to-person online trading, will deliver the 1999 G.S. Beckwith Gilbert '63 Lecture on Wednesday, April 14, at Princeton University. Whitman, a 1977 Princeton graduate who majored in economics, will speak at 8 p.m. in McCosh 46 on the University campus. ...
Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke to Speak on "Peacemaking in the Balkans"
4/2/99 -- Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, U.S. envoy to the Balkans and mediator of the Dayton Agreement, will deliver the 1999 Cyril Black Memorial Lecture, "Peacemaking in the Balkans" at Princeton University on Wednesday, April 7, at 8:00 p.m. in Room 50, McCosh Hall. ...
Advisory: Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony Planned
4/2/99 -- This Arbor Day, April 22, the Princeton University Class of 1936 will plant a special seedling in the Washington Memorial Garden on the campus of Princeton University. The tree, a "sweet buckeye" is a direct descendent of one planted by George Washington at Mount Vernon in the 1780's. The planting ceremony will take place at 11:00 a.m. ...
Hip-Hop Conference to Bridge Education and Entertainment
4/2/99 -- A student-organized conference on Hip-Hop music will gather musicians, writers and cultural critics and feature a film showing, a panel discussion, and a B-Boy performance. ...
Two Experts Debate the Role of the Internet
4/2/99 -- "The Embedded Internet" will be the subject of a discussion by author Philip E. Agre and David Post, co-director of the Cyberspace Law Institute, at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Tuesday, April 13, at 4:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall, Bowl Six. ...
An Oral History of Foreign Service Personnel: A Lecture and Database Demonstration
4/1/99 -- Stephen H. Rogers, a former Foreign Service officer, will speak on "American Diplomacy: Personal Accounts of Practitioners" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Wednesday, April 14 at 4:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall, Bowl 1. ...