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October 30, 2002
CAMPUS Facing a society that was suspicious of innovations
in math and science, scholars in early modern Europe resorted to
illusion and magic to introduce legitimate new technologies, according
to Anthony Grafton, renowned scholar of the Renaissance period
and the Henry Putnam University Professor of History. His presentation
entitled "Technica Curiosa: Technology and Magic in Early Modern
Europe," was part of the Presidential Lecture Series. In the
16th and 17th centuries, scholars would use optical devices and
created fantastical automatons that resembled human or animal forms
to tap into people's fascination with the unknown. At the same time,
these devices tested real theories and helped legitimize the concepts
of math and science. "'Mathematical magic' is a world of replicable
wonders," Grafton said. Send us news about you, a classmate, or any Princetonian Campus news — Lectures/Events — Alumni news — Sports EVENTS UPCOMING PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LECTURES
AND EVENTS: November 5, 4:30 p.m. — Kathryn Tuma, the Drawing Center in New York City: "Tooo Much as They Are: The Late Watercolors of Paul Cezanne". McCormick 11. (Department of Art and Archaeology) November 5, 4:30 p.m. — Tomas Glanc, Charles University, Czech Republic: "Roman Jakobson in Brno (1935): The Controversial Lectures on Theory of Literature and Russian Formalism." 101 clio. (Slavic languages and literatures) November 5, 4:30 p.m. — Ann Agee, ceramicist, talks about her work. Rm. 219, 185 Nassau. (Visual Arts) November 5, 4:30 p.m. — Romeo Dallaire, Canadian international Development Agency: "Shake Hands With the Devil: The Future of Humanity in Rwanda." Dodds Auditorium. (WWS, Bobst Center, et al) November 5, 7 p.m. — Steve Forbes ’70, editor of Forbes magazine: "The Possibility of War With Iraq." McCosh 50. (Princeton Commitee Against Terrorism) November 6, 4:30 p.m. — John M. Sanderson, governor of Western Australia. Topic to be announced. Bowl 016, Roberston Hall. (WWS) November 6, 4:30 p.m. — Frank Freyer, Rutgers: "Fulgenico Batista: The Making of a Dictator." 230 Dickinson. (Latin American studies) November 7, 4:30 p.m. — Bernard Lewis, Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Emeritus. "What Went Wrong: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response." Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. (WWS) November 7, 4:30 p.m. — Colin Richmond, Keele University: "A Pioneering English Historian of Anti-Semitism: James Parkes (1896-1981)." (Jewish studies, medieval studies) November 7, 4:30 p.m. — Houchang Chehabi, Boston University: "Sport and Modernization in Iran." 202 Jones. (Near Eastern studies) November 7, 5 p.m. — Douglas S. Massey *78, of the University of Pennsylvania: Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration. 104 Computer Science Center. (Center for Migration and development) November 8, 2:30 p.m. — Jennifer Ball: "Dress of Non-Elites in the Byzantine Empire." Rm. 107, 58 Prospect. (Hellenic studies) 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 8, 7 p.m. — The film Black Russians,
a feature length experimental documentary that investigates the
lives of contemporary Afro-Russians aged 10 to 65, born and raised
in the Soviet Russia, will be shown. The filmmaker, Kara Lynch,
will answer questions. McCosh 64. (African American Studies Program) November 9, 4 p.m. — Performance by singer-songwriter
Ruth Gerson ’92.
Maclean House. A reception follows. The program is open to the public
and there is no charge, however, donations will benefit the Princeton
University Women’s Center (Friends of the Princeton University
Women’s Center) 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 13, 4:30 p.m. — James Turner Johnson *68, professor of religion and associate member of the Graduate Department of Political Science at Rutgers: A lecture. Bowl 016, Robertson Hall. ( Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Religion) November 13, 6 p.m. — Sebastien Marot, architecture and landscape critic and editor of Le Visiteur, Paris: Memory Places and Machines for Hoping". Betts Auditorium, Architecture Building (School of Architecture) November 14, 4:30 p.m. — Andres Franco, deputy permanent representative of Colombia to the UN: A lecture. Bowl 016, Robertson Hall. (WWS) November 14, 7:30 p.m. — Eric Schlosser ’81, author
of Fast Food Nation: A talk about how powerful industries
use the idea of inevitability to convince us to accept the unacceptable.
Book signing to follow. McCosh 50. (Presented by Eating Fresh Publications
and Another World is Possible. Cosponsored by Students for Progressive
Education and Action (SPEAC), USG Projects Board, GSG, Pace Center,
and the Whole Earth Center) November 14-17 & 21-23 — Melancholy 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 15-17 — BiZone presents Endless Possibilities
Conference. Frist Campus Center. Registration: required: www.bizone.org/con2002/register.html>http://www.bizone.org/con2002/register.html November 15, 7:30 p.m. — "Lyin' Tails," a montage of 4 short films that examine the tensions of a person being a stranger in his one homeland. Produced, written, and filmed by Frankie Ng ’04. Level 100 Frist. (International Center) 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 17, 4 p.m. — David M. Ransom ’60 and his wife, Marjorie: "The U.S. State Department and U.S. Policy in the Middle East." 302 Frist. (International Center) November 18, 4:30 p.m. — James Fallows, national correspondent
for the Atlantic Monthly; former editor of U.S. November 19, 4:30 p.m. — Richard S. Williamson '71, alternate representative of U.S. to U.N. Security Council: A lecture. Bowl 016, Robertson Hall. ( Woodrow Wilson School/UNA) November 20, 6 p.m. — Brendan MacFarlane and Dominique Jakob, architects and partners at Jakob + MacFarlane in Paris: "Projects". Betts Auditorium, Architecture Building (School of Architecture) November 21, 4:30 p.m. — Michael B. Oren *86, author of Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East; Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center in Israel: Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East." Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. (WWS) 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) November 22, 4:30 p.m. — Professor Gunter Blobel, the 1999 Nobel laureate in physiology and a professor at Rockefeller University: The 2002 Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. (Sarnoff Corp., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Bovis Lend Lease, Inc., The Free Enterprise Foundation) November 23, 10 a.m. — Professor William Howarth, professor of English at Princeton: "Earth Islands: Darwin and Melville in the Galapagos". Guyot 10. November 23, 1 p.m. — Princeton football vs. Dartmouth.
Princeton Stadium. November 26, 4:30 p.m. — Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, UN assistant
secretary-general and director of the UNDP Regional December 3, 4:30 p.m. — David Scheffer, former ambassador
for war crimes and U.S. negotiator on the December 4, 4:30 p.m. — Isobel Coleman '87, senior
fellow. US Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations. Topic December 4, 6 p.m. — Gregory Crewsden, artist in New York City and professor at the Yale School of Art. Betts Auditorium, Architecture Building (School of Architecture) December 4, 8 pm — Vincent Courtillot, Université Paris 7, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, et Institut Universitaire de France, “Mass extinctions in the Phanerozoic: a single cause and if yes which?” Location TBA December 6, 8 p.m. — Princeton University Orchestra concert: Brahms (Serena Canin, violin; Nina Lee, cello; members of the Brentano String Quartet), Shostakovich. Richardson Auditorium. www.princeton.edu/~puo December 7, 8 p.m. — Princeton University Orchestra concert: Brahms (Serena Canin, violin; Nina Lee, cello; members of the Brentano String Quartet), Shostakovich. Richardson Auditorium. www.princeton.edu/~puo December 9, 4:30 p.m.— "Argentina Today" deliverd by Carlos Altamirano at McCormick Hall. (Spanish and Portuguese department) December 11, 4:30 p.m. — Carol Armstrong, the Doris Stevens Professor in Women's Studies and professor of art and archaeology, will present a talk concerning Manet and Cezanne, the "heroics" of modernism and a feminist alternative to the canonical accounts of their art. Location TBA. (Office of the President) 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, 2003 — Apollinaire'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. January 10, 8 p.m. — Princeton University Orchestra concert: Cavalli's La Calisto (staged). Students of Music 214. Richardson Auditorium. www.princeton.edu/~puo January 11, 8 p.m. — Princeton University Orchestra concert: Cavalli's La Calisto (staged). Students of Music 214. Richardson Auditorium. www.princeton.edu/~puo February 6, 2003, 4:30 p.m. — Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis
James Professor of Missions and World Christianity and 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 5, 4:30 p.m. — Vincent Poor, professor of electrical engineering, will address the recent revolution in wireless communications that has led to a host of applications involving "anytime, anywhere" connectivity for the communication of voice, text and other media. He will explore the social, political and economic issues that are emerging with the new technology as they did with broadcast radio and the Internet in the 20th century. Location TBA. (Office of the President) 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 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. April 25, 2003, 8 p.m. — Princeton University Orchestra concert: The Stuart B. Mindlin Memorial Concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 3. Richardson Auditorium. www.princeton.edu/~puo April 26, 2003, 8 p.m. — Princeton University Orchestra concert: The Stuart B. Mindlin Memorial Concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 3. Richardson Auditorium. www.princeton.edu/~puo May 31, 2003, 8 p.m. — Princeton University Orchestra Reunions concert. www.princeton.edu/~puo Loot, McCarter Theater, 91 University Pl. 609-258-2787 8:00 p.m. Joe Orton's modern comedy classic. $24 to $47. Through September 29. campus
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Art Museum Current Exhibitions: Cezanne in Focus: Watercolors from the Henry and Rose Pearlman Collection, through January 12, 2003. Sixteen rarely shown watercolors. Earth's Beauty Revealed: The Ninetheenth-Century European Landscape, through January 12 , 2003 Photographs from the Peter C. Bunnell Collection, through
October 27. — A collection of contemporary photographs to honor
Peter C. Bunnell, David Hunter McAlpin ’20, professor of the
history of photography and modern art and faculty curator of photography. Beyond the Visible: A Conservator’s Perspective, through January 5, 2003 — An exhibition devoted to art conservation organized by museum conservator Norman Muller. Exhibits on campus Main
Gallery at Firestone Library Lewis Baltz: Nevada and Other Photographs, exhibit at the Art Museum, through January 19, 2003. Milberg
Gallery for the Graphic Arts at Firestone Library Seeley
G. Mudd Manuscript Library
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 : Comic
art at Princeton Bernstein Gallery, lower level, Robertson Hall — "After September 11," an exhibition that explores how the work of 12 regional artists has been influenced by the events surrounding September 11. The show ends December 1, 2002. EB&C and the Chekhov Now festival present GULL an EB&C
adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull Jill Sigman ’89 *98, of ThankDance, will perform at the following
locations: The Virginia Club (University of Virginia) and UVA's Serpentine
Society present A Walking Tour of Grand Central
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. The Virginia Club (University of Virginia) and UVA's Serpentine
Society present A Walking Tour of Grand Central New York Networking Nights Needs Space Nothing is listed at the moment. Friday, November 8, 2002
Nothing is listed at the moment. Other regions Nothing is listed at the moment. FFR/Princeton btGALA, Yale GALA and Stanford GALA
present An All-Ivy/Seven Sisters/Stanford Mixer Florida FFR/Princeton btGALA presents An All-Ivy/Seven
Sisters LGBT Alumni Happy Hour at George's Alibi Seattle Harvard GALA, Penn GALA and FFR/Princeton btGALA
present An All-Ivy/Seven Sisters LGBT Alumni Reception Send PAW news about your events. Campus news — Lectures/Events — Alumni news — SportsDirector of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet wore in Scott Muller ’71 on October 23 as the CIA’s general counsel. He will oversee the CIA’s legal affairs and serve as Tenet’s top legal adviser. A professor of physics and astronomy at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Charles F. Gammie
*92 is among 60 researchers who have received the 2001 Presidential
Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor
bestowed by the government on young professionals pursuing independent
research. Gammie plans to use his award to carry out a research
program that focuses on building numerical models of how plasma
flows around black holes. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, bus boycott
of 1953 has become a footnote in American civil rights history,
but Marc Sternberg ’95 is trying to change that. Two alumni win MacArthur grants: Ann Blair *90, a professor of history at Harvard, and Charles Steidel ’84, a professor of astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. Princeton
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Woodrow
Wilson at Princeton: The Path to the Presidency —
through October 27, 2002 
Paix
et Liberté: Posters That Go BANG!, through February 1.
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: 