COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY RECORD March 25, 1994 Vol. 19 No. 21 CALENDAR, MARCH 25-APRIL 7, 1994 TALK FRI., MAR. 25 12:15 P.M. "Apolitical Kingdom? Culture and Politics in the Restoration of the Buganda Kingship," by Mikael Karlstrom, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Chicago. Institute of African Studies Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 1101 International Affairs. 4:00 P.M. "Precision Electroweak Physics at the SLD/SLC with a Polarized e-Beam: Measurement of A-LR," by Prof. P. C. Rowson, Columbia. Physics Dept. Nuclear Particle Seminar. 831 Pupin. MON., MAR. 28 Noon. "Co-crystal Structure of TBP Recognizing the Minor Groove of a TATA Element," by Stephen Burley, Rockefeller University. Biological Sciences Dept. Colloquia. 700 Fairchild. 4:00 P.M. "Women and Health," conference with speakers Zena Stein, H.I.V. specialist; Helene Gayle, International AIDS Unit at USAid, and Matushka, artist and model. Women in Public and International Affairs. 1501 International Affairs. 4:00 P.M. "Eigenvalues for Graphs and their Applications," by Prof. Shing-Tung Yau, Harvard. Second Edgar Lorch Memorial Lecture. Sigma Xi, Columbia Kappa Chapter and Mathematics Dept. Auditorium, Shapiro Hall. TUES., MAR. 29 Noon. "Problems of the Economic Transition in Ukraine," by Francoise LeGall, senior economist, World Bank. Institute on East Central Europe Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. Co-sponsored with the Harriman Institute. 1512 International Affairs. Noon. "Current Dynamics in China and Implications for U.S.-China Relations," by Guocang Huan, former visiting professor, East Asian Institute and v.p./senior economist, J.P. Morgan, Hong Kong. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 918 International Affairs. 12:30 P.M. "A Voice from Iraq: Kurds Dream Doesn't Die," by Mawlan Rahman, Kurdish lawyer and member, Kurdish Human Rights Organization. The Center for the Study of Human Rights Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. Co-sponsored by the Middle East Institute. 1118 International Affairs. 6:30 P.M. "Concepts and Percepts: Why Wittgensteinains Should Not Be 'Antirealists,'" by Hilary Putnam, Walter Beverly Pearson Professor of Modern Mathematics and Mathematical Logic, Harvard. Philosophy Dept. The John Dewey Lectures. Auditorium, 309 Havemeyer Hall. 7:30 P.M. "Splendor, or What Do Patrons Really Want?" by Creighton Gilbert, Yale. University Seminar on the Renaissance. Faculty House. 7:30 P.M. "Byzantine Studies: Its Place in Modern Scholarship," by Prof. Angeliki Laiou. Program in Hellenic Studies and the Religion Dept. 501 Schermerhorn. WED., MAR. 30 Noon. "Japanese Views of America: The Grass Roots and Tokyo Compared," by Richard Mei, former director, American Centers in Fukuoka and Nagoya, United States Information Agency. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 918 International Affairs. 12:10 P.M. "The Changes in Central Europe and the Crisis of International Institutions," by Danilo Turk, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the U.N. Institute on East Central Europe Special Lecture. 1219 International Affairs. 2:00 P.M. "Crystallography of Interfaces," by Gretchen Kalonji, U. of Washington. Materials Science & Chemical Engineering Colloquia. Henry Krumb School of Mines. 834 Mudd. 3:00 P.M. "Steel Orthotropic Decks and Their Applications in Bridge Engineering," by Roman Wolchuk, consulting engineer, Jersey City, N.J. Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Spring Seminar Series. 633 Mudd. 3:00 P.M. Caffe e Conversazione. Conversation and social gathering. Until 5:00 P.M. Italian Dept. 501 Hamilton. 3:30 P.M. Cafe Conversation. Until 5:00 P.M. Maison Francaise. Buell Hall. 4:00 P.M. "Global Change and Human Prospects: Issues on Population, Environment and Development," by Thomas Malone, North Carolina University. Followed by a panel discussion. Columbia Distinguished Speaker Series on the Global Environment. Co- sponsored by the Graduate School of Business, the Provost's Office, and several other schools. Schapiro Auditorium. 5:00 P.M. "Europe," by Andrei S. Markovits, chairman, Dept. of Politics, U.C.-Santa Cruz. The Reuter Forum. The Reuter Foundation and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. World Room, Journalism. 6:15 P.M. "The End of an Age," by Jeffrey Kipnis, dir. of graduate design, Architectural Association, London. School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation Lecture. Wood Auditorium, Avery. 6:30 P.M. "The Road to European Union," by Valery Giscard D'Estaing, former President of France. Maison Francaise, Institute on Western Europe and S.I.P.A. Altschul Auditorium, International Affairs. THURS., MAR. 31 Noon. "Peut-On Comparer L'Histoire de L'Immigration en France et aux Etas Unis?" by Gerard Noiriel, Department de Sciences Sociales, Ecole Normale Superieure. Maison Francaise and the Institute on Western Europe. 1512 International Affairs. Noon. "Defining and Resolving the North Korean Nuclear Issue," by Kongdan Oh, political scientist, International Policy Dept., RAND Corp. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 918 International Affairs. Noon. "Arts in an Academic Context: Visual Arts," second in a series of panel discussions. Society of Fellow in the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. Common Room, Heyman Center for the Humanities. 3:30 P.M. Cafe y Conversacion. Conversation and social gathering. Until 5:00 P.M. Spanish & Portuguese Dept. Casa Hispanica. 4:00 P.M. "Technology, Scholarship and Education: The Role of the Library Redefined," by Paul LeClerc, president and C.E.O., New York Public Library. Milbank Memorial Library Lectures. Teachers College. Goodman Room, 3rd Fl., Milbank Library. 4:30 P.M. "Multiple Minima Problem in Protein Folding," by Prof. Harold Scheraga, Cornell. Chemistry Dept. Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer. 6:00 P.M. "Facturing Femininity: Manet's 'Devant la Glace,'" by Carol Armstrong, C.U.N.Y. Barnard Art History Dept. 1994 Spring Lecture Series. 612 Schermerhorn. 8:00 P.M. "Les Ecrivains Francophones Face a la Langue," by Prof. Reda Bensmaia, French Studies, Brown. Maison Francaise. Buell Hall. FRI., APRIL 1 Noon. "Update on U.S.-Japan Relations," by Stephen Ecton, director, Office of Japanese Affairs, Dept. of State. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 918 International Affairs. 12:15 P.M. "The Ogbanje Abiku Complex and African Literary Dynamics," by Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi, Professor of African & African-American Literature, Sarah Lawrence College. Institute of African Studies Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 1101 International Affairs. MON., APRIL 4 5:30 P.M. Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture, by James Cone, author and Briggs Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary. Earl Hall Center; Intercultural Resource Center/Common Ground; Alpha Phi Alpha; Protestant Foundation; Catholic Campus Ministry; Barnard/Columbia Gospel Choir, and Institute for African-American Studies. St. Paul's Chapel. 6:00 P.M. "The Imagination of War," a reading group seminar with Prof. Maristella Lorch, Columbia and Prof. Giuseppe Mazzotta, Yale. The War Series. The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America. 523 Butler. 8:00 P.M. "Race, Violence and the American Dream," by Senator Bill Bradley. Discussants will be Arnold Rampersad of Princeton, and Werner Sollors of Harvard. The Lionel Trilling Seminar. Heyman Center. Rooms A and B in Jerome Greene Hall. TUES., APRIL 5 Noon. "Democratization, Marketization and Japan's Emerging Role as a Foreign Aid Donor," by Juichi Inada, assistant professor of international relations, Yamanashi University and visiting scholar, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 918 International Affairs. Noon. "Economic Reform and Privatization in Estonia," by Jenik Radon, Harriman Institute associate and advisor to the Estonian Ministries of Economy, Justice and Reform. Institute on East Central Europe Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. Co-sponsored by Harriman Institute. 1512 International Affairs. Noon. "Political Legitimacy in Southeast Asia," by Muthiah Alagappa, former visiting professor, Columbia and senior fellow, Program on International Economics and Politics, East-West Center, Honolulu. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 918 International Affairs. 6:00 P.M. "Women's Legal Status in Ireland: Their Divorce and Abortion Rights," by Una Claffey, political correspondent, Irish National Broadcasting Service. The Center for the Study of Human Rights. 1108 International Affairs. WED., APRIL 6 Noon. "Science and Technology Policy in Japan and Korea: Comparative Influence of the Government on the Corporation," by Michael Crow, vice provost, Columbia. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 918 International Affairs. 3:00 P.M. "Damage of Plain and Fiber Reinforced Concrete Under Low Cycle Fatigue," Todorka Paskova, Columbia. Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Dept. Doctoral Student Seminars. 633 Mudd. 5:00 P.M. "The Middle East: Economics of the Peace Process," by Leonard Hausman, director, Institute for Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East, Harvard. The Reuter Forum. The Reuter Foundation and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. World Room, Journalism. 6:00 P.M. "How Low Can You Get? The Place of Creative Nastiness in Modern Journalism," panel moderated by Roger Rosenblatt, editor- in-chief, "Columbia Journalism Review." Delacorte Center for Magazine Journalism. Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, International Affairs. THURS., APRIL 7 Noon. "ASEAN as a Regional Forum," by Ambassador Razali Ismail, permanent representative of Malaysia to the U.N. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 918 International Affairs. 12:30 P.M. "A Modern Form of Slavery: Trafficking of Burmese Women and Girls into Brothels in Thailand," by Myo Min, AsiaWatch. Center for the Study of Human Rights Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture. 1301 International Affairs. 3:00 P.M. "Discussion on Conservation and Archaeology," by Jean Louis Bourgeois, N.Y.U., and Rod McIntosh, Rice University. Institute of African Studies. 1134 International Affairs. MUSIC WED., MAR. 30 12:15 P.M. I.I. Rabi Concert, with violinist Atzic Lolmet Nimah Cam-Ha. Works by Beethoven and Brahms. Coffee and tea served. Faculty House. 8:00 P.M. Concert: Pianist Marc Ponthus. First of three performances. Works by Karlheinz Stockhausen. Admission: $15, $7.50 students. Information: 854-7799. Co-sponsored by Deutsches Haus and Maison Francaise. Kathryn Bache Miller Theatre, Dodge. THURS., MAR. 31 8:00 P.M. Concert: Pianist Andreas Klein. Last performance in Miller Theatre series Profound Utterances: The Composer and the Keyboard. Works by Beethoven, Berg, Ginastera and Chopin. Admission: $15, $5 students, seniors. Information: 854-7799. Kathryn Bache Miller Theatre, Dodge. WED., APRIL 6 12:15 P.M. I.I. Rabi Concert: Pianist Marlon Daniel. Works by Scriabin and Schubert. Coffee and tea served. Faculty House. 8:00 P.M. Concert: Pianist Russell Sherman. Works by Bartok, Beethoven, Schumann and new work by American composer Robert Helps. Admission: $15, $5 students, seniors. Information: 854- 7799. Kathryn Bache Miller Theatre, Dodge. THURS., APRIL 7 Noon. Concert: Organist Anne Timpane. Works by Bach and Franck. Chapel Music Program. St. Paul's Chapel. THEATRE THURS., MAR. 25 8:00 P.M. Play: "Anna, the Gypsy Swede: The Tale of an Immigrant," written, directed and performed by Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress. Includes exhibit of theatre memorabilia from her career. Through Mar. 26. Admission: $12, $6 students. Deutsches Haus. 8:00 P.M. Second Stage V Series: "Matters of Heart and Mind," written by Carol Hirsch, directed by Rebecca Holderness; excerpts from "White Trash Women," written and performed by Heather L. Flock, and "Freezer Burn," written by Kim Merrill, directed by Robert O'Hara. Oscar Hammerstein II Center Playwrighting Program. Through Mar. 26. Admission: $5, $3 students and seniors. Horace Mann Theatre. THURS., MAR. 31 8:00 P.M. Plays: "Trixie Love" and "Girls Like Us." Through Fri., Apr. 1. "Trixie Love," by Kipp Erante Cheng, directed by Gareth Hendee, is a fantasy-comedy about discovering adulthood. "Girls Like Us," by Vasanti Saxena, directed by Cesar Malantic, is about the lesbian its "community" and idols. Admission: $5, $3 for seniors and students with valid ID. Information: 854-6920. Asian American Artists of Columbia University and Barnard College. The 'Plex, Ferris Booth Hall. THURS., APRIL 7 8:00 P.M. Second Stage VI Series: "Offshore," written by Robert Maley, directed by Damon Kiely; "The China Crisis," written by Kipp Erante Cheng, directed by Ernie Barbarash and a play by Martin Coren, directed by Gareth Hendee. Oscar Hammerstein II Center Playwrighting Program. Through Apr. 9. Admission: $5, $3 students and seniors. Horace Mann Theatre. EXHIBITIONS Luigi Snozzi: Buildings and Projects, 1958-1992. Through Apr. 9. School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation. 100 Level, Avery. Sketching, Solid Modeling, and Rapid Prototyping. Exhibition of three-dimensional computer-aided designs by students, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Computational Graphics Course, Fall '93. Mon.-Fri., 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. Through Mar. 30. Mechanical Engineering Office, 220 Mudd. Traces of Islamic Architecture in Spain: Photographs by Anita Ayerbe. Through Mar. 26. School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation. 200 Level, Avery. Paper: A Common Ground. The history of papermaking, from its invention nearly 2,000 years ago to modern techniques. Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M. Through Apr. 1. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Butler Library. The World on Paper: A Celebration of the Mapmaker's Art. A survey of the development of cartography as art, history and science from the 2nd century through the early 19th. Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M. Through June 3. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Butler Library. Women at Columbia. Two exhibits of memorabilia, photographs and documents. "Benefactors, Leaders and Mentors" in Low Rotunda through Mar. 31. 9:00 A.M.-5:30 P.M. "Student Life and Faculty" in 2nd and 3rd floor exhibition cases, Butler Library, through Apr. 30. Regular library hours. SPECIAL EVENTS FRI. MAR. 25 1:15 P.M. Senate Meeting. Free tickets for observers with CUID available in Senate Office, 406 Low Memorial Library. Information: 854-2023. Main Lounge, Bard Hall. Health Sciences Campus. MON., MAR. 28-TUES., MAR. 29 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Conference: "Politics of Social Change in Pakistan." Seven sessions held by scholars and professionals. Topics include: politics, women and gender, literature and education. The Southern Asian Institute and the Pakistan Center at Columbia and The American Institute of Pakistan Studies. The Kellogg Center, 1512 International Affairs. TUES., MAR. 29 8:00 P.M. "When is Your Art Your Own: Copyright, the First Amendment and Other Legal Thickets," moderated by Michael I. Sovern, president emeritus of Columbia. With opening remarks by Schuyler G. Chapin, commissioner, N.Y.C. Dept. of Cultural Affairs. Art/Law Symposium. The School of the Arts Alumni Association. Admission: $5, students free. Kathryn Bache Miller Theatre, Dodge. FILM TUES., MAR. 29 8:00 P.M. "Warrior Marks," Alice Walker's recent documentary film about female genital mutilation. Followed by an informal panel discussion. Admission: $3. Center for the Study of Human Rights; Forum for Understanding; School of International and Public Affairs Student Assoc., and Women in Public and International Affairs. Altschul Auditorium, International Affairs. FRI., APRIL 1 4:00 P.M. "Last Call at Maud's," film screening. Lesbian/Gay Studies Group. Lesbian, Bisexual, & Gay Community & Supporters at Columbia. 754 Schermerhorn Extension. HEALTH SCIENCES FRI., MAR. 25 11:00 A.M. "Recent Advances in Genetics: From Chromosomes to Genes," by Kwame Anyane-Yeboa, associate professor of clinical pediatrics, P&S. Pediatric Grand Rounds. McIntosh Conference Room, 1-113 Babies Hospital South, Health Sciences Campus. TUES., MAR. 29 5:00 P.M. "Intracellular Calcium Regulation and Release," by Sidney Fleisher, professor of molecular biology, Vanderbilt. Anesthesiology Dept. Guest Lecture Series. Clark Conference Center, Rooms 1, 2 & 3. Milstein Hospital. Health Sciences Campus. WED., MAR. 30 11:30 A.M. "Genes, Environment and Psychopathology in Childhood and Adolescence," by Richard Rende, assistant professor of clinical psychology and psychiatry, Columbia/NYS Psychiatric Institute. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Fl. Auditorium, NYS Psychiatric Institute, Health Sciences Campus. THURS., MAR. 31 9:30 A.M. "HIV Prevention at the Federal Level: Trends in Funding 1983-1993," by Patricia Franks, co-director, Policy Core, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies; senior research associate, Institute for Health Policy Studies, School of Medicine, U.C.-San Francisco. HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies Seminar. 8th Fl. Auditorium, NYS Psychiatric Institute, Health Sciences Campus. 4:00 P.M. "Formation of Transforming Growth Factor-á: Mechanism and Consequences," by Daniel B. Rifkin, Dept. of Cell Biology, N.Y.U. Medical Center. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Dept. Seminar. 304 Hammer Health Sciences Center, Health Sciences Campus. TUES., APRIL 5 4:30 P.M. "Biology at the Atomic Level: A Conceptual and Graphical View," by Barry Honig, Biochemistry Dept., Columbia. Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Basic Sciences. 401 Hammer Health Sciences Center. Health Sciences Campus. 5:00 P.M. "The Renin Angiotensin System and Anesthesia," by Berend Mets, assistant professor of anesthesia, Columbia. Anesthesiology Dept. Guest Lecture Series. Clark Conference Center, Rooms 1, 2 & 3. Milstein Hospital. Health Sciences Campus. WED., APRIL 6 11:30 A.M. "The Role of the Psychological Situation in Personality Coherence," by Walter Mischel, professor of psychology, Columbia. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Fl. Auditorium, NYS Psychiatric Institute. Health Sciences Campus. 4:00 P.M. "Sources of Variability in Drug Action in Humans: Lessons Learned from Antiarrhythmic Therapy," by Prof. Dan M. Roden, director, division of clinical pharmacology, Vanderbilt. Fourth Sterling Winthrop Visiting Professorship in Pharmacology, Honoring Michael G. Mulinos, (P&S '24). 401 Hammer Health Sciences Center. Health Sciences Campus. THURS., APRIL 7 Noon. "Neurotrophin and Neurotransmitter Regulation of Immediate Early Gene Transcription," by Michael E. Greenberg, Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School. Center for Neurobiology and Behavior. 8th Fl. Auditorium, NYS Psychiatric Institute. Health Sciences Campus. 4:00 P.M. "Blood-Lead Levels and Cognitive Deficits in Children: A Study with Non-Ignorable Missing Categorical Data," by Christine Waternaux, Columbia. Biostatistics Seminars. 401 Presbyterian Hospital. Health Sciences Campus. 4:00 P.M. "Relics of the RNA World: Role of the 5' Splice Site in the Splicesome Assembly--Transcription of HDV by RNA Polymerase II," by Magda Konarska, Rockefeller Univ. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. 301 Hammer Health Sciences Center. Health Sciences Campus.