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Note: Addresses, phone numbers and email addresses are available at TigerNet.  JANUARY 2001 Volume 10, Number 2 MARCH 2001 Volume 10, Number 3 NOVEMBER 2001 Volume 11, Number 1 JANUARY 2001 Volume 10, Number 2Yes, An All-Ivy Bowlerama!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 Deign to mix with alumni of the lesser Ivies at this second annual All-Ivy event, held in the bowling alley of the D.A.C. Appetizers, music, soft drinks and prizes are provided; you can purchase dinner and drinks if you like. In this non-competitive "athletic event," bowling skills are strictly optional. Few were displayed last year. Everyone really enjoyed the evening, however, so join us this year, even if you've never bowled before. The cost is $12 for 3 hours of bowling and shoe rental. Children over 12 are welcome. Parking is available in the DAC garage or in nearby lots. Please try to RSVP by 1/23 to Chris Penny at cpenny@earthnet.net . Why Pay Dues?Because event fees never cover the cost of our events. Your tax-deductible dues allow us to host undergraduates at the Holiday Luncheon, run the Princeton in Denver Schools Program, build and maintain our website, reserve facilities, and cover speaker expenses. They also offset our single greatest expense, the newsletter. If you haven't paid since July, please consider doing so now. We are genuinely appreciative of those who have already contributed, whether at the level of regular, Sustaining or Patron members.Visit Your Web Site
It's up and running!…, so, save the RMPC web site to your "favorites" list. It links to the University web sites, has Club activities, and more!
http://alumni.princeton.edu/~paa061
Take that Ski Train
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 You haven't tried the Ski Train yet? Last year's outing was fantastic, so we're offering it again this year and opening it up to Harvard and Yale alums as well. Pour La France caters your trip through unspoiled mountain valleys, dropping you off 100 yards from the Winter Park ski slopes. Don't feel like skiing? Snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, snowcat tours of the mountain and snowmobiling are also available. We have a limited number of seats reserved until January 24th, so RSVP by 1/23 to Chris Penny indicating how many seats/lift tickets you would like (children under 14, $20 train/$15 lift). Then, immediately confirm at cpenny@earthnet.net . For more info on the other activities, visit www.skitrain.com. Mark Your Calendars:
1. "The Troubled Birth of Russian Democracy"
MAY 17, 2001 Dr. Michael McFaul, Senior Associate with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will speak on the emergence of democratic institutions in Russia. Dr. McFaul specializes in economic and political reform in post- communist countries, and is the author and editor of several monographs on Russia and Eastern Europe. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Los Angeles Times, New Republic, New York Times and Washington Post. To receive a formal invitation later this Spring, contact Chris Penny at cpenny@earthnet.net. Dues paying members will receive an invitation automatically. This talk is sponsored by the Denver Chapter of the World Affairs Council and co-sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Princeton Club. 2. "The Surprising History of the Graduate School"This illustrated slide show has been developed and will be presented by J.T. Miller '70, who gave the exceptionally well received slide show and talk on the 250th anniversary of the University to a packed audience several years ago at the Wellshire Inn. In the last several years, J.T. has spoken in more than 50 cities across North America, the Pacific and Europe on various aspects of Princeton's history. This lavishly illustrated lecture on the rise and growth of the Graduate School is informative and entertaining, irreverent and affectionate, scholarly and whimsical. It, too, has been very well Received, especially since as an undergraduate alumnus he also includes a good amount of general history of the University.To receive an invitation to this late March event, contact Chris Penny at cpenny@earthnet.net . Dues paying members will receive an invitation automatically. Schools CommitteeLearn more about Princeton and its students today. Help interview the best and brightest applicants in the Rocky Mountain region: For Colorado contact Don Kirkpatrick '71 at donk@drcdnvr.com , and for Wyoming Cam Walker '72 at cwalker@trib.com ."Princeton in Denver Schools"To join other Club members tutoring and mentoring an at-risk public school elementary students once a week, indicate your interest on the tear-off strip provided with the paper newsletter. Spouses, friends and family are all welcomed! Stories on StageJoin actor Elliot Gould and DCPA actors reading short stories by Isabelle Allende et al. on Feb 25th at 7 p.m. at the brand new King Center, $18. RSVP to Chris Penny at cpenny@earthnet.net. Event sponsored by the Harvard Club. MARCH 2001 Volume 10, Number 3"The Surprising History of the Graduate School"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28THPlease rejoin J.T. Miller '70 in an encore to his exceptionally well-received slide show of three years ago on the first 250 years of the University's history. J.T.'s wry sense of humor and love of Princeton make this new, copiously illustrated slide show informative and entertaining, irreverent and affectionate, scholarly and whimsical. An undergraduate alumnus himself, J.T.'s presentation (honoring the Centennial of the Graduate School) is infused with material on the general history of the University as well. Meet us in the banquet and special events room at Racines at 6:15 p.m. for hearty hors d'oeuvres (make it dinner) and a 6:45 p.m. start. Parking is free, in a lot adjoining the back of the restaurant. Cash bar. Directions: From I-25, take the "Speer Blvd. - South" exit, heading downtown. Stay on Speer past 11th Ave., then turn left onto Bannock St. where you immediately will face Racines. From Lincoln/Broadway, turn west onto 9th Ave. and continue past Acoma St. Racines is on your left (9th ends at Bannock). RSVP (if possible by 3/26) to Chris Penny at cpenny@earthnet.net or by mail to 1907 S. Clarkson St., Denver, CO, 80210. Please then follow up with a check made out to the RMPC for $7.00, mailed to the above address. City Park Charity -Fun 5K Run/WalkSave Sunday morning, June 17th for a pan-Ivy get-together, part of the "Run for a Child's Sake," proceeds to benefit the Children's Hospital Foundation. Sun, T-shirts, picnic, awards, new friends. Details on our website! "The Troubled Birth of Russian Democracy"
MAY 17, 2001Dr. Michael McFaul, Senior Associate with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will speak on the emergence of democratic institutions in Russia. Dr. McFaul is an expert in economic and political reform in post-communist countries, and in U.S. foreign policy. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Los Angeles Times, New Republic, New York Times and Washington Post. Dr. McFaul has appeared on ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and PBS, and authored and edited several monographs on Russia and Eastern Europe. Dr. McFaul was born and raised in Montana, received his B.A and M.A from Stanford, and his Ph.D. as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. According to Dr. McFaul, a full decade after the collapse of Soviet Russia the struggle for a more responsive, responsible and effective Russian state, a more democratic state, "has only just begun." Indeed, as recently as this January he wrote, "a wave of Soviet nostalgia is sweeping Russia," with Russia's state media "openly champion(ing) the benefits of a George W. Bush victory for Russia." Putin's people believe that under Bush "the United States will no longer care about domestic politics in Russia, such as human rights, independent media or the war in Chechnya…. (and) the Kremlin will have a free hand to roll back democracy." Yet McFaul points out that Putin's indifference towards democracy and his willingness to sacrifice it in the short run to achieve "more important" economic and state building goals, ignores the demonstrated link between democracy and prosperity. Recent research on the post-communist world has revealed a "very positive correlation between democracy and economic growth." The fastest democratizers have both the highest growth rates and lowest levels of corruption, according to McFaul. "Not since the August 1991 coup attempt has the future of Russian democracy been more uncertain," McFaul wrote following Putin's ascension last year. For years, experts assumed that the real threats to Russian democracy would come from outside the state, from neo-nationalists like Zhirinovsky or the Communist leader Zyuganov. The real threat now comes from within the state, in the form of the continued political strength which Putin uses to "dominate and manipulate a beleaguered and weak Russian society." President Bush, McFaul believes, should not allow our paramount strategic goals (reducing nuclear arsenals, combating proliferation, and reigning in Russia's hegemonic aspirations towards its neighbors) to undermine the growth of democracy in Russia. Today, though "weak and embattled," a private sector, a civil society and a political class independent of the Kremlin does exist in Russia, offering a wide range of contact points to engage the Russian people. Thus, the Bush administration should bypass the Russian state when it comes to democratic and economic aid, directing it instead into societal channels that will promote market and democratic ideas within Russia. Dr. McFaul will speak for one hour, followed by questions and answers. This year the Rocky Mountain Princeton Club again is cosponsoring this event with the Denver Chapter of the World Affairs Council. We will have our own table and pay only the member rate of $15.00, which includes substantial hors d'hoeuvres. Parking is free. Do not RSVP now. Separate printed invitations will be mailed at a later date. Visit Your Web Site
Save it to your "favorites" list; it links to University sites, Club activities, etc.: http://alumni.princeton.edu/~paa061
Mt. Princeton Climb!
FRIDAY THE 13th… (of July)Mark your calendars. We would love to see you there as a participant or as a volunteer host, assisting the Outdoor Action folks who organize the event for the greater University alumni. Of the 120 alumni participants last time, seventy summited the 14,197' peak. For info on this year's climb and/or how to volunteer, contact Rick Curtis '79, Director of Outdoor Action, at rcurtis@princeton.edu. For more information on the mountain, go to www.princeton.edu/~oa/alumni/mtpu/ and www.mtprincetoncam.org .  NOVEMBER 2001 Volume 11, Number 1The Impending World Oil Shortage
THURSDAY, NOV. 15th Following the attack on the WTC and the continued weakening of our economy, the nation's focus is increasingly on our troubling dependence on oil. Although events have taken an unexpected turn since he wrote his new book, Princeton Professor of Geology Kenneth Deffeyes *59 will be addressing our Club on the topic of his book, the impending world oil shortage, as well as the new context in which it will occur. Best known as the guide/mentor in John McPhee's Pulitzer Prize-winning Annals of the Former World, Professor Deffeyes predicts that world oil production is peaking and will start to fall for good sometime during this decade. Does this mean longer gas lines than in 1973, international energy shortages of the type recently faced by California, that will rock national economies? Or can improved technologies, conservation measures and alternative energy sources make good this shortfall? Find out on Thursday, November 15th, at Racines in Denver, 6:15 for 6:45 p.m., located at 850 Bannock St., right off I-25, with free parking in rear (for directions, call 303.595.0418). For more information, explore links at www.princeton.edu/hubbert/index.html. Please rsvp by email cgp@denverda.org or voicemail (720.913.9097) as soon as possible, even if you have responded to the September notice about this event. Cost is $8.00 at the door. 
Lunch at Windsor Lake, beneath Mount Massive, on the way to Hagerman Pass during September's back country hut trip.
The Meaning of Being Human: Bioethical and Religious Limits in Public Policy
THURS., NOV. 29th Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman will chair a live discussion of bioethics as the lead event of a conference hosted by Princeton's Center for the Study of Religion on November 8, taped and rebroadcast to our club courtesy of National Technical University Vice President Douglas Yeager '55. Because recent developments in evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience, genomics, and astrophysics have raised fundamental questions about what it means to be human, Princeton University is gathering together prominent ethicists, philosophers, theologians, historians and molecular biologists to consider these questions and to reflect upon the religious and ethical dimensions of modern science more broadly. The featured speaker for this event is James F. Childress, a Professor of Ethics at the University of Virginia and one of the most renowned experts in biomedical ethics of our time. The respondent from the Princeton University faculty will be Peter Singer, DeCamp Professor of Bioethics. Although this is designed as a stand-alone program, there are three additional discussions with different speakers and respondents, chaired by former University President Harold Shapiro. If there is sufficient interest following our event, Doug Yeager will make available for the club some or all of the additional sessions from this conference. For more information on the speakers, respondents, and chairs, go to www.princeton.edu/~csrelig/relbioethics.html. Please indicate interest on the tear-off strip enclosed, or by email at cgp@denverda.org, or by voicemail at 720-913-9097, and you will be informed of the place and cost for this event, that will include hearty hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.  10th Mountain Division Hut Trip a SuccessTwelve intrepid souls (mostly belonging to the Princeton Half-Fast Mountain Club - PHFMC) braved the aftermath of an early season snowstorm on September 8th to lay claim to the Skinner Hut, a half mile from Hagerman Pass at 11,600' elevation. The group dined sumptuously on fare prepared and packed entirely by Mary Logan Boyers '90, and recorded their triumph through the able photography of Wes Go '90.
As you can see from the picture below, the so-called "hut" was actually quite comfortable. To get on the short list for future hut trips, or if you are interested in joining future hikes or snowshoe outings, whatever your skill level, join the PHFMC by calling Bill Burson '67.
Rocky Mountain Members of the Class 2005Colorado and Wyoming will be represented by seven students in the Class of 2005:
Nick Brown Woodland Pk Colorado Schools Committee Chairman Don Kirkpatrick '71 reports that we again met our goal of interviewing more than 75% of this year's 119 Colorado applicants. Of these, 13 were offered admission (11%), down from 15 last year, and a slightly lower percentage than the total group of applicants (11.7%). Princeton lost seven of the 13 to other schools, however - two to Harvard, two to Stanford, one to Dartmouth, one to Yale(?), and one Boettcher Scholar to the University of Denver. It appears that next year's challenge will be to impress upon admittees the value of Princeton's unique undergraduate experience. Our thanks, again, as in so many years past, to Don Kirkpatrick '71 and outgoing Wyoming Schools Committee Chairman Cam Walker '72. To help keep Harvard and Stanford from poaching next year's admittees, please contact Don, or our new Wyoming Schools Committee Chair, Mary Throne '82. Please also join in welcoming Mary, who has been a member of the Wyoming Schools Committee for the past several years. Princeton in Denver Schools - Tutors Needed for Spring Semester!BRADLEY ELEMENTARY The Princeton in Denver Schools program continues to help elementary school children this fall, but is in need of several new tutors for the Spring semester, 2002. This RMPC community service program is genuinely rewarding for both the tutors and students. "The children have a wonderful time and the adults have a wonderful time" one tutor has said, and another has stated "It's a great opportunity to make a small but important contribution to the local community." Volunteers commit to attending one study hall per week at the school, to tutor and mentor an assigned student for an hour and a half every Thursday evening, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Substitute tutors volunteer to cover for tutors who cannot make a particular session. The school provides a liaison teacher to assist volunteers with study materials or anything else they may need. Of course, family and friends of alumni are encouraged to join fully in the program. The response from the Bradley Elementary students continues to be enthusiastic. The principal, a Harvard grad, is committed to expanding the program. So please, contact Rich Feit '94 at richfeit@alumni.princeton.edu to volunteer to be a primary or substitute tutor for this Fall semester. It is a wonderful way to become involved in the community and make a real difference in a young person's life. . Dues! (2001-2002)As this is the first solicitation for the new fiscal year, it is definitely time to renew or join, as the case may be.Your organization remained financially sound during the past fiscal year thanks to the continued support of its many members in Colorado and Wyoming. Your tax-deductible dues cover the cost of mailings, support our Schools Committee's work in attracting promising students to Princeton, underwrite community service projects such as Princeton in Denver Schools, and allow visiting faculty and current undergrads to be our guests at functions. Your contribution to the RMPC Scholarship fund, established in 1938, will help a Rocky Mountain student with a need-based stipend awarded annually by the University. Currently, the endowment is nearing a level that will support a second student. Please return your dues and scholarship check along with the tear-off strip. We thank you for your support, as your participation is vital to the success of the Club. We are especially grateful to those alumni who contribute generously at the level of Sustaining and Patron memberships. 2001 Holiday Luncheon DateTUES, DECEMBER 18, 2001 Mark your calendars now for this year's Holiday luncheon. This event is consistently well-attended because it is a good opportunity to meet current undergraduates and hear their presentations to the group about undergraduate life and activities at Princeton. Please rsvp on the tear-off strip by December 15th. Visit Your Web Site
It's up and running!…, so, save the RMPC web site in your "favorites" list. It has links to the University web sites, updates on Club activities, and more! http://alumni.princeton.edu/~paa061.A Special ThanksTo the following, for all they have done to assist in the various endeavors of the Club this past year:Mary Logan Boyers '90 
Princeton Half-Fast Mountain Club President Bill Burson '67 leads the way down from the Skinner Hut, above Turquoise Lake, last Sept.Coming Events:All-Ivy Bowlerama - Fri., January 25, 2002, Denver Athletic Club, 7-10 p.m. Annual Ski Train to Winter Park - Sat., March 9, 2002 |
