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The group meets Sundays when Cornell is in session in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. Teaching begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by open dancing from 8:30 to 10 p.m. For more information, David at 564-3613, e-mail dhr1@cornell.edu.
Thursdays, 8 to 10 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.exhibits
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, on the corner of University and Central avenues, is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Telephone: 255-6464.
* "Treasures of the Johnson Museum," through March 8.
* "Richard Artschwager Exhibition," through March 15.
* "Rembrandt and the Art of Etching," through March 15.
* "A Pictorialist Vision: Photographs by Herbert B. Turner," through March 22.Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema and held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted, and are open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students, kids 12 and under and seniors), except for Sunday matinees, $3.50, and CTA Tuesday events, $2. films
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"Angels and Insects" (1995), directed by Philip Haas, with Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas and Patsy Kensit, 7 p.m.
"In and Out" (1997), directed by Frank Oz, with Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack and Tom Selleck, 9:45 p.m.
"Seven Years in Tibet" (1997), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, with Brad Pitt, David Thewlis and Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Therese and Isabelle" (1968), directed by Radley Metzger, with Essy Persson and Anna Gael, 7:30 p.m.
"Fire" (1996), directed by Deepa Mehta, with Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, 9:30 p.m.
"In and Out," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Showgirls" (1995), directed by Paul Verhoeven, with Elizabeth Berkley and Kyle MacLachlan, midnight, Uris.
"Molom: A Legend of Mongolia" (1995), directed by Marie Jaoul de Poncheville, with Tseded and Yondejunai, IthaKid Film Fest, 2 p.m.
"Hamsun" (1996), directed by Jan Troell, with Max von Sydow and Anette Hoff, 7 p.m.
"Flirt" (1995), directed by Hal Hartley, with Bill Sage and Parker Posey, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Seven Years in Tibet," 9 p.m., Uris.
"Showgirls," 10:15 p.m.
"In and Out," midnight, Uris.
"Hamsun," 4:15 p.m.
"Fire," 7:30 p.m.
"I Want to Live" (1958), directed by Robert Wise, with Susan Hayward and Simon Oakland, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"The Insect Woman" (1963), directed by Shohei Imamura, with Sachiko Hidari, Jitsuko Yoshimura and Hiroyuki Nagato, 7 p.m.
"In and Out," 9:45 p.m.
"Fire," 7:15 p.m.
"Family Viewing" (1988), directed by Atom Egoyan, with Aidan Tierney and David Hemblen, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Seven Years in Tibet," 9:45 p.m.
"`All Power to the People!' The Black Panther Party and Beyond" (1997), with guest filmmaker Lee Lew-Lee, with Gordon Parks, Bobby Seale and Ramsey Clark, 7 p.m.
"Ernest Che Guevara: The Bolivian Diary" (1994), directed by Richard Dindo, presented by LASP and CUSLAR, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Basquiat" (1996), directed by Julian Schnabel, with Parker Posey, Gary Oldman and Christopher Walken, 10 p.m.
"A Man Vanishes" (1967), directed by Shohei Imamura, 4:30 p.m., free.
"Where is the Friend's Home?" (1987), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, with Babek Ahmed Poor and Ahmed Ahmed Poor, 7:15 p.m.
"Gattaca" (1997), directed by Andrew Niccol, with Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, 9:20 p.m.* Late registration continues through Feb. 6, Office of the University Registrar, 222 Day Hall. A late registration fee of $200 plus interest payments will be assessed to those registering after Feb. 6. graduate bulletin
* Course enrollment continues through Feb. 6. Forms are available in graduate field offices and Caldwell Hall. Return completed form in person by Friday, Feb. 6, to the Graduate School. Students who completed electronic online precourse enrollment do not complete a course enrollment form. For course changes, submit a course "Add and Drop" form to the Graduate School. All students not taking courses must enroll for thesis or dissertation research.
* Active file fee deadline: Ph.D. candidates for a May degree who are not registered for spring 1998 and wish to avoid the $200 active file fee for spring 1998 must complete all degree requirements by Feb. 6.
* TA workshop: Teaching development workshops will be held Saturday, Jan. 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., beginning in the Trillium, Kennedy Hall. Registration forms are available at the Office of Instructional Support, Room 415, CCC, phone: 255-3493. Refundable $5 registration fee.
* Dissertation/thesis seminars will be held in 100 Caldwell Hall on the following Wednesdays at 2 p.m.: master's on Feb. 11; doctoral on Feb. 18. The thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations; students, faculty and typists are encouraged to attend.
* Lunch with Dean Cohen: Grad students may join the dean for lunch Mondays, noon to 1 p.m., Big Red Barn (table near piano). Bring your lunch and discuss concerns or get acquainted.lectures
"Chaos and Control for the Fourth Pendulum," John Hubbard, mathematics, Feb. 2, 2:55 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Evolution and Ethics Revisited," William Provine, biological sciences, Feb. 3, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Hydropower and Indigenous Communities in Indochina: Worse Than the Vietnam War?" John Dennis, developmental sociology, Jan. 29, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
* Jan. 29, 8 p.m., A.D. White House: Carol lei Breckenridge will perform works by Georg Benda, Johann Kuhnau, C.P.E. Bach, Haydn and Mozart on the clavichord.
* Jan. 31, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Taliesin Trio (formerly the Florestan Trio) will perform Beethoven's Trio in D Major, op. 70, no. 1 ("The Ghost"); Toru Takemitsu's Between Tides and Edward Steuermann's arrangement of Arnold Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht, op. 4 ("Transfigured Night").
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Feb. 1: The Newton Street Irregulars will perform. The show runs Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m., with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30, in the Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free. Bound for Glory is broadcast on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.religion
Janet Shortall, assistant director of Cornell United Religious Work, will give the sermon Feb. 1 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., International Room, Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion and refreshments. Sunday morning prayers and breakfast, 7 a.m., at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-5320.
Weekend Masses: Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Auditorium.
Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sunday at 4 p.m. in G-22 ATH or Wednesday at 5 p.m. in 219 ATH.
Thursdays, 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Everyone on campus is welcome. Room G-20 Anabel Taylor Hall is open daily for prayer and study.
Also, Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, 101 University Ave., Ithaca.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Meeting for worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. for information, call 273-5421.
Conservative and Reform: Friday, 6:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall.
Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for information; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Call 255-4227 for more information.
Sundays, 11 a.m., One World Room (in English), and 1 p.m., chapel (in Korean), Anabel Taylor Hall. Call 255-2250 for more information.
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave. For information, call 273-6811.
Friday Juma' prayer, 1:15 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Daily Zuhr, Asr, Maghreb and Isha' prayers at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. For more information, call the Protestant Cooperative Ministry at 255-4224.seminars
"Mission in Partnership: New York Churches with Ethiopian Churches," Anita Cummings, First Presbyterian Church, Ithaca, Jan. 29, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Knowledge, Language and Writing System: Case of Ethiopia," Ayele Bekerie, Africana Studies and Research Center, Feb. 5, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Ostrich Production in New York," Bruce Tubbs and Jack Langan, Healthy Feast Farms, Spencer, Feb. 3, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"A Stochastic Mesh Method for Pricing High-Dimensional American Options," Mark Broadie, Columbia University, Jan. 30, 3 p.m., 456 Rhodes Hall.
"Mars Pathfinder Science Results," Mathew Golombek, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jan. 29, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"The Disk-Jet Interaction in the Microquasar GRS 1915+105," Stephen Eikenberry, California Institute of Technology, Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Protonation Fluctuations Make Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) Flicker," Sudipta Maiti, applied physics, Feb. 4, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"What Lies Beyond Bioinformatics," Bernhard Palsson, University of California, San Diego, Feb. 2, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"The Search for Randomness," Persi Diaconis, Cornell, Jan. 29, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"Ligand-Regulated Proteolysis: Controlling the Extracellular Environment," Laura Kiessling, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Feb. 2, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker.
TBA, Mark Banaszak-Hall, University of Michigan, Feb. 5, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
Legislative update from Stephen Johnson and Charles Kruzansky, both of Cornell's Office of Government Affairs, Feb. 2, 8:30 a.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Life History Variation in Copepods: Individual, Family and Population Analyses," Saran Twombly, University of Rhode Island, Feb. 4, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Use of Sewage Sludge: A Case for Caution," Ellen Harrison, Cornell Waste Management Institute, Jan. 29, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Cover Crops - An Essential Practice for Sustainability," Aref Abdul-Baki, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, Feb. 5, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Sciences.
"Police Violence and Reform in Brazil," Paul Chevigny, New York University Law School, Jan. 30, 12:10 p.m., 157 East Sibley Hall.
"From Macondo to McOndo: The Latin American Writer in the Age of Mass Media," Edmundo Paz-Soldán, Romance studies, Feb. 3, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Developing Advanced Technologies in Biomedicine," Rich Newman, Welch-Ally Inc., Jan. 29, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Electron, Atomic Interaction, Length Scale and Materials Properties," Neil Ashcroft, physics, Jan. 29, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Low Environmental Impact Fire Suppression Concepts," Richard Gann, Fire Science Division of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST, Feb. 3, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"Structural Biology in the 21st Century: What Can It Do for You?" Steve Ealick, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, Jan. 29, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Honeybee's Recruitment Dance Follows a Mathematical Structure," Barbara Shipman, University of Rochester, Feb. 5, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Place of the Third World in International Relations Theory," Naeem Inayatullah, Ithaca College, Jan. 29, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Naturalizing Misery: Popular Tales of the Transition in Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Estonia," Ted Hopf, Ohio State University, Feb. 5, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"What Future Will We Choose for Physics?" Sol Gruner, Cornell, Feb. 2, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Throwing Light on How We Think," George Hess, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and "Foundations: Preparing for the 21st Century," Kurt-Jürgen Maass, deputy secretary general of the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Feb. 2, 4 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"The Search for trp and Phytoalexin Regulatory Mutants in Arabidopsis," Katherine Denby, Boyce Thompson Institute, Jan. 30, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"A Novel Approach to the Biocontrol of Potato Golden Nematode," Moustafa El-Sherif, visiting scientist, and Bill Brodie, USDA, ARS, plant pathology, Feb. 4, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Incorporating Three-Dimensional Body Scan Data Into Apparel Pattern Development: Exploring a New Methodology," Julie Voellinger, Cornell, Feb. 5, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.theater
The Cornell Center for Theatre Arts opens the new year with two plays by the leading figure of absurdist theater, Eugene Ionesco. The Bald Soprano and The Lesson will be presented Jan. 29 through Feb. 1 and Feb. 3 through 8 at 8 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. Matinee performances will be staged Feb. 1, 7 and 8 at 2 p.m. A "Talk Back" session between the audience and members of the cast and production team will be held following the Feb. 5 performance.
For play and ticket information, call or visit the box office in the Center for Theatre Arts, 430 College Ave., between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS.miscellany
Meetings are open to the public and will be held Monday through Friday at 12:15 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call 273-1541.
Living with diabetes? Weekly support group meetings are Thursdays, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Group Room, Counseling and Psychological Services, Gannett Health Center.
This 12-step group that helps people deal with emotional problems meets for a discussion meeting on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and a step meeting on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at the St. Luke Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave., Collegetown. For more information call 387-0587.
President Hunter Rawlings, Provost Don Randel, Senior Vice President Fred Rogers and Associate Vice President Mary George Opperman will discuss the state of the university and answer questions Feb. 3 from noon to 2 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Send questions in advance to Emp-Assembly@cornell.edu.
Every Thursday afternoon when school is in session from 3:30 to 5:30 at the Big Red Barn. International and U.S. students, visiting scholars, faculty and staff, spouses and children are welcome. Free coffee, tea and cookies.
Interviewing, Feb. 6, noon to 1 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
* LGBTQ Employee Discussion Group, Jan. 29, 5:15 p.m., 316 Anabel Taylor Hall: Discussion of issues pertinent to gay staff.
* LGBT Staff/Faculty/Grad Potluck Brunch, Feb. 1, 11 a.m.: Start off the semester with good food and good conversation in a quet setting. Contact the LGBRO, 254-4987, for location.
The following workshops introduce the new Library Gateway, which offers integrated networked collection of electronic resources and supporting services:
* Jan. 29, 2:30 to 3:20 p.m., Uris Library Electronic Classroom;
* Feb. 4, 3:35 to 4:25 p.m., Uris Library Electronic Classroom; and
* Feb. 11, 12:20 to 1:10 p.m., Stone Microcomputer Center, Mann Library.
To register for the Mann Library workshop, call 255-5406; to register for the Uris workshops, call 255-3319.
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Representatives from local human service agencies will be available to discuss their services and volunteer opportunities Feb. 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall.
To increase the long-term retention of women at Cornell by supporting the completion of research leading to tenure and promotion, the President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) is inviting women associate or assistant professors and women Ph.D. candidates to apply for grants sponsored by the organization.
Application may be made for a grant to support research on any subject. Each approved grant for faculty will be between $2,000 and $6,000. Ph.D. candidates will receive grants from $1,000 to $1,500.
Proposals will be evaluated on scholarly merit, originality and significance, research design, clarity of writing, feasibility and appropriateness of budget.
The anticipated decision date is April 30; anticipated date of availability of funds is June 1. All materials must be submitted by Feb. 2 in the PCCW office, 626 Thurston Ave., first floor.
For more details on how to submit applications, contact the PCCW office at 255-6624.
Lose weight on campus with Weight Watchers. Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in 110 A.D. White House. For more information, call 1-800-234-8080.
Free walk-in instruction in writing:
* 178 Rockefeller Hall, Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
* RPCC, Conference Room 3, Sunday-Thursday, 8 to 11 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center, Sunday-Thursday, 8 to 11 p.m.sports
Jan. 30, at Princeton
Jan. 31, at Pennsylvania
The Big Red recorded a pair of victories to run its win streak to four straight and five in the last six games. The four consecutive wins is the most by the cagers since the 1992-93 team, which finished 16-10, won five straight. Senior forward Brent Fisher recorded his first career double-double, scoring a career-best 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, to lead the Big Red to an 82-74 victory over Lehigh at the Newman Arena Monday night. Cornell had five players in double figures in registering its highest scoring output of the season. On Saturday at the Newman Arena, Ray Mercedes scored 21 points, 17 in the second half, to lead Cornell to a 63-53 victory over Columbia.
Jan. 30, Princeton, 7 p.m.
Jan. 31, Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
The women's basketball team soundly defeated Columbia last Saturday, 60-39, at the Newman Arena. Junior guard Kristie Riccio scored a game-high 13 points to lead the team.
Feb. 1, West Chester, 1 p.m.
Freshman Sonya Negriff set two school marks in leading the Cornell women's gymnastics team to a first-place finish at the Brockport Invitational last Saturday. Cornell scored 179.300 points to earn the win and was followed by Ithaca College with 176.650, Brockport with 165.700 and Syracuse with 155.350. Negriff won each of the four events en route to a school record 37.650 all-around score. She also set a school record on the floor with a 9.550. She won the vault with a 9.250, the bars with a 9.450 and the beam with a 9.400.
Jan. 30, Clarkson, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 31, St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.
Senior goaltender Jason Elliott was superb last Friday night, stopping all 30 shots fired at him by Western Michigan in a 2-0 Big Red triumph. It was Elliott's fourth career shutout and second this season. Sophomore left wing Doug Stienstra and senior center Darren Tymchyshyn were both 1-1, with the former recording the game winner. Stienstra was hot again on Saturday evening with a pair of goals, but the Big Red gave up a 2-0 first-period lead in losing at Ferris State 5-3.
Jan. 31, Hobart, 11 a.m.
Last weekend the men compiled a 2-2 record during a road trip. In Ivy action, they lost to Yale 9-0 on Saturday and played a close match against Brown, losing 6-3 on Sunday. On Saturday, the men also took on Fordham and Wesleyan, winning both matches 8-1 and 5-4, respectively.
The women's squash team dropped two Ivy matches last weekend at Yale 9-0 on Saturday and at Brown 8-1 on Sunday. On Sunday evening, they bounced back to sweep Vassar 9-0.
The Big Red recovered from dropping a pair of meets against Navy and Yale by winning a back-and-forth EISL contest against Army 122.5-120.5 last Saturday at West Point.
The Red swam strongly, finishing 1-2 in three events, the 200-meter butterfly, 500 freestyle and 200 breaststroke.
Jan. 31, at SUNY-Buffalo
The women swimmers had a tough weekend, losing 144-92 at St. Bonaventure last Saturday afternoon.
Jan. 31, at Harvard with Brown
The men's track team had a successful weekend, placing first in a home meet on Saturday afternoon. Cornell won the meet with 89 points, while St. Joseph's finished second with 57, Ithaca College third (23) and Cortland fourth (20).
Jan. 31, at Harvard with Brown
The women's track team had an outstanding meet last Saturday afternoon at Barton Hall. Cornell was first with 103 points, followed by Ithaca College, with 27 points, St. Joseph's with 26, and Cortland with 24. Cornell finished first in 12 of the 17 events.
Jan. 30, at Pennsylvania
Jan. 31 at Princeton with Rutgers
Four Cornell wrestlers were crowned New York state champions last Saturday night at Ithaca College, and the Big Red placed second as a team with 148 points. Hofstra won its first-ever state title with 153 points.
No. 1 seed senior Nate Rupp won the title at 126 pounds with a 9-4 decision over Buffalo's No. 2 rated Chad Caros. No. 2 seed junior Shawn Bradley earned the win at 142 pounds with a 14-9 decision over No. 1 seed Arkee Allen of Columbia.
Seeded third, junior John Fogarty won at 150 pounds with a 3-2 decision over No. 1 seed John Stutzman of Buffalo, and junior Ottie Pendleton, seeded second at 177 pounds, won with a 5-3 decision over Eric Vaughn of Brockport. Pendleton recorded two pins and a technical fall in the tournament, while Bradley recorded two major decisions.
Sophomore Joe Tucceri placed second at 167 pounds, while classmate Jim Mataresse was third at 134 pounds, junior Seth Charles was fourth at heavyweight and sophomore Aaron Taylor was sixth at 118 pounds.
All eight of Cornell's wrestlers earned all-state honors.