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"Columbus Certainly Thickened the Human Food Thread, but It's Still Surprisingly Thin," Jack Kingsbury, plant biology, March 30, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
Noted environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy posed earlier this month with his Gallery 7 exhibition in the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. The work, which covers the first-floor gallery and can be seen from above, is made of sticks, gathered locally, and some driftwood. The exhibition runs through May 28. Nicola Kountoupes/University Photography
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.
* "Petals and Plumage: A Collection of Indian Textiles," April 1-May 28.
* "Andy Goldsworthy: In the Museum," through June 4.
* "Revealing Disguise: Building Identity," through June 18.
* Art for Lunch: March 30 at noon, tour of "Revealing Disguises: Building Identity."
* "Spring Arts Fest: Who Do We Think We Are?!" will feature music, dance, costumes, calligraphy, film, art workshops and gallery activities focusing on India. The Hangar Theatre production of "Free to Be You and Me" will be performed at the event. The festival is April 1 at noon and is free.
* Arts Sampler: "An Introduction to the Art of India," Ellen Avril, Asian art curator, April 2 at 2 p.m.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
"The Case," exhibition by David Erdman, UCLA Graduate School of Architecture, through April 1.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
* Group Exhibit: Photographs, through April 1.
* Opening reception for "Image-In Ireland," prints, photographs and paintings by Miri Amihai, is April 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m.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 matinees, $3.50, and CTA Tuesday events, $3. Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
"The Flower of Unification," a documentary by Sukyung Lim, East Asia Program visiting scholar, 4:30 p.m., G08 Uris Hall, free.
"Last Night," 7:30 p.m.
"Toy Story 2," 9:40 p.m.
"The City (La Ciudad)" (1999), directed by David Riker, with Fernando Reyes and Marcos Martinez Garcia, 7:15 p.m., Uris. See story.
"Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train" (1999), directed by Patrice Chereau, with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi and Vincent Perez, 7:15 p.m.
"Felicia's Journey" (1999), directed by Atom Egoyan, with Bob Hoskins, Elaine Cassidy and Arsinee Khanjian, 9:45 p.m.
"Toy Story 2," 10 p.m. and midnight, Uris.
"The City (La Ciudad)," 7:15 p.m.
"Toy Story 2," 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Charade" (1953), directed by Stanley Donen, with Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant and Walter Matthau, 9:15 p.m.
"Mansfield Park" (1999), directed by Patricia Rozema, with Francesca O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller and Harold Pinter, 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Wigstock: The Movie" (1995), directed by Barry Shils, 11:45 p.m.
"Toy Story 2," 4:30 p.m.
"Mansfield Park," 7:30 p.m.
"Amsterdam Global Village" (1999), directed by Johan van der Keuken, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"The Trial of Joan of Arc" (1962), directed by Robert Bresson, with Florence Zarrez, 7 p.m.
"Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train," 8:40 p.m.
"Facing the Truth," a 1999 PBS documentary with Bill Moyers and Archbishop Desmond Tutu; a discussion will follow, 4:30 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall, free.
"The City (La Ciudad)," 7:15 p.m.
"Society of Spectacle" (1999), New York Video Festival selections, directed by various, 7:30 p.m., Center for Theatre Arts Film Forum.
"Mansfield Park," 9:20 p.m.
Films by Robert Ascher, professor of anthropology, 5 p.m., free.
"Strangers on a Train" (1951), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with Farley Granger and Robert Walker, 7 p.m.
"Boys Don't Cry" (1999), directed by Kimberly Peirce, with Hilary Swank, 9:20 p.m.
"Pickpocket" (1959), directed by Robert Bresson, with Martin Lassalle and Marika Green, 7:30 p.m.
"Mad Max" (1979), directed by George Miller, with Mel Gibson and Joanne Samuel, 9:20 p.m.graduate bulletin
* CoursEnroll: Course pre-enrollment for fall '00 is online through April 21; see http://www.swscornell.edu/OUR/student/coursenroll.html. Obtain consent from your committee chairperson for pre-enrollment course selections, and then receive an electronic "adviser key" (password). If you do not pre-enroll or you make changes later, you must submit a form during the first three weeks of the fall semester.
* New: Graduate students have a five-course pre-enrollment limit on courses of three or four credits. One- and two-credit-hour courses are unlimited for pre-enrollment.
* Mandatory dissertation/thesis research enrollment: All graduate students no longer taking courses must be registered in thesis/dissertation research. To avoid standing in line next fall, register electronically through pre-course enrollment. For fall 2000, the Graduate School's doctoral dissertation research course is 726-685; master's thesis research course is 726-771, both 0 (zero) credits. One can register for these courses or for a departmental research course.
* Summer registration: Summer graduate registration begins May 15 in 150 Caldwell Hall. Student ID and in-person registration are required. Students must register if they are l. receiving financial aid during the summer (such as fellowships, summer loans, assistantships, travel grants or tuition awards); 2. want to use campus facilities during the summer; or 3. are off campus but need to be registered for summer study. Graduate students who have been registered for a regular semester during the preceding academic year do not pay tuition for noncredit summer registration. Students approved for summer residence credit must pay the appropriate prorated Graduate School tuition rate. Tuition must be paid for summer courses taken through the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions.
* Income tax for 1999: For information on your W-2, see the Cornell payroll home page: http://www.univco.cornell.edu/pyroll/. For information on general tax issues, see the Cornell Tax Dept. home page: http://www.univco.cornel.edu/accounting/tax/.
* Tax seminars for international students: See the ISSO web site for tax information and times for the tax seminars for international students http://www.isso.cornell.edu/.
* May degree: All requirements for a May degree must be completed by May 19, including submitting the dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School. Professional master's candidates should check with their fields regarding specific deadlines.
* Commencement: Commencement is Sunday, May 28. A ceremony to recognize Ph.D. candidates is May 27 at 5 p.m. in Barton Hall; family, friends and faculty are invited.
* Commencement information packets: These will be mailed to August 1999 and January 2000 degree recipients. Candidates for May 2000 degrees: Professional master's degree candidates can obtain packets in graduate field offices; M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degree candidates can pick up packets at the Graduate School, Caldwell Hall.
* Commencement cap and gown: All orders must be received by April 15 or a $10 late fee will be charged. The last day to place an order is May 1. After this date, orders cannot be guaranteed. See green order form in the commencement information packet to place your order.
* Lunch with the dean: Grad students may join the dean for lunch Wednesdays, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Big Red Barn (table near piano). Bring your lunch and discuss concerns or get acquainted.lectures
Earth Day 2000 lectures:
"Learning Home: The Bioregion, the Community and the University," Freeman House, Mattole Restoration Council, April 3, 7 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Living Downstream: Human Health and the Environment," Sandra Steingraber, author of Living Downstream, April 5, 4:30 p.m., Goldwin Smith D.
"Cultivating a Sense of Place," Deborah Tall, author, April 6, 4:30 p.m., Goldwin Smith D.
For information, read the story or visit the web site http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/earthda.
"Earthquakes and Elephants: Mythology, Archaeology and Paleontology on Ancient Samos," Adrienne Mayor, independent scholar, March 31, 4:30 p.m., 122 Goldwin Smith.
"Statistical Zero Knowledge," Amit Sahai, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 30, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Temporal Data Warehousing," Jun Yang, Stanford University, April 4, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"News Reporting Today: Issues in Impartial Reporting," Richard Kaplan, president of CNN, March 30, 8 p.m., David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
"Future Development and Educational Mission of Cornell's Botonical Garden and Arboretum," Donald Rakow, Cornell Plantations, April 6, 11:30 a.m., Cornell Plantations Headquarters.
"A New Trinity for the New Millennium: Soil, Soul and Society," Satish Kumar, E.F. Shumacher College, April 6, 7:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
"PAR, Campus and Community: Bridging Theory and Practice," Helen Lewis, Berea College, March 30, 4:30 p.m., David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
"Inequality, Development and Connected Knowing," Mary Belenky, author, March 30, 7:30 p.m., Martha Van Rensselaer Auditorium.
"The Enchanted Island: Vicarious Tourism in Adaptations of `The Tempest,'" Joseph Roach, Yale University, March 31, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Still Waiting After All These Years: Equity of Women in the Construction Industry," Susan Eisenberg, master electrician and author, March 30, 4:30 p.m., Colbert Auditorium, 105 Ives Hall.
"Drawing Inspiration from Molecules," Jerrold Meinwald, chemistry professor and musician, April 3, 2:55 p.m., Uris Hall.
"Placing Lives Through Stories: Second Generation South Asian Americans," Kiran Narayan, University of Wisconsin, March 31, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
"Revitalization, High Modernism and the Cambodian Genocide," Alex Hinton, Rutgers University, March 30, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Avenue.
"Reading the Ruins: Archaeology and the Interpretation of Landscape in the American Southwest, 1850-1900," Curtis M. Hinsley, Northern Arizona University, April 3, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House. See story.
"Pigs for the Gods and Pork for the Table: Dining Out in the Ancient Greek City," Susan Guettel Cole, SUNY Buffalo, April 4, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. See story.
"The 'Danish Boy' Ballad and `Laverna': Two Unfinished Poems by Wordsworth and Their Implications," Paul F. Betz, Georgetown University, April 6, 2:30 p.m., Lecture Room 2B, Kroch Library.
"Tai Chi: An Introductory Talk," Rex Berntsson, Full Life Fitness, April 6, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building. Call 255-5133 to register.
"Nicolas Poussin and a History of the French Monarchy," Judy Bernstock, history of art, March 30, 7:15 p.m., Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery.music
See story.
* March 31, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: D.M.A. recital with composer Vineet Shende.
* April 2, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: D.M.A. recital with composer Robert Paterson.
* April 4, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student chamber music recital.
* April 6, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: Sage Chapel Choir performs with conductor Richard Riley, soprano Rebecca Marques and baritone Jonas Korlach. Features dancers by Norman Dello Joio. Narrated by Richard Driscoll, Choreography by Ellen London.
Violinist Joshua Bell performs with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, conducted by Roberto Abbado, April 1, 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. For more information call the Cornell Concert Series at 255-4363, M-F 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or visit the web site at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/ccs.
Jeff Solomon will perform March 30 from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall. Free.
April 2: Tom Lenahan will perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast live Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m., in the Anabel Taylor Hall Café. The program airs on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.religion
Anthony Campolo, sociologist/pastor, Eastern College, will lead the service April 2 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., meet in the lobby of Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion, games and service-oriented activities. Classes, speakers, prayers, celebrations at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-3037 or send e-mail to bahai@cornell.edu.
Weekend Mass schedule: Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G-22 ATH.
Testimony meetings: Tuesday, 7 p.m., G-20 Anabel Taylor Hall. Church services: Sundays, 10:30 a.m., and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, 101 University Ave., Ithaca.
Wednesdays, worship and Eucharist, 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
For more information, call 255-4219 or send e-mail to eccu@cornell.edu.
Meeting for Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 5:30 p.m., candle lighting and singing in the lobby of Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by Shabbat services. Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Conservative services in the Founder's Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Call the Hillel office at 255-4227 for more information.
* Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For daily service times, call 272-5810; all daily services are at the Young Israel House.
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.
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly Friday prayer, 1:15-1:45 p.m., One World Room, ATH.
Weekly Halaqa, Friday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 218 ATH.
Mondays at 5:15-6 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Brief instruction followed by silent sitting. Diverse backgrounds welcome. Some discussion. For more information, call CURW at 255-4214.
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
"Facing the Truth," a 1999 PBS documentary, with Bill Moyers and Archbishop Desmond Tutu; a discussion will follow, April 6, 4:30 p.m., Room 106, Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road.
"The Pricing Performance and Marketing Behavior of Agricultural Market Advisory Services: Evidence from the Corn and Soybean Markets Over 1995-1998," Scott Irwin, University of Illinois, April 4, 1:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"A Class of Trust-Region Methods for Simulations-Bashed Optimization," Juan C. Meza, Sandia National Laboratories, March 31, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Polar Caps of Mars: Geological Differences and Some Consequences," Peter Thomas, radiophysics and space research, March 30, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Science Building.
"High-Temperature Volcanism on Io," Alfred McEwen, University of Arizona, April 6, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Science Building.
"The Role of Rho GTPase and Tomosyn/lethal Giant Larvae Family Members in Coordination of Exocytosis and Cell Polarity," Patrick Brennwald, Weill Cornell Medical College, March 31, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Groundwater Seepage and Lakeshore Plant Communities," Rebecca Schneider, natural resources, March 31, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Implications of a Sub-Optimal Environment on Fetal Cardiovascular Development," Mark Nijland, biomedical sciences, April 4, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Rural Poverty, Multiple Stressors and Socioemotional Development," Gary Evans, design and environmental analysis, April 6, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Nothing Sustainable: Nothing Gained (But the Rich Get Richer)," Kristin Dawkins, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis, March 31, 1:30 p.m., B-01 Sage Hall.
"Analysis of Complex Biological Systems: A Chemical Engineer's Perspective," Vassily Hatzimanikatis, Cargill Dow Polymers LLC, April 3, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling in Single Molecule Magnets: High Field EPR, NMR and Magnetization Studies," Naresh Dalal, Florida State University, March 30, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Better Things for Better Living: One Person's Life After Chemistry," Gail Pesyna, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, April 3, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"The Dynamics of Semiconductor Island Growth Observed by in Situ Electron Microscopy," Frances Ross, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, April 6, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Estimating Atrazine Concentration in Surface Water at Watershed Scale," Stephen DeGloria, crop and soil sciences, and Steven Pacenka, Center for the Environment, April 4, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Plant Hybridization and Resistance to Herbivorous Insects," Robert Fritz, Vassar College, April 3, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Embedded DRAM: Technology and Challenges," Subramanian Iyer, IBM Hopewell Junction, April 4, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Leaf Morphology and Predator-Prey Interactions," Andrew Norton, entomology, April 3, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Self-Regulation, Agriculture and the Environment: Can the Lessons From Corporate Environmental Management Be Applied to Agricultural Business," Sandra Batie, Michigan State University, March 30, 2:55 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Bovine Cytokine Expression During Infection with Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis," Judith Stabel, USDA National Animal Disease Center, Iowa, April 4, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb.
"Climate, Tectonics and Landscape Evolution," Kelin Whipple, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April 4, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"Housing and Feeding the Homeless," Karen Bronson, Food Link, Rochester, April 3, 2:55 p.m., 278 Statler Hall.
"The Future Horticulture Classroom: Overcoming Barriers of Space and Time," Marvin Pritts, fruit and vegetable science, and Ken Mudge, floriculture and ornamental horticulture, March 30, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science.
"Vaccine Development Against Ichthyophthirius multifiliis: Riding the Roller Coaster of Gene Expression in Heterologous Protein Expression Systems," Ted Clark, microbiology and immunology, March 31, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"What Can We Learn From Variation in Age at Weaning in Pre-Industrial Societies That Is Relevant to Public Health Nutrition Today?" Dan Sellen, Emory University, March 30, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Planning Port-au-Prince," Leslie Voltaire, adviser to the president of Haiti, March 31, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Latin America: From Che to Marcos," Jeffrey Rubin, Mount Holyoke College, April 4, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Advanced Gate Dielectrics for Scaled CMOS," Glen Wilk, Lucent Technologies, March 30, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Scanning Capacitance Microscopy Imaging of State-of-the-Art MOSFETs," Rafael Kleiman, Lucent Technologies and Bell Laboratories, April 6, 4 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Energy Conversion: An Educational Perspective," Vijay Modi, Columbia University, April 4, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"Regulation of Bacterial Heme Biosynthesis," Mark O'Brian, SUNY Buffalo, March 30, 3 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Live and Let Die: Regulation of Programmed Cell Death During Development and Disease in Drosophila," Andreas Bergmann, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April 3, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Women as Resources Managers in the National Park Service," Maureen Finnerity and Karen Wade, National Park Service, April 4, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"From Cun Canes to Micro Chips: 100+ Years at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology," Scott Sutcliffe, Lab of Ornithology, April 3, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"The Right to Secession," Mortimer Sellers, University of Baltimore School of Law, March 30, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Exploring Eros: The First Detailed Spacecraft Study of an Asteroid," Joseph Veverka, astronomy, April 3, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"The Ethylene Response in Plants: How Does It Work and How Can We Change it?" Harry Klee, University of Florida, April 4, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Research on the Rust Fungi in the 20th Century," Richard Staples, Boyce Thompson Institute, April 5, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"100 Years of Rust," Richard Staples, Boyce Thompson Institute, April 4, 3:30 p.m., A133 Barton Lab, Geneva.
"The Puzzle of Primate Juvenility," Michael E. Pereira, Bucknell University, March 31, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"History of Biology in the Public Interest: Embryos, Epistemology and Every (Wo)Man," Jane Maienschein, Arizona State University, April 3, 4:40 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Micromechanics of Fiber-Reinforced Composities: The Near Field Approach," Igor Tsukrov, University of New Hampshire, March 30, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Interfacial Optimization in Natural Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics," Pedro Herrera-Franco, University of the Yucatan, April 6, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.symposiums
An informal workshop, "From Passion to Practice, Participatory Action Research and Community Development," with panel presentations by Helen Lewis, Mary Fields Belenky and Cornell and community practitioners, is April 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., preregistration is requested by e-mailing ph24@cornell.edu.
"Doing Memory: Performing the Legacies of Imperialism," March 30-April 1. The series of events is free and open to the public, and the following events will take place in Room SB10 of the Center for Theatre Arts: March 30, 7 p.m., "The Imperial Work of Freeways," reading and discussion; March 31, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., "Into the Space of Memory," lectures and presentations; 1-4 p.m., "Body (Laughter) Affects," panel presentation and discussion; 8 p.m., performances by Shannon Jackson and Carmelita Tropicana; April 1, 9:30-10:45 a.m., further discussions and presentations; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., panel discussion; 2-3 p.m., plenary lecture by Richard Schechner, "Remembering the Future in (Research About) Ramlila of Ramnagar"; 3:15-5:30 p.m., roundtable discussion; and 8 p.m., performances.
"The End of Art: Aesthetics and Knowledge After Hegel," a German studies conference, is March 31 and April 1 in the A.D. White House. For further details call the Department of German Studies at 255-5265.
"Union Days 2000: Building Coalitions, Uniting for Change" will be held March 30-31. March 30 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., panel discussion; 3:15-4:15 p.m., strategy workshops, both held in 105 ILR Conference Center. March 31 from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Social Justice Career Fair in the Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall, and 2-5 p.m., 50th anniversary reception, ILR Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives in the lobby of the ILR School's Catherwood Library, Ives Hall.
"Fighting International Corruption and Bribery in the 21st Century" will be held March 31 and April 1. See story.theater
Richard Schechner, founder of the performance studies department at New York University and a Cornell A.D. White Professor-at-Large, will participate in an open classroom and scene work with Cornell theater students March 30 from 2:55 to 4:45 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts.miscellany
"Workshop: Printing without a Press": Join artist Christa Wolf in exploring the museum's collection of collographs, monoprints and linocuts and experiment with a variety of ways to print without a press, April 2, 1-4 p.m. The fee for museum members and Cornell students is $65, $75 for nonmembers, plus a $15 materials fee. Enrollment is limited to 10; deadline to register is March 31. Call 255-6464.sports
April 1, Harvard, 11:30 a.m.
April 2, Dartmouth, noon
April 4, at Penn State, 1 p.m.
The Big Red finished its spring trip to Florida on a down note, dropping its last four contests. The Big Red lost twice to Stetson (18-5, 14-9), once to Rollins (3-2) and once to Army (5-3).
April 1, Regionals at Cazenovia
The equestrian team finished its regular season at the St. Lawrence show Sunday and had one more rider qualify for this weekend's regional championships. Junior Maggie Spencer placed fifth in the advanced walk-trot-canter and has qualified for the regionals. She joins 11 of her teammates who already have qualified for the regionals. The Big Red has 12 riders competing in 17 divisions at the regional championships at Cazenovia College.
Season complete.
Sophomore Siobhán Cully placed 20th in the epee at the NCAA Division I Fencing Championships, held at Stanford March 23-24.
April 1, Pennsylvania at Hofstra, 4 p.m.
Senior attackman Sean Steinwald and junior attackman Andrew Schardt scored three goals apiece, and Cornell's defense held Yale scoreless for the first 35 minutes as the 11th-ranked Big Red opened its Ivy League season Saturday afternoon with a 12-4 win over the 15th-ranked Elis at Schoellkopf Field..
March 31, Vanderbilt at Johns Hopkins, 7 p.m.
April 2, at Princeton, 2 p.m.
April 5, Colgate, 7 p.m.
The women's lacrosse team remained undefeated with two wins last week. The Big Red wrapped up its spring break trip with a 14-3 win at Cal Berkeley and returned home to post its first Ivy victory of the season against Pennsylvania (15-5).
March 30-April 2, National Champs. at Ft. Worth
March 30-April 2, National Champs. at Ft. Worth
April 1, at Fordham, 1 p.m.
April 2, at Wagner, noon
April 6, at Siena, 3 p.m.
The softball team had a successful week at the Rebel Spring Games, beating Central Connecticut (9-2), Eastern Kentucky (9-1), Southern Connecticut (12-4), UMBC (5-3), Stony Brook (14-1) and Lehigh (10-4). The Big Red dropped games to Maine (2-1) and Wright State (6-3), but closed out its Florida trip by sweeping Bethune-Cookman (7-5, 5-1).
April 1, Columbia, noon
The men's tennis team finished its spring trip 1-3 but came back to Ithaca with momentum after its 4-3 victory over No. 54-ranked DePaul. The Big Red lost the doubles point but won four of six singles matches to pull out the victory. Earlier in the week, Cornell dropped three matches to top-ranked opponents. The netmen fell to Florida Atlantic, 7-0. Cornell then lost 6-3 to Lynn, the No. 13 team in NCAA Division II. Cornell dropped its third match to 20th-ranked Miami, 6-1.
April 1, at Army, noon
The women's tennis team played three matches in Florida last week, posting a 1-2 record. The Big Red fell to Denver (6-3) and Florida International (8-1) early in the week, before beating Florida Atlantic (7-2) last Thursday. The racketwomen's match with Barry on March 20 was rained out.