Bound for Glory
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CSDC practices Fridays from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. All levels of dancers are encouraged to attend. Free and open to all CSDC members. Membership is $5 per year and is open to the public.
Spring Dance Theatre Concert, May 4-6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre. For tickets and information, call 254-ARTS weekdays between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m.emeritus/retired
(Open to the public)
"Frogs and Snakes: The Texture of Biodiversity," Harry Green, ecology and systematics, April 27, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"The Library Gateway: Finding the Resource You Need," May 18, 9-11 a.m. in the Stone I classroom, Mann Library. Resources will not be limited to professional research journals. To register contact E. Ferretti at ef15@cornell.edu or call 254-4993.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," through May 28.
* "Andy Goldsworthy: In the Museum," through June 4.
* "Revealing Disguise: Building Identity," through June 18.
* "The Collector's Eye: Audrey and Bernard Berman," through June 18.
* Art for Lunch: April 27 at noon, tour the exhibit "Petals and Plumage: A Collection of Indian Textiles" with curator Ellen Avril. See story.
* Photographer Nikki S. Lee speaks about her work April 27 at 5 p.m.
* Arts Sampler: Professor Claudia Lazzaro will give a slide lecture on "Renaissance Art" April 30 at 2 p.m.
* Family Art-full Saturday: Join Mrs. McPuppet for "Waltzing with Fireflies," May 6, 10 a.m.-noon. For children 3-10 and their adult learning partner. Free to members; $5 for nonmembers.
(M-F, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 255-9714)
* Work by DEA students of Gary Evans, through April 29.
* Textiles and apparel thesis exhibition by Carol Young, April 30-May 13.
(M-F, 9 a.m. -5 p.m.)
Paintings on spatial relationships by Ron Milewicz, through April 28.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* Sculpture by Peter Algra, through April 28.
* Paintings by Brian Dehart, May 1-5.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 1-5 p.m.;
255-3530)
"Wordsworth and the Romantic Imagination: A Scholar's Collection," curated by Paul Betz, through May 30.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
* "Unheard Voices" by Jason Dilley, plaster castings and viewer-activated oral histories, through April 29.
* Ceramics studio/darkroom show and sale, May 2-8.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
Cornell Cinema welcomes proposals from faculty, student and community organizations for films or series to be included in the fall '00 schedule. Call 255-3522 for information and an application form. The deadline for proposals is May 1.
"All About My Mother" (1999), directed by Pedro Almodovar, with Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth and Penelope Cruz, 7:15 p.m.
"The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), directed by Anthony Minghella, with Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, 9:30 p.m.
"Head On" (1999), directed by Ana Kokkinos, with Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis and Elena Mandalis, 7:15 p.m.
"The Talented Mr. Ripley," 8 p.m., Uris.
"All About My Mother," 9:30 p.m.
"Princess Mononoke" (1997), directed by Hayoa Miyazaki, with Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson and Billy Bob Thornton, 10:45 p.m., Uris.
"Paris Is Burning" (1990), directed by Jennie Livingston, 11:45 p.m.
"American Movie" (1999), directed by Chris Smith, with Mark Borchardt, Mike Shank and Monica Borchardt, with guest filmmakers Mark Borchardt and Sarah Price, 7:15 p.m., $6/$5 students and seniors. See story.
"Princess Mononoke," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Talented Mr. Ripley," 10 p.m., Uris.
"All About My Mother," 10:15 p.m.
"Au Hasard Balthazar" (1966), directed by Robert Bresson, with Anne Wiazemsky and Francois Lafarge, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Princess Mononoke," 7:30 p.m.
"A Man for All Seasons" (1966), directed by Fred Zinnemann, with Paul Scofield, Orson Welles and Wendy Hiller, 7 p.m.
"American Movie," 9:30 p.m.
"Photographer" (1999), directed by Dariusz Jablonski, 7:30 p.m.
"The Target Shoots First" (1999), directed by Christopher Wilcha, 7:30, CTA Film Forum.
"All About My Mother," 9:20 p.m.
"Citizen Ruth" (1996), directed by Alexander Payne, with Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz and Mary Kay Place, 7:15 p.m.
"Being John Malkovich" (1999), directed by Spike Jonze, with John Cusack, Cameron Diaz and John Malkovich, 9:30 p.m.
"My Best Fiend" (1999), directed by Werner Herzog, with Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale and Eva Mattes, 7:30 p.m.
"Run Lola Run" (1999), directed by Tom Tykwer, with Franka Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu, 9:45 p.m.graduate bulletin
* Summer registration: Summer graduate registration begins May 22 in 150 Caldwell Hall. Student ID and in-person registration are required. Students must register if they are 1) 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.
* Travel grants: Conference transportation grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by May 1 for June conferences. Applications received after this date cannot be considered. Grants for transportation are awarded to registered graduate students invited to present papers or posters. Application forms are available at graduate field offices and on the web at http://ww.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/intro.html.
* Thesis Help Sessions for MS Word: Saturdays in April, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Room B-5, CCC, sponsored by CIT. No sign up needed, just stop by. For information, call 255-8000 or e-mail it-training@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. A reception follows the ceremony.
* 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: A $10 fee is 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.
* 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. This will be the last lunch with Dean Cohen until the fall semester.lectures
"Sojourner Truth," Margaret Washington, history, May 4, 11:30 a.m., Lecture Room, Cornell Plantations, One Plantations Road.
"500 Years Since the Expulsion of the Jews From Spain: Does Ladino Culture Survive or Is It Just a Nostalgic Myth?" Rafael Sucari, Argentine poet and sculptor, May 2, 12:15 p.m., Founder's Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
"Prison and Citizen: Work as Transformative Practice in Modern China," Michael Tsin, Columbia University, April 27, 4:30 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Combating the Neo-Liberal Conundrum: Growing Upsurge of Peoples, Communities and Ecologies," Rajni Kothari, International Foundation for Development Alternatives, Switzerland, May 1, noon, G08 Uris Hall.
Student performances and show of artwork, May 1, 2:55 p.m., Uris Hall Auditorium.
Bethe Lecture: "Living Nightmares: Facing the Growing Threat of Biological Terrorism," Steven M. Block, Stanford University, May 3, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. See story.
"Making `Myanmar': Language and Ethnicity Under Military Rule," Mary Callahan, University of Washington, April 27, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Gender Violence in Indonesia's Transition to Democracy," Susan Blackburn, Monash University, Australia, May 4, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"The Power of Hypnotherapy," Sharon Barbell, a veteran hypnotherapist, April 27, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building. For more information and to register call 255-5133.music
See story.
* April 27, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell Chamber Singers, with conductor Dimitri Shapovalov, performs the music of Stravinsky, Milhaud and Barber.
* April 29, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: Cornell University Wind Ensemble with conductor Mark Davis Scatterday.
* April 30, 3 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Symphonic Band, led by conductor David Conn, presents a concert of works by Reed, Hanson, Shostakovich and Lope.
* May 1, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Violinist Vesselin Gellev and pianist Xak Bjerken play a concert of works by Beethoven, Bartok and Brahms.
* May 2, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Soprano Judith Kellock and pianist Will Crutchfield present an evening of Schubert lieder.
* May 3, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Joint student recital featuring soprano Kim Aya Murray and baritone Ian Woolford.
* May 4, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital featuring soprano Amy McIntire.
The Durland Alternatives Library presents an evening with Mamadou Diabate and friends, in a concert of West African music, May 5 at 8 p.m. in the Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium. Tickets are $10 and are available at Greenstar Co-op, Toko Imports in the Dewitt Mall and at the Alternatives Library, 127 Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information call 255-6486 or send e-mail to alt-lib@Cornell.edu.
The Hagen Quartet will perform April 28 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. On the program are quartets by Ravel, Webern and Beethoven. Tickets are $11-$14 for the public and $7-9 for students and are available in 124 White Hall, 255-5144. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets also can be ordered via the Cornell Concert Series web site http://www.arts.cornell.edu/ccs/. See story.
Join the Cornell Savoyards for its spring musical "Candide." The Leonard Bernstein version of this comic operetta is under the musical direction of Rice Majors. Performances are April 28-29 at 8 p.m. in Kulp Auditorium at Ithaca High School. Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for students, seniors and children. Tickets are available at the ticket center in Clinton House, Hickey's Music Center and Willard Straight Hall box office. For more information and group rates, call 257-9750.
April 30: Ellis Paul 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.reading
Award-winning novelist and screenwriter
Richard Price '71 will read from his fiction April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Seven graduating MFA students will give readings May 4 between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. The fiction writers are Evetta Andersson, Rob Fuentes and Emberly Nesbitt; and the poets are Jasper Bernes, Jessie Graves, Gabe Gudding and Crystal Williams.religion
A student preacher will lead the service April 30 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
"The Limits of Knowledge: Securing Rural Livelihoods in a Situation of Resource Scarcity," Pauline Peters, Harvard University, April 27, 3:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Rain Forest Use and Economic Reliance in the Peruvian Amazon," Brad Barham, University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 4, 2 p.m., 145 Warren Hall.
"Normal Forms of Periodic FPU-Chains," Ferdinand Verhulst, University of Utrecht, Netherlands, April 28, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"The Origin of Universal Scaling Laws in Biology From Molecules and Cells to Whales," Geoffrey West, Los Alamos National Laboratory, May 1, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Luminous Blue Compact Galaxies at High Redshifts: A Key Player in Galaxy Evolution," Rafael Guzman, Yale University, April 27, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Star Formation in a Crossing Time and Implications for the Stellar Initial Mass Function," Bruce Elmegreen, IMB Watson Research Center, May 4, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
TBA, Lisa Laffend, DuPont, April 27, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"The Effects of Salinity Fluctuations on Nitrogen Cycling in Sediments From the Parker River Estuary," Anne Giblin, Marine Biological Laboratory, April 28, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Myosin Isoform Expression and Single Fiber Contractile Properties in Craniofacial Muscles," Peter Reiser, Ohio State University, May 2, 4 p.m., G3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"Calcium-Induced Calcium Release in Smooth Muscle and the Cornell Transgenic Mouse Facility," Michael I. Kotlikoff, University of Pennsylvania, May 3, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Structure and Hydrogen Bonding of Water at Surfaces: New Insights and Surprises," Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon, April 27, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Femtosecond Coherence Spectroscopy of Biomolecules," Paul Champion, Northeastern University, May 4, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Evolution of Axial Patterning: Examples From Arthropods and Molluscs," Lisa Nagy, University of Arizona, May 1, 4 p.m., G-01 Biotechnology Building.
TBA, Wendi Heinzelmen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 2, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography of Halictine Bees," Brian Danforth, entomology, May 1, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Spices and Morning Sickness: Protecting Ourselves From What Eats Us," Paul Sherman, neurobiology and behavior, May 2, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Recent Progress in Describing and Understanding Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction in the Atlantic Basin," Yochanan Kushnir, Lamont, May 2, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"Physiological Effects of Summer Pruning on Apple Trees," Kuo-Tan Li, fruit and vegetable science, April 27, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"A Plum, a Beach, a Campus: Prunus Maritima for Fruit Production and Land Restoration," Rick Uva, fruit and vegetable science, May 4, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Helper T Cell-Targeted Immunization Against the Ehrlichial Pathogen Anaplasma Marginale," Wendy Brown, Washington State University, May 5, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Urban Citizenship and Globalization," James Holston, University of California at San Diego, April 28, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Manipulating Diblock Copolymers at Interfaces," Shenda Baker, University of Massachusetts, April 27, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Magnetic Hard Disk Drives and Two Stage Actuator Control," William Messner, Carnegie Mellon University, May 4, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"What an Exec Search Firm Looks for in Employees for High-Tech and Manufacturing Jobs," Nayla Rizk, Spencer Stuart, April 27, 4:40 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"NASA's Deep Space 1: Rocketing to the Future," Marc Rayman, Jet Propulsion Lab, NASA, May 2, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall
"A New Mechanism of Immune Evasion: Elimination of Bordetella Pertussis Requires a One-Two Punch," Alison Weiss, University of Cincinnati, April 27, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Intracellular Interactions Between Pathogen and Host in Chlamydia Trachomatis-infected Cells," Marci Scidmore, National Institutes of Health, April 28, 9 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Characterization and Evolution of Two Distinct Lineages of Gammaherpesviruses Related to Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus," Timothy Rose, University of Washington, April 28, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Assembling Central Nervous System Synapses," Craig Garner, University of Alabama at Birmingham, May 1, 4 p.m., G3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"Bills, Blooms and a Nectar Diet: Hummingbirds in the Americas and Sunbirds," Larry Wolf, Syracuse University, May 1, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
"Biological Weapons Terrorism in the U.S.: Current Hysteria," Milton Leitenberg, University of Maryland, April 27, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Taking U.S. and Russian Missiles Off Hair-Trigger Alert," Frank von Hippel, Princeton University, May 4, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Looking for WIMPs in the Galactic Halo: the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search," Dan Akerib, Case Western Reserve, May 1, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
TBA, Troy Thorup, plant breeding, May 2, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Fruit Tree IPM: Doin' It Canadian Style," Wendy McFadden-Smith, University of Guelph, Ontario, May 2, 3:30 p.m. H155 Barton Lab, Geneva.
"Integrated Biological Control of Sphaerotheca Pannosa in Greenhouse Roses," Fernando Ponce, plant pathology, May 3, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Fear of Food," Paul Rozin, University of Pennsylvania, April 28, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Distrust and Discovery: The Case of the Heavy Bosons at CERN," John Krige, LaVillette, Paris, France, May 1, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"The Use of Quality Function Development in Textile and Apparel Product Development," Diane Scheurell, Kimberly-Clark Corp., April 27, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Liquid Penetration in Textiles," Mastura Raheel, University of Illinois, May 1, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Autoparametric Resonance in Mechanical Systems," Ferdinand Verhulst, University of Utrecht, Netherlands, May 3, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.symposiums
"Colombia: Roots of Violence," April 29, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. The symposium features presentations, discussion and debate examining perspectives from Colombia and the United States on civil and political conflict, drug policy, military aid and the possibility of peace. Participants will include Winifred Tate, Eduardo Pizarro Leon Gomez, Maria Glemencia Ramirez and Maurice Hinchey. For more information contact CUSLAR at 255-7293.
"The Great War and the New Century: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on World War I," April 28-29, A.D. White House. For more information call 255-8408 or contact Kizer Walker by e-mail at kw33@cornell.edu.
Site Management with Macromedia Dreamweaver, April 28, 9 a.m.-noon, G83 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Learn the site management features of Dreamweaver. For more information and to register visit the web site at http://atc.ci.cornell.edu/train/courses.shtml#sitemgtdw.theater
The Gateway Theatre presents James Goldwin's "The Lion in Winter," a tale of politics and family values in the 12th century. Performances will be held April 27-29 at 8 p.m. and April 29 at 2 p.m. in Risley Theatre. All shows are free, and seating is limited. For more information visit Gateway's web site at http://www.rso.cornell.edu/Gateway.
William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" runs April 27-29 and May 4-6 at 8 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre. Matinee is offered May 6 at 2 p.m. For play and ticket information, call or visit the box office at the Center for Theatre Arts, 430 College Ave., weekdays between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m.; 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.
The Cornell Christian faculty/staff forum will meet for its weekly gathering April 27 from 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. in the Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. For more information call 266-7584 or e-mail cia4@cornell.edu.
Collegetown cleanup by residents and students is April 29. Volunteers will meet at 10 a.m. in front of The Nines, 311 College Ave. Participation in this cleanup is open to the community.
The Cornell Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is holding its annual Truss Days April 27-29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day on Ho Plaza in front of Willard Straight Hall. Several sets of trusses (triangular roof supports) will be constructed. Anyone can help build, and donations of funds or tools are appreciated. For more information visit the web site at http://www.rso.cornell.edu or call 272-7075.
The public speaking group Toastmasters International meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in 306 Rockefeller Hall, and meetings are open to the public. For more information call 277-8863.
Free tutorial assistance in writing
* 178 Rockefeller Hall: Sunday, 2-8 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 and 7-10 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell: Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center: Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.sports
April 28, Princeton, noon
April 30, at Princeton, noon
April 29-30, at Delaware Invitational
April 29, Princeton, Yale
April 29, Brown, Columbia
April 29, Brown, 2 p.m.
April 28, Columbia, 3 p.m.
April 30, at Harvard, 1 p.m.
April 29, Connecticut, noon
April 30, Buffalo, noon
May 3, At Niagara, 3 p.m.
April 27-29, at Penn Relays
April 30, Big Red Invitational
April 27-29, at Penn Relays
April 30, Big Red Invitational