The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events
May 11 - 18, 2000
All items for the Chronicle Calendar should be submitted by campus mail, U.S. mail or in person to
Chronicle Calendar, Cornell News Service, Surge 3, Judd Falls Road.
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are questions.
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should appear.
Computer Workshop for Emeriti
"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.
Johnson Museum of Art
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.
DEA Gallery, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
(M-F, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 255-9714)
* Textiles and apparel thesis exhibition by Carol Young, through May
13.
* "Creating Identities: Selected Senior Student Works of Design," through
May 13.
* Transition '00 Collection Gallery Opening, May 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Tjaden Gallery, Tjaden Hall
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Thesis exhibitions, through May 26.
Kroch Library Gallery
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 1-5 p.m.; 255-3530)
"Wordsworth and the Romantic Imagination: A Scholar's Collection," through May
30.
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.
Movie break
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This week Cornell Cinema offers entertainment to relieve the stress
of finals. Above, before German director Tom Tykwer had a U.S. hit
with 1999's "Run Lola Run," he made "Wintersleepers," a story of
timing and destiny in a small skiing village.
At right, Gong Li stars as the lover of the first Chinese emperor in
"The Emperor and the Assassin," the
latest film by Chen Kaige. Check the listings for the scheduled screenings.
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Thursday, 5/11
"The Emperor and the Assassin" (1999), directed by Chen Kaige, with Gong Li and
Zhang Fengyi, 7 p.m.
"South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut" (1999), directed by Trey Parker, with
Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny, 10:15 p.m.
Friday, 5/12
"Wintersleepers" (1997), directed by Tom Tykwer, with Ulrich Matthes and
Marie-Lou Sellem, 7 p.m.
"Fight Club" (1999), directed by David Fincher, with Brad Pitt, Edward Norton
and Helena Bonham-Carter, 8 and 11 p.m., Uris.
"Pitch Black" (2000), directed by David N. Twohy, with Vin Diesel, Radha
Mitchell and Cole Hauser, 9:45 p.m.
"South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut," midnight.
Saturday, 5/13
"The Emperor and the Assassin," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Wintersleepers," 7:20 p.m.
"South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut," 10 p.m.
"Fight Club," 10:30 p.m., Uris.
"Pitch Black," midnight.
Sunday, 5/14
"Student Films II" (2000), directed by various, a smorgasbord of new 16 mm
films from Theatre Arts 377, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 5/15
"Fitzcarraldo" (1982), directed by Werner Herzog, with Klaus Kinski and Claudia
Cardinale, 7 p.m.
"Fight Club," 10:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 5/16
"The Emperor and the Assassin," 7 p.m.
"Pitch Black," 10:15 p.m.
Wednesday, 5/17
"South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut," 7:30 p.m.
"Cannibal! The Musical" (1994), directed by Trey Parker, with Trey Parker,
Toddy Walters and Dian Bachar, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 5/18
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986), directed by John Hughes, with Matthew
Broderick and Jennifer Grey, 7:15 p.m.
"Election" (1999), directed by Alexander Payne, with Matthew Broderick and
Reese Witherspoon, 9:30 p.m.
Registration
* Summer registration: Summer graduate registration begins May 22
in 150 Caldwell Hall; forms will be available May 15. 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.
Financial
* Fellowship checks: Students with summer fellowships administered
through the Graduate School can pick up checks at 155 Caldwell Hall starting
June 1; Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Students
must be registered for summer 2000 and bring Cornell ID.
Degrees
* 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.
* Ph.D. recognition event: A ceremony to recognize Ph.D. recipients
is May 27 at 5 p.m. in Barton Hall. Candidates who participate must wear a cap
and gown and must register at Barton Hall by 4 p.m. before the ceremony.
Family, friends and faculty are invited; a reception follows the ceremony.
* August degree deadline: Friday, Aug. 18, is the
deadline for completing all requirements for an August degree, including
submitting the thesis/dissertation to the Graduate School.
* Diploma distribution: Diplomas will be available for May 2000
degree recipients who completed requirements by mid-March but only for those
fields and/or colleges that distribute diplomas at ceremonies after
commencement. Students must check with their graduate field assistants to see
if their field distributes diplomas. Diplomas will be mailed to all other
recipients. The Graduate School does not distribute diplomas commencement
day.
Meetings and Workshops
* Dissertation and thesis seminars will be held in Room 100,
Caldwell Hall, at 2 p.m. Master's thesis seminar will be Wednesday, June 14;
doctoral dissertation seminar on Wednesday, June 28. The thesis adviser will
discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations; students, faculty and
typists are encouraged to attend.
* Big Red Barn BBQ: All grads are invited for a free barbecue
supper Friday, May 12, from 4:30 p.m. until the food is gone. Come celebrate
the end of the year.
* Faculty: A graduate faculty meeting is Friday, May 26, 4 p.m.,
125 Caldwell Hall. The meeting is solely for the purpose of voting on May
degrees.
Department of Music
* May 12, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Gamelan Ensemble and
visiting Indonesian artists present an evening of Javanese music, dance and
shadow-puppetry. See story.
* May 13, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Rebecca Plack, soprano, and Lars
Haugbro, fortepiano, will perform works by Mozart, Schubert and Bach.
* May 14, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student ensemble: Cornell University
Brass Quintet and Cornell University Saxophone Quartet.
Bound for Glory
From May 14 through June 18, Bound for Glory will present albums from the
studios. Bound for Glory broadcasts Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. The program airs
on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.
Sage Chapel
Robert L. Johnson, CURW director, will lead the service May 14 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
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.
Catholic
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.
Christian Science
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.
Episcopal (Anglican)
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.
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child
care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
Jewish
* 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.
Korean Church
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.
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for
directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Lutheran
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.
Muslim
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.
Open Meditation & Discussion
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.
Pagan
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious
Work at 255-4214.
Protestant
Sunday service, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. For more information, call the
Protestant Cooperative Ministry at 255-4224.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"Detection and Analysis of Interstellar Dust: A Report From the STARDUST
Mission," Jochen Kissel, Max-Planck Institute, Germany, May 11, 4:30 p.m., 105
Space Science Building.
Bailey Hortorium Herbarium
"Flowers That Bloom in the Spring," an outdoor walk with Ed Cope and Robert
Dirig, May 17, 3 p.m., meet in 461 Mann Library.
Biomedical Sciences
"Heart Rate Variability in Risk Stratification: From Standard Deviation to
Perturbation Analysis," Malte Meesmann, University of Würzburg, Germany,
May 16, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Novel Methods of X-ray Scattering Applied to Understanding Materials," Kenneth
Finkelstein, CHESS, May 11, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Microbiology
"The Mystery of the Apicomplexan Plastid: Where Does It Come From, What Does It
Do?" David Roos, University of Pennsylvania, May 12, 12:25 p.m., Boyce Thompson
Institute Auditorium.
Molecular Medicine
"The Protein Perspective on Protein-Ligand Interactions," Linda Nicholson,
molecular biology and genetics, May 15, 4 p.m., G-3 Veterinary Research Tower.
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Celebrating Molecular Biology and Genetics, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in G10
Biotechnology Building, opening remarks by President Hunter Rawlings. Speakers
include Gary Borisy, University of Wisconsin; Fred Winston, Harvard Medical
School; Alexandra Joyner, New York University Medical Center & Howard
Hughes Medical Institute; Japser Rine, University of California at Berkeley;
and Roger D. Kornberg, Stanford Univeristy.
For a complete schedule visit the web site at http://www.mbg.cornll.edu/seminars/symposium.html.
Alcoholics Anonymous
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.
Cooperative Extension
The annual Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale is May 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at
Ithaca High School.
Cornell Plantations
* Free drop-in tours are offered Saturdays, May 13 to Sept. 2, from 11
a.m. to noon., One Plantations Road.
* Cornell Plantations Herbal Beginnings workshop, May 13, from 9:30 to
11:30 a.m. Fee for the class is $10 members and $13 nonmembers. For more
information and to register call 255-2407.
Toastmasters International
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.
Walk-in Writing Service
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.
For information, visit http://www.arts.cornell.edu/writig/.
Baseball (15-24, 11-9 Ivy)
Season complete.
The baseball team finished its season on a high note, winning its last two
games of the year May 12 against Siena, 5-4 and 13-12 at Hoy Field. Sophomore
outfielder Erik Rico finished the season as the Big Red's leading hitter with a
.356 batting average. Junior Raul Gomez followed with a .321 average and a
team-high 32 RBI. Sophomore Brendan McQuaid was the team's leading pitcher with
a staff-best 5.17 ERA and an overall 6-2 record. Senior Nick Bayer (York, S.C.)
had a 5.89 ERA with a staff-high 45 strikeouts.
Men's Lacrosse (10-3, 5-1 Ivy)
May 13, vs. Georgetown, NCAA First Round at Hobart, 12 p.m.
Senior attackman Sean Steinwald scored four goals as the ninth-ranked men's
lacrosse team beat Ohio State 11-5 to finish its most successful regular season
since 1987. The victory over the Buckeyes solidified a spot in the NCAA men's
lacrosse championship tournament for the Big Red. Cornell, the No. 8 seed in
the field of 12 teams, will play Georgetown Saturday, May 13, at noon at Hobart
College's Boswell Field. In Saturday's win against Ohio State, Cornell led 4-1
after a defensive-minded first half but roared out of the gate in the second
half, scoring four times in less than nine minutes to take an 8-2 lead.
Through 13 games, junior Sean Steinwald leads the team in scoring with 55
points on 40 goals and 15 assists. Freshman J.P. Schardt has 37 points on 24
goals and 13 assists, while freshman attackman Michael Egan has 23 points on 17
goals and six assists. Sophomore Justin Cynar has played all but 20 seconds in
goal for the Big Red, recording a 7.77 goals against average and a .602 save
percentage.
Men's Hvwt. Crew (4-2)
May 21, EARC Championships at Worcester, Mass.
Cornell turned in a very strong performance Saturday, taking three of four
races against Rutgers.
Men's Ltwt. Crew (3-6)
May 21, EARC Championships at Worcester, Mass.
Cornell had a strong showing last Saturday, winning three of five races against
Ivy rival Dartmouth.
Women's Crew (3-8)
May 14, EAWRC Sprints at New Preston, Conn.
Cornell won three of five races Saturday, but Ivy rival Dartmouth claimed the
inaugural Parents Cup after pulling out a victory in the first varsity race.
Softball (30-16, 5-7 Ivy)
Season complete.
The softball team went 4-1 on the week, sweeping Niagara (4-2, 3-2) and
Dartmouth (2-1, 6-2) while losing to Harvard (3-0). This is the fourth year in
a row that Cornell has posted 30 or more victories.
In 46 games, senior Tracy Quinn led the team in batting with a .358 average,
while sophomore Kristen Hricenak batted .326 and led the team with eight home
runs and 33 runs batted in. Junior Nicole Zitarelli pitched 172.2 innings and
posted a 17-9 record with a 1.99 earned run average. She struck out 95 while
walking 31. Freshman Andrea Carroll went 10-6 on the season with a 2.38 ERA,
striking out 50 batters while walking 17 in 108.2 innings on the mound.
Men's Track (4-1)
May 13-14, Heptagonal Championships at Penn.
The men's track team had several top performers at last Saturday's Cornell
Invitational, winning 13 events. Senior Mike Selig placed first in the 10,000
with a time of 33:32.6, while freshman Daryn Johnson won the 3,000 steeplechase
in 9:55.51. In the 1500, senior Fred Merwarth came in first with a time of
3:57.34. Junior Doug Heulitt came in first in the 110 hurdles with a time of
14.83, while classmate Chris Ondrak and sophomore Matt Gallagher took first in
the 400 and 800 with times of 50.03 and 1:56.87, respectively. The 4x400 relay
team took first with a time of 3:18.71. In the field events, junior Pete Ippel
cleared a height of 6-7 to win the high jump, while senior Nat Toothaker
claimed a first in the long jump with a leap of 24-8 1/4. In the hammer throw
sophomore Jeremy Blanchet came in first with a heave of 167-11. Freshman Brett
Coffing was a double winner for the Big Red, taking both the shot put (49-1
3/4) and discus (155-11). Senior Marco Boyce won the decathlon with a total of
5,896 points. The Big Red placed ninth at last year's Heptagonal championships,
which feature the eight Ivy League schools plus the Naval Academy.
Women's Track (5-0)
May 13-14, Heptagonal Championships at Penn.
The women's track team had several top performers at last Saturday's Cornell
Invitational, taking 11 first-place finishes. In the 400 junior Kimberly
Chatman took first with a time of 58.99, while senior Becky Poulson took first
in the 100 with a time of 12.58. Sophomore Lena Mathews (Richmond Hill, N.Y.)
crossed the line first in the 800 in 2:16.60, and classmate Kaitlin Seigenberg
did the same in the 200 with a time of 26.37. In the field events, sophomore
Teresa Emery won the high jump (5-4), while junior Sonya Negriff won the pole
vault (11-0). Junior Danielle Brown won the long jump with a leap of 18-9 1/4.
In the throwing events sophomore Emily Eigel won the shot put with a toss of
38-11 and freshman Sarah Herskee threw the discus 137-5 to take top honors. In
the relay events Cornell took two first places in the 4x100 and 4x400 with
times of 48.93 and 4:01.52, respectively. Cornell took fourth at last spring's
Heptagonal championships, which feature the eight Ivy League schools plus the
Naval Academy.