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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.
The Spring Dance Theatre Concert will be performed May 4-6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Class of '56 Dance Theatre, Center for Theatre Arts. A discussion will follow each performance. Tickets are $4; for information visit the CTA box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:50 p.m., 254-ARTS. See story.emeritus/retired
"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.
* 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)
* Textiles and apparel thesis exhibition by Carol Young, through May 13.
* "Creating Identities: Selected Senior Student Works of Design," through May 13.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* Paintings by Brian Dehart, through May 5.
* Thesis exhibitions, May 8-26.
(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.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
Ceramics studio/darkroom show and sale, through May 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
"My Best Fiend" (1999), directed by Werner Herzog, with Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale and Eva Mattes, 7:30 p.m. See story.
"Run Lola Run" (1999), directed by Tom Tykwer, with Franka Potente, 9:45 p.m.
"Bound" (1996), directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"My Best Fiend," 7:30 p.m.
"Run Lola Run," 9:20 p.m., Uris.
"Being John Malkovich" (1999), directed by Spike Jonze, with John Cusack, Cameron Diaz and John Malkovich, 9:45 p.m.
"The Matrix" (1999), directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, with Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss, 11:30 p.m., Uris.
"My Best Fiend," 7:30 p.m.
"Run Lola Run," 8 p.m., Uris.
"Aguirre: The Wrath of God" (1972), directed by Werner Herzog, with Klaus Kinski and Ray Guerra, 9:45 p.m.
"The Matrix," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Being John Malkovich," midnight.
"Student Films I" (2000), directed by various, a smorgasbord of new 16 mm films from Theatre Arts 377, 7:30 p.m.
"The Matrix," 10:30 p.m.
"Aguirre: The Wrath of God," 7:15 p.m.
"Being John Malkovich," 9:20 p.m.
"Being John Malkovich," 7:30 p.m.
"Meet the Feebles" (1989), directed by Peter Jackson, 9:45 p.m.
"Wintersleepers" (1997), directed by Tom Tykwer, with Ulrich Matthes and Marie-Lou Sellem, 7:15 p.m.
"Run Lola Run," 9:50 p.m., Uris.
"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.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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Commencement information packets: 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.
* 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.
* 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.lectures
Bethe Lecture: "Kinesin Motors: Mastering the Molecular Mechanism of Movement by Mechanoenzymes," Steven Block, Stanford University, May 10, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
Blomquist Lectures: Dennis Dougherty of the California Institute of Technology is giving the following lectures at 4:40 p.m. in 119 Baker Lab:"Physical Organic Chemistry on the Brain I: A Cation-[[pi]] Interaction at the Nicotine Receptor," May 9; and "Physical Organic Chemistry on the Brain II: Chemical Probes of Neuroreceptor Function," May 10.
"Sojourner Truth," Margaret Washington, history, May 4, 11:30 a.m., Lecture Room, Cornell Plantations, One Plantations Road.
"Linux: General Overview, Issues and Solutions for Cornell," Project CLUE, May 5, noon, G10 Biotechnology Building.
"QuickTime for Java," George Cook, Apple Computer, May 8, 2 p.m., 100 Caldwell.
"Performers Interpreting History: Finding `Una Voce Poco Fa,'" Jose Bowen, Georgetown University, May 8, 8 p.m., 328 White Hall.
Bethe Lecture: "Sensory Transduction: Clever Physics by Dumb Organisms," Steven Block, Stanford University, May 8, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Russian Impact on English Literary Studies," Olga Kaznina, Stanford University, May 4, 3 p.m., 177 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Nuclearization and Its Aftermath: India, Pakistan and the United States," Achin Vanaik and Praful Bidwai, peace activists from India, May 9, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"Violence, Beauty and the State in Southeast Asia," Anthony Day, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 4, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
* May 4, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital featuring soprano Amy McIntire.
* May 6, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor John Hsu, presents a concert of two symphonies by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. See story.
* May 7, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital featuring baritone Joseph Gregorio performing works by Bach, Schumann, Brahms and Fauré.
* May 8, 8 p.m., 328 White Hall: MIDI Madness, student projects for Macintosh and synthesizer.
* May 8, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student chamber music recital.
* May 9, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Piano music of Hungary and the Czech Republic with coordinator Xak Bjerken presenting music by Bartók, Liszt, Janácek, Dohnányi, Kodály, Dvorák and others.
* May 10, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Tilman Skowroneck, harpsichordist, presents works by Byrd and Bach.
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.
May 7: Bob Halperin 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
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
The service for Yom Hashoah (Holocaust memorial) is May 7 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. 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
"Rain Forest Use and Economic Reliance in the Peruvian Amazon," Brad Barham, University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 4, 2 p.m., 145 Warren Hall.
"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 Science Building.
"Chromatin Remodeling Machines: Control of Gene Expression in Mitosis," Craig Peterson, University of Massachusetts, May 5, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Genetics Goes Ballistic: Studying Regulated Exocytosis Using Tetrahymena," Aaron Turkewitz, University of Chicago, May 8, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Biological Systems for Air and Water Treatment," Paul Togna, Envirogen, May 4, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"The Role of the Oceans in Global Biogeochemical Cycles," Paul Falkowski, Rutgers University, May 5, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Proteomics and Serum Markers for Viral Liver Diseases," Taj Mattu, Thomas Jefferson University, May 8, 11 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Fuel Cells and Sustainability," Pinakin Patel, Special Systems and Research, Fuel Cell Energy, May 5, 1:30 p.m., B-01 Sage Hall.
"Distributed Virtual Machines: A New System Architecture for Networked Computers," Gun Sirer, University of Washington, May 4, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Femtosecond Coherence Spectroscopy of Biomolecules," Paul Champion, Northeastern University, May 4, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Polymeric Metal Complexes via Metalloinitiator and Macrolignad Chelation Strategies," Cassandra Fraser, University of Virginia, May 8, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Food Web Structure and Dynamics: The Long and Short of It," David Post, doctoral dissertation, May 8, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Dissecting the Mechanism of Insertion of Cox2p, a Mitochondrially Encoded Integral Membrane Protein," Adam Martin, May 10, 12:20 p.m., G01 Biotechnology 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.
"New York, Chicago, Los Angeles: America's Global Cities," Janet Anu-Lughod, The New School, May 7, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Magnetic Hard Disk Drives and Two Stage Actuator Control," William Messner, Carnegie Mellon University, May 4, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Novel Methods of X-ray Scattering Applied to Understanding Materials," Kenneth Finkelstein, CHESS, May 11, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Leading an Entertainment Manufacturing Business," Bob Spiller, Sonopress USA, May 4, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister 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.
"Plant Defense Responses: A Global Perspective From DNA Microchip Expression Profiling and Insertional Mutagenesis," Nina Fedoroff, Pennsylvania State University, May 9, 12:20 p.m., 101 Bradfield Hall.
"Development of a Rodent Model of Hemispatial Neglect," Marian Sigman, University of California, May 5, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Exquisite Atmography: Theories of the Earth and Experiences of the Weather in a Diary of 1703," Jan Golinski, University of New Hampshire, May 8, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.symposiums
FLEX workshop, May 9, 1-4 p.m., 124 CCC. Open to instructors and teaching staff. Use self-paced materials to learn the basics of Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat, Powerpoint or web searching. For more information and to register visit the web site at http://atc.cit.corell.edu/train/courses.shtml#FLEX.
A conference will be held May 7-8 to inaugurate the David Blackwell and Richard Tapia Distinguished Lecture Series in the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. Presenting the opening lecture will be Persi Diaconis, Stanford University, titled "Probability, Statistics and the Zeroes of the Zeta Function," May 7 at 8:30 p.m. in the Statler Hotel Amphitheater. The conference continues May 8 with events starting at 8:20 a.m. in both the Robert Purcell Community Center Auditorium and the RPCC Conference Room 222. For more information visit the web site at http://www.biom.cornell.eduMTBI/home#html.theater
William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" is staged May 4-6 at 8 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. A matinee is offered May 6 at 2 p.m. For play and ticket information, call or visit the CTA box office, 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.
Free drop-in tours are offered Saturdays, May 6 to Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. to noon., One Plantations Road.
Meet John Taibi and Bruce Tracy, co-authors of When the Railroads Went to the Beach, May 9, 7:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall. For more information, call Charles at 257-2003 or 255-9344.
The annual Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Picnic is May 6, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Beebe Lake. Join us for a BBQ and games.
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.
* 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/writing/.
* The second annual Spring Fling is May 4 from noon to 2 p.m. on Ho Plaza. Rain location will be the Willard Straight Memorial Room. There will be music, ice cream, cotton candy, face painting, juggling and much more; free.
* Pizza study break: May 10 at 10 p.m. in the Willard Straight Lobby; free pizza and soda from Franco's and Rogan's Corners.sports
The baseball team won three of its five games last week and challenged Princeton for the Gehrig Division title right to the end, with the determining game coming on the last day of the Ivy League season.
May 6, at Rutgers
Cornell finished a close second to Princeton in Saturday's race for the Carnegie Cup, while beating Yale for the first time in several years.
May 6, at Dartmouth
May 6, at Dartmouth
Cornell performed valiantly against defending national champion Brown and Ivy foe Columbia, winning two of six races contested last Saturday at the Cayuga Lake Inlet.
May 6, Ohio State, 1 p.m.
Senior attackman Sean Steinwald and freshman attack Michael Egan each had two goals, as No. 9 Cornell defeated No. 16 Brown 9-6 in Ivy League men's lacrosse action last Saturday at Schoellkopf Field. The win keeps the Big Red's hopes alive for an NCAA tournament bid, with just one game left on its regular-season schedule.
Regular season complete.
The Big Red wrapped up its most successful season in the history of the program last weekend with two Ivy League wins. Cornell, ranked 14th in the nation, defeated Columbia 15-3 last Friday and then travelled to Cambridge, Mass., to beat Harvard 18-8 Sunday to finish with a best-ever 5-2 slate in the Ancient Eight. Offensively, the Big Red set the school record for points in a season (260), shattering the old mark of 226 set in 1984 and tied in 1996. The Red also set the standard for goals in a season (177), besting the old mark set last season (153). The Big Red awaits the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament bids which will be announced Monday, May 8.
May 6, Harvard, 1 p.m.
May 7, Dartmouth (2), 1 p.m.
The softball team went 3-4 on the week with wins over Ithaca College (1-0), Syracuse (3-2) and Buffalo (5-1), while dropping games to Syracuse (1-0 in eight innings), Connecticut (10-2, 17-7) and Buffalo (5-2).
May 6, Cornell Invitational, 10 a.m.
The men's track team turned in many outstanding performances at both the Penn Relays and at the Big Red Invitational last weekend. At the Big Red Invitational Sunday afternoon, Cornell had eight first-place finishes.
May 6, Cornell Invitational,10 a.m.
The women's track team turned in many outstanding performances at the Penn Relays and at the Big Red Invitational last weekend. Due to impressive qualifying times, the Big Red was invited to run in two Championship of America relays at the Penn Relays - the 4x800 and the distance medley relay.