The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events
March 22 - 29, 2001
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are questions.
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Theatre, Film & Dance
The Jazz Tap Ensemble brings its touring troupe to the Kiplinger Theatre of the
Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts March 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets are
$25 (students/seniors) and $30 (general). For tickets and information, call
254-ARTS or stop by the Schwartz Center box office from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.
weekdays. See story.
CAPE Lecture
"Creativity at Cornell," James McConkey, English, March 29, 10:30 a.m., Boyce
Thompson Institute Auditorium.
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.
* "War and Peace," through June 10.
* "Kathryn Spence," March 24-May 27.
* "Uncommon Threads: Contemporary Artists and Clothing," March 31-June
17.
* "Something Old/Something New: Print Acquisitions From the Class of
1951," March 24-June 17.
Clark Hall Physical Sciences Library
(M-Th, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; F, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and S, 10 a.m.-11
p.m.)
"Humor in the Sciences"; for more information contact Pat Viele at 255-4016 or
e-mail ptv1@cornell.edu.
Kroch Library
"From Domesticity to Modernity: What Was Home Economics?" an exhibition on the
history of home economics as a professional field, opens March 31. For exhibit
hours, call 255-3530.
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). Visit the Cornell Cinema web
site at http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Thursday, 3/22
"Ratcatcher" (2000), directed by Lynne Ramsay, with William Eadie and Tommy
Flanagan, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 3/23
"The Kestrel's Eye" (1989), directed by Mikael Kristersson, 7:30 p.m.
"Wonder Boys" (2000), directed by Curtis Hanson, with Michael Douglas, Tobey
Maguire and Frances McDormand, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, 3/24
"Wonder Boys," 7:15 p.m.
"Ratcatcher," 9:45 p.m.
Sunday, 3/25
"The Kestrel's Eye," 5 p.m.
Monday, 3/26
"The Wages of Fear" (1952), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, with Yves
Montand and Charles Vanel, 7 p.m.
"Wonder Boys," 9:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/27
"Ratcatcher," 7:15 p.m.
"The Wages of Fear," 9:20 p.m.
Wednesday, 3/28
"Live Nude Girls Unite!" (2000), directed by Julia Query and Vicky Funari, 7
p.m.
"Vieques: A People Forging a Future" (2000), directed by Johanna Bermudez Ruiz,
Latin America Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Pulp Fiction" (1994), directed by Quentin Tarantino, with John Travolta, Uma
Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson, 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, 3/29
"Consuming Spirits," an evening with animator Chris Sullivan, 7:15 p.m. See story.
"Strictly Ballroom" (1992), directed by Baz Lurhmann, with Paul Mercurio and
Tara Morice, 9:45 p.m.
Registration
* CoursEnroll: Course pre-enrollment for fall '01 is online April
2-27; 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. 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 precourse enrollment. For fall 2001, the Graduate School's
doctoral dissertation research course is 750-912; the master's thesis research
course is 750-970, both 0 (zero) credits. Students can register for these
courses or for a departmental research course.
Financial
* Fellowship stipends: Beginning in fall 2001, graduate students
can have direct deposit of their fellowship stipends. Forms are available in
the Graduate Fellowships Office, Caldwell Hall, and online at http://www.univco.cornell.edu/bursar
(click on the electronic student refund enrollment card). The direct deposit
form must be completed and returned to the Bursar's office with a copy of a
voided check. Questions: phone the Graduate Fellowships Office at
255-5820.
* Income tax for 2000: Tax information is in the
January issue of the "Cornell Graduate Newsletter," available in graduate field
offices and Caldwell Hall; also see the web site by Cornell's Tax Department
http://www.univo.cornell.edu/accounting/tax/home.html.
International students should see the ISSO web site for dates and times for
seminars on tax issues http://www.isso.cornell.edu/.
* 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/.
* Travel grants: Conference transportation grant
applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by April
1 for May conferences. Grants for transportation are awarded to registered
graduate students invited to present papers or posters. Forms are available at
graduate field offices and on the web http://ww.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/forms.html.
Degrees
* May degree: All requirements for a May degree must be completed
by May 18, including submitting the dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School.
Professional master's candidates should check with their fields regarding
specific deadlines.
* Commencement is Sunday, May 27. The deadline for M.A., M.S. and
Ph.D. candidates to submit their thesis/dissertation in order to have a diploma
available following commencement is March 16. For those who will finish between
March 19 and May 18, the deadline to submit the form requesting their name
appear in the commencement program is March 23. The diploma will be mailed to
their home address in late summer.
* Ph.D. ceremony: A ceremony to recognize Ph.D. candidates is
Saturday, May 26, 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
2000 and January 2001 degree recipients. Candidates for May 2001 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.
Meetings and Workshops
* Lunch with the dean: Grad students can join the dean for lunch
Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m., Big Red Barn (table near piano). Bring your
lunch and discuss concerns or get acquainted.
Computer Science
"Principled Computational Methods for the Validation and Discovery of Genetic
Regulatory Networks From Expression Data," Alexander Hartemink, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, March 27, 4:15 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
"Time-Space Tradeoffs for Satisfiability,"
Dieter van Melkebeek, Institute
for Advanced Study, March 29, 4:15 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
English
Gottschalk Lecture: "Resisting Materialism," Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard
University, March 28, 7 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
See story.
Industrial & Labor Relations
"PATCO: The Making of a Militant White Collar Union, 1968-80," Joseph McCartin,
March 28, 4:30 p.m., ILR School Lounge, sixth floor of Library Tower, Ives
Hall.
International Facilities Management Association (IFMA)
"Work Naked: Eight Principles for Peak Performance in the Virtual Workplace,"
Cynthia Froggatt, author, March 29, 5 p.m., B10 Sage Hall.
Johnson Museum
Artist Sue Coe will discuss her print series "The Tragedy of War" March 29 at
5:15 p.m. in the museum.
Mind & Memory
"What Makes a Creator a Genius," Hélène Mialet, science and
technology studies, March 26, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"Reading as Gift and Writing as Theft," Fenella Cannell, Southeast Asia
Program, March 29, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
University Lecture
"The Human Genome in Literature and Film," Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University,
March 27, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Wellness Program
"Atkins Diet But Better ... Not Butter," Nancy Peckenpaugh, MS, RD, CDE, March
29, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Department of Music
* March 26, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Assisted by pianist Blaise Bryski,
violinist Kia-Hui Tan presents works by Brahms, Ives, Stravinsky and Ravel.
See story.
* March 27, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital: Jeff Solomon,
composer and saxophonist, presents a recital of original works, including an
operatic comedy and works for jazz sextet.
* March 29, 8 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel: Vicedomini Organ Series:
Hans Davidson of Sweden's Göeborg Organ Art Center will present works by
Weckmann, Frescobaldi and Froberger.
Cayuga Vocal Ensemble
"The Lighter Side of Love," the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble's 12th annual
fund-raising cabaret and wine-tasting, is March 24 at 8 p.m. in the Terrace
Café of the Statler Hotel. The show will feature a wide array of tunes
from musicals and the usual smattering of jazz and popular standards, as well
as a set of CVE's favorite "forbidden" Broadway tunes (parodies of well-known
songs). Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and are available at the
Clinton House ticket office, the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, the
Dillingham Center on the Ithaca College campus and at Micky Roof Designer
Goldsmith, located at the Triphammer Mall. For more information call 255-4760
or visit the CVE's web site at http://www.cayuga-vocal.org.
Cornell Concert Series
Stephen Hough is in concert March 30 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. Hough
will play virtuosic piano music of the 19th and 20th centuries. Tickets range
from $12 to $20 for the public and $7 to $12 for students and are on sale at
the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Saturday, noon-5 p.m., and at the Clinton House ticket office, 116 N. Cayuga
St., Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. See
story.
Bound for Glory
March 25: Albums from the studio. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays on
WVBR-93.5 FM, 8 to 11 p.m.
Sage Chapel
No service March 25.
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.
Buddhist
* Zen Meditation is offered Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., in the
Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For information call Anne Marie at
273-4906.
* Tenzin Gephel leads Tibetan Buddhist meditation Mondays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., in the Founders Room, ATH.
* "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, Chapter 6 - The Patience of a
Bodhisattva: Working With Anger" is taught by Tenzin Gephel on Mondays from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in 314 ATH.
Catholic
Spring Break Mass schedule: March 25, 10 a.m. 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.
Cornell Christian Fellowship
Meets every Friday at 7:30 p.m., in the One world Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
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. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
Jewish
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 5:30 p.m., Welcoming in Shabbat with
Song, 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.
* Community Shabbat dinner, 6:45 p.m., Kosher Dining Hall; call 272-6907
for reservations.
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.
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.
Pagan
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious
Work at 255-4214.
Protestant Cooperative Ministry
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Astronomy
"Contemplating Original Spin," David Helfand, Columbia Astronomy Lab., March
29, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biomedical Sciences
"Embryology of Autism," Patricia Rodier, University of Rochester, March 27, 4
p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center
"Family Friendly Neighborhoods and Their Life Course Fit for Dual Earner
Couples," Raymond Swisher, Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center, March 27, noon,
Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Chemical Engineering
"Microfabricated Microneedles for Minimally Invasive Biomedical Microdevices,"
Jeffrey Zahn, Carnegie Mellon University, March 26, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Studying Gas-Surface Chemistry With State-Selected Reagents," Arthur Utz,
Tufts University, March 29, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"What Is the Role of Journalists in a Multicultural Society: Educator or
Peacemaker," Anne Marie O'Connor, the Los Angeles Times, March 29, 4:30 p.m.,
101 Phillips Hall.
Crops & Soils
"New Techniques in Crop Sciences: From Proteomics to Tailor-Made Antibodies,"
Alfio Comis, crop and soil sciences, March 27, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
"Snowball Earth: Testing the Limits of Global Change," Paul Hoffman, Harvard
University, March 27, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Evolution of Body Size in Marine Iguanas: Why Shrink?" and "Reproduction,
Territoriality and Hormones in Tropical Birds," Martin Wikelski and Michaela
Hau, Princeton University, March 26, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Food Science
"Exploring Dairy's Wellness Potential," Doug DiRienzo, National Dairy Council,
March 27, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Horticulture
TBA, Nathan Rudgers, NYS Dept. of Agriculture and Markets, March 29, 4 p.m.,
404 Plant Science Building.
Latin American Studies Program
"Regional Promotion of Sustainable Development Through Local Leaders in El
Salvador," Jose Roberto Lopez Urrutia, Humphrey Fellow, March 27, 12:15 p.m.,
153 Uris Hall.
Manufacturing Engineering
"Negotiating Strategic Alliances in the Wireless Communications Industries,"
Liz Altman, Motorola Internet Software and Content Group, March 29, 4:30 p.m.,
B17 Upson Hall.
Materials Science and Engineering
"Internal Stress Studies Using Diffraction," Ersan Ustundag, California
Institute of Technology, March 29, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Microbiology
"Regulation of Macrophage Responses to Infection by PKC," Albert Descoteaux,
University of Quebec, March 23, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute
Auditorium.
"Evolution of Protists: What Can Genomics Tell Us About the First Eucaryotes,"
Mitchell Sogin, Marine Biological Lab., March 29, 3 p.m., G10 Biotechnology
Building.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Structure and Function in the Large Ribosomal Subunit," Peter Moore, Yale
University, March 23, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Plant Breeding
"Production and Use of Submit Vaccines in Plants," Hugh Mason, Boyce Thompson
Institute, March 27, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Mechanisms of Disease Control in Compost-Amended Pythium Suppressive Soil:
Role of Fatty Acid Metabolizing Bacterial Communities," Mary McKeller, plant
pathology, March 28, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
South Asia Program
"Early Indian Sufism, Adoption and Adaptation: The Chandayan of Maulana Da'ud,"
Richard Cohen, South Asia Program, March 26, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"New Strategies for the Synthesis of Biodegradable Polyesters and
Polycarbonates," Geoffrey Coates, chemistry and chemical biology, March 29,
12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Dynamics of Filaments: Bacteria, Vines and Telephones, Too," Alain Goriely,
University of Arizona, March 28, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
Women's Studies Program
"Women and the Weed: Moral, Medical and Media Images of Women Smoking in
America, 1880-1960," Patricia Palmieri, Ithaca College, March 27, noon, G88
Uris Hall.
Johnson School
The Johnson Graduate School of Management hosts Leadership Week March 26-April
1. Leadership Week is composed of three major events: an academic symposium, a
corporate conference and a graduate-student business conference:
* The academic symposium, "Understanding the Dynamic Organization:
Examination of a New Business Model," 9 a.m. March 26 through 2:30 p.m. March
27, in the Yale-Princeton Room of the Statler Hotel.
* The corporate conference, 8 a.m. March 28 through 4:30 p.m. March 29, in
the Statler Ballroom, Statler Hotel. The corporate conference will be capped
with the prestigious Durland Memorial Lecture, featuring Kenneth I. Chenault,
American Express Co., March 29, 1 p.m., in the Statler Ballroom, Statler
Hotel.
* The 22nd annual Graduate Business Conference, 8 a.m. March 30 through 11
a.m. April 1 in the Statler Ballroom, Statler Hotel.
For more information on the weeklong series of speakers and discussions, read the story or visit the web site
at http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/leadershipweek/JGSM_Leadership_Center.html
or contact Rhonda Velazquez at 254-8828 or rhv2@cornell.edu.
Law School
The International Law Journal will host its annual symposium March 30-31. The
topic is "The UN's Global Compact: Responsibility for Human Rights, Labor and
the Environment in Developing Nations." The keynote address will be given by
Ambassador Betty E. King March 30 at 5 p.m. in the Moot Court Room of Myron
Taylor Hall. There will be two panels of distinguished guests March 31,
starting at 9:30 a.m. and running until 6 p.m. For more information visit the
web site: http://lawschool.cornell.ed/ilj/home.html.
Religion, Ethics & Social Policy
On March 26, a Pastors for Peace Caravan will be visiting the Ithaca area to
collect donations for disaster relief aid. A panel discussion by local
Salvadorians will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Robert Purcell Union Auditorium.
CUSLAR is accepting donations of camping tents, sleeping bags, blankets,
flashlights, tarp paper and medical supplies in addition to financial
contributions. For more information or to drop off items, contact CUSLAR at
255-7293 or cuslar@cornell.edu.
Cornell Christian Faculty/Staff Forum
The Cornell Christian Faculty/Staff Forum will meet March 22 at 12:20 p.m. in
the Shirley Harper Conference Room, 6th Floor, ILR Library Building. Guest
speaker will be retired professor Bob Jenkins, human physiology, Ithaca
College. For more information e-mail ccfsf@cornell.edu or visit the web
site at http://www.curw.cornelledu/cchristff/ccff.htm.
Early Childhood Center
The Cornell Early Childhood Center will hold an open house March 24 from 10
a.m. to noon in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Children must be 3 to be enrolled.
Applications and parking will be available.
Emotions Anonymous
Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step program for those dealing with emotional
problems, meets Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at St. Luke's
Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave. For information, call Ed at 387-8257.
Baseball (2-3)
March 22, Stony Brook, 10 a.m., at Homestead, Fla.
March 28, LeMoyne
Women's Gymnastics (12-9-1)
March 24, ECAC Championships at Cornell
Men's Lacrosse (2-2)
March 24, at Yale
Women's Lacrosse (4-0, 1-0 Ivy)
March 23, at Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
March 27, Stanford
Softball (5-8)
March 22-23, at Rebel Games
March 24, at Bethune Cookman
March 28, at Colgate, 3 p.m.
Women's Tennis (10-3)
March 22, at Lynn University, 2 p.m.
Men's Track
March 24, Spring Break Invit. at Cal-Irvine
Women's Track
March 24, Spring Break Invit. at Cal-Irvine