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Calendar of Events

March 7 - 14, 2002


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dance

Music Department
Under the direction of Paul Merrill, the Cornell University Jazz Ensembles present "Swing Dance," March 8 in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall. Dance instruction will be from 7 to 8 p.m., with the live big-band jazz from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for students and $7 for general.
Theatre, Film & Dance
Dance Concert 2002, titled "Les Elements Dansant et les Chevreaux (The Dancing Elements and the Goat Kids)," will be March 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. and March 10 at 2 p.m. in the Kiplinger Theatre of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors and $9 for the general public. For tickets and information, call or visit the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS.


emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
"Travel in Today's Word," Malcolm Noden, hotel administration, March 7, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.


exhibits

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.
* "Red Grooms: The Bus," through March 17. Read the story.
* "Shaped With a Passion: The Weyerhaeuser Collection of Japanese Ceramics From the 1970s," through March 24.
* "Art From the Islamic World," through March 24.
* "Lasting Impressions: A Portfolio of Contemporary Native American Prints," through March 24.
* Art for Lunch: March 7 at noon. Explore the exhibition "Red Grooms: The Bus," with curator Nancy Green.
Kroch Library
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 1-5 p.m.)
"English Women in the Literary Marketplace 1800-1900," through May.
Olive Tjaden Hall
(M-F, 8:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m.)
The exhibit "Fragments" will run through March 8. The exhibit showcases works by three Cornell staff members: Jennifer Borel, Wendy Kenigsberg and Mariah Sawyer. A closing reception will be held March 8 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.


films

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). Saturday and Sunday matinees are $3.50. Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Thursday, 3/7
"Runaway" (2001), directed by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini, 7:15 p.m.
"The Right to Kill," presented by the Cornell Coalition for Life Film Series, 7:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Community Center, free.
"The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001), directed by Joel Coen, with Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand and James Gandolfini, 9:15 p.m.
Friday, 3/8
"The Films of Kathryn Bigelow," a talk with film scholar Christina Lane, 4:30 p.m., free.
"The Man Who Wasn't There," 7 and 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"The Circle" (2000), directed by Jafar Panahi, with Maryiam Palvin Almani and Nargess Mamizadeh, 7:30 p.m.
"Fire" (1996), directed by Deepa Mehta, with Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, 9:30 p.m.
"Point Break" (1991), directed by Kathryn Bigelow, with Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves and Lori Petty, midnight, Uris.
Saturday, 3/9
"Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman" (1996), directed by Chantal Akerman, 5 p.m.
"Runaway," 7:15 p.m.
"The Man Who Wasn't There," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Salaam Bombay!" (1988), directed by Mira Nair, with Shafiq Syed and Raghuvir Yadav, 9:15 p.m.
"Point Break," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
Sunday, 3/10
"The Innocents" (1961), directed by Jack Clayton, with Deborah Kerr and Michael Redgrave, 2 p.m.
"The Circle," 4:30 p.m.
"The Man Who Wasn't There," 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 3/11
"Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman," 5:15 p.m.
"Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai de Commerce" (1975), directed by Chantal Akerman, with Delphine Seyrig and Jan Decorte, 6:30 p.m.
"The Innocents," 10:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/12
"The Circle," 7 p.m.
"Ramleh" (2001), directed by Michal Aviad, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center Film Forum.
"Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai de Commerce," 8:45 p.m.
Wednesday, 3/13
"Salaam Bombay!" 7 p.m.
"The Posse" (2000), directed by Steve Bradshaw, and "Geraldo Off-Line" (2000), directed by Patrice Barrat, presented by the Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"La Cienaga (The Swamp)" (2000), directed by Lucrecia Martel, with Graciela Borges, Mercedes Morán and Martín Adjemián, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 3/14
"The Body Snatcher" (1945), directed by Robert Wise, with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, presented by the Cornell Coalition for Life Film Series, 5 p.m., Robert Purcell Community Center, free.
"Thomas A. Edison Black Maria Film and Video Festival" (2001), various directors, 7 p.m.
"Near Dark" (1987), directed by Kathryn Bigelow, with Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton and Adrian Pasdar, 10 p.m.


lectures

Astronomy
"The International Space Station: Stepping Stone or Block?" Tom Jones, former NASA astronaut, March 8, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
The Laughlin Visiting Professorship Lectures will be given by Heinz Hoffmann, University of Bayreuth, Germany: "Viscoelastic Surfactant Solutions," March 7, and "Vesicle Phases From Single-Chain Surfactants: Preparation and Properties," March 12, both at 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
"Shell Structures: After Candela in America, What Progress in Europe?" Heinz Isler, engineer, March 11, 6:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Computer Science
"The Boosting Approach to Machine Learning," Robert Schapire, AT&T Research Labs, March 7, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
English
"Which Shakespeare of Love? Film, Fidelity and Contemporary Adaptation," Timothy Corrigan, Temple University, March 12, 4:30 p.m., 258 Goldwin Smith Hall.
East Asia Program
"The Politics of Osmosis: Koreans and the Japanese Empire," Hyun Ok Park, New York University, March 8, 4:30 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Can the Goodwill Last? Improved Sino-U.S. Relations in the Post-9/11 Era," Jia Qingguo, Beijing University, March 11, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"Ideology and Poetry in the Places of Southern Song Landscape Painting," John Hay, University of California, March 12, 4:30 p.m., G22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Johnson Museum
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Contemporary Art," Marcia Tucker, history of art, March 7, 5:15 p.m., Johnson Museum.
"On Words and Images: Rethinking the Formation of Islamic Art," Nasser Rabbat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 14, 5:15 p.m., Johnson Museum of Art.
Language Resource Center
"Bridging the Second Foreign Language Gap in Learning Pragmatics: Classroom Instruction and Study Abroad," Gabriele Kasper, University of Hawaii, March 11, 4 p.m., 106 Morrill Hall.
Mind & Memory
"Creativity Within the Constraints of Cognitive Science," Michael Spivey, psychology, March 11, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"Writing and Exile," Dubravka Ugresic, Harvard University, March 8, 3:30 p.m., A.D. White House.
Rhodes Class of '56 Professorship
"Those Are the Breaks, From Engineering to Entertainment," Bill Nye, "The Science Guy," March 13, 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium. Free tickets will be distributed March 7 (limit 2 per person) at Noyes Center Service Desk, Robert Purcell Service Desk, Willard Straight Hall ticket office and at Ithaca Sciencenter. Read the story.
A.D. White Professors-at-Large
Jules Pretty, University of Essex, England, will give the following lectures: "Genetic Modification and Agriculture Science, Risks, Ethics and Public Policy," March 7, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building; "Soil Health and Sustainability," March 8, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall; "The Multifunctionality, Sustainability and Externalities of European Agriculture," March 8, 2 p.m., B45 Warren Hall; and "People and National Parks: The Myth of the Wilderness," March 13, 3 p.m., 300 Rice Hall.


music

Department of Music
* March 7, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Violin and viola studio class recital, featuring concerto movements and solo works by Bach and Paganini.
* March 8, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company: David Borden, Blaise Bryski and David Yearsley, synthesizers, present excerpts from The Continuing Story of Counterpoint and the world premiere of a new "Anagram Portrait" with clarinetist Richard Faria.
* March 9, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Wind Ensemble will perform works by Gerald Levinson and Karel Husa.
* March 10, 3 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Symphonic Band, led by David Conn, presents a concert of works for wind band.
* March 11, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Violinist Ittai Shapira, cellist Zvi Plesser and pianist Miri Yampolsky presents works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Brahms.
* March 13, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Fortepianist Geoffrey Govier presents a concert of works focusing on the famous waltz theme of Anton Diabelli.
Cornell Concert Series
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble with Kurt Ollmann, baritone, will be in concert March 12 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. Tickets range from $12 to $20 for the public and $8 to $12 for students and are on sale at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and at the Clinton House ticket office, 116 N. Cayuga St., Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Read the story.
Bound for Glory
March 10: Broadside Electric will perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast from 8 to 11 p.m. from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.


reading

English
Poet Elizabeth Alexander will read from her works March 7 at 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. A reception will follow the reading. This event is free and open to the public.


religion

Sage Chapel
Jane Marie Law, director, Religious Studies Program, will lead the service March 10 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.
Buddhist
* Tibetan Buddhist Class, instructed by Ven. Tenzin Gephel, Mondays, 5:30 p.m., 314 Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information contact tg47@cornell.edu or call 255-4214.
* Meditations: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:15-1 p.m., Founders Room, ATH.
* Zen Meditation practice is Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call Anne Marie at 266-7256.
Catholic
Weekend Mass schedule: Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., ATH 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, 7:15 p.m., 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, Sunday, 11 a.m., in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For information call 273-5421.
Hindu
Hindu discussion every Friday at 5 p.m., in 183 Rockefeller Hall. Weekly religious service is Saturdays at 4 p.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a Gita reading at 5 p.m.
Jewish
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 5:15 p.m., Welcoming in Shabbat with song, in the lobby of Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a community Shabbat dinner at 6:45 p.m. in the Kosher Dining Hall. 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
Campus ministry at St. Luke Church, 109 Oak Ave. in Collegetown, Sundays, 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. Midweek Lenten services are Wednesday, 6 p.m. For more information call 273-6811 or e-mail skd5@cornell.edu or rlb8@cornell.edu.
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.
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
Father Stephen Lilley will lead Vespers followed by discussion, every Monday at 5 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.
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.


seminars

Anthropology
"Andean Identity, Symbolic Violence and Cultural Manipulation: Traveling Ponchoo and the `Lengua General,'" Jean-Jacques Decoster, director, Colegio Andino, Peru, March 8, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
Applied Economics & Management
"Harvesting a Renewable Resource Under Uncertainty," Jean-Daniel Saphores, University of California, March 7, 3:30 p.m., 4 Warren Hall.
"Two Dimensional Product Differentiation Under Duopoly: An Application to Product and Service Reliability," Donald George, March 8, 3:30 p.m., 345 Warren Hall.
Astronomy
"Astronauts to Asteroids: Field Exploration Beyond Earth Orbit," Thomas Jones, NASA astronaut, March 7, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Charting Metal-Rich Gaseous Environments Inside and Outside of Galaxies," Jane Charlton, Penn State, March 14, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biogeochemistry
"DMSP Dynamics in Marine Algae in Relation to Iron and Solar Radiation: Implications for Planetary Feedback Mechanisms," Bill Sunda, U.S. Marine Fisheries, March 8, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"The Growth Cone Cytoskeleton: New Approaches to Understanding the Link Between Guidance and Cytoskeletal Remodeling," Lorene Lanier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 11, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall II, Veterinary Education Center.
"Structural and Functional Aspects of Resistance Arteries," George Osol, University of Vermont College of Medicine, March 12, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Mouse Models for Human Cancers," Sandra Orsulic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, March 13, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall II, Veterinary Education Center.
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
"The Dynamics of Leukocyte Adhesion: From Single Molecules to Ensembles of Cells," Daniel Hammer, University of Pennsylvania, March 11, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Exploring Protein Dynamics and Electrostatics With Aladan, a Fluorescent Amino Acid," Bruce Cohen, University of California School of Medicine-San Francisco, March 13, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Southern Africa," Kekelwa Nyaywa-Daly, consultant to the World Bank, March 7, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"New Perspectives on Peace Building and Post-War Reconstruction: 2002 UNDP Human Development Report," Richard Ponzio, United Nations Development Programme, March 14, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
"Variations in Seawater Chemistry Over the Past 600 MY: Causes and Influences on Marine Life," Tim Lowenstein, SUNY Binghamton, March 12, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"The Importance of Floral Hunting Sites for a Generalist Ambush Predator," Tze-Hei Yong, doctoral dissertation, March 11, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology
"Entomological Adventures in the Chimbu and Eastern Highlands Provinces of Papua New Guinea: Collecting Expedition 2001: Brigham Young University, Cornell University and the University of Gottingen, Germany," Gavin Svenson, agriculture and life sciences, March 11, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Food Science
TBA, Chia Lee and Scott Martling, food science, March 12, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Horticulture
"Beans for Space: Development of the Dry Bean Crop, Phaseolus Vulgaris, for Use in Planetary Life Support Systems," David de Villiers, CEA program, March 14, 4 p.m., G10 Technology Building.
International Programs
"Let Knowledge Make the Difference: A New Road Map for ISNAR," Heike Michelsen, International Service for National Agricultural Research in The Hague, March 7, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson.
Latin American Studies
"The Making of a Latin American Literary Canon in the 21st Century," Mario Valdés, Romance studies, March 12, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Manufacturing Engineering
"Profiting From Innovation," William Howard Jr., independent consulting engineer, March 7, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Nanocrystalline Magnetic Materials for High Temperature and High Frequency Inductive Devices," Michael McHenry, Carnegie Mellon University, March 7, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Elastic Strains in Ultrathin Metal Films," Olivier Thomas, University Aix-Marseille, March 14, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
TBA, Rudy Wenk, University of California, March 12, 4:30 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
Microbiology
TBA, Tom Schmidt, Michigan State University, March 7, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Prokaryotic Origin of NO Signaling Revealed by Novel Sensors and Crystal Structure of Bacillus Antharcis NOS," C.S. Raman, University of Texas Medical School, March 14, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"An Overview of the McQuade Group: A Biomimetic Approach to Materials Research," Tyler McQuade, chemistry and chemical biology, March 12, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"Evolution of Learning Mechanisms in a Molluscan Clade," Bill Wright, Colorado State University, March 7, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Altering G Protein-Coupled Second Messenger Pathways in a Single Identified Neuron of a Central Pattern Generator Disrupts Rhythmic Motor Production," Stefan Clemens, Georgia State University, March 12, noon, A106 Corson Hall.
TBA, David McCobb, neurobiology and behavior, March 14, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Nutrition
"Molecular Mechanisms of Estrogen-Dependent Gene Regulation With Chromatin," W. Lee Kraus, molecular biology and genetics, March 11, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"Intervening and Intervention: The Chinese Stance," Allen Carlson, government, March 7, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Future Directions in U.S. Security Policy," Judith Reppy, Peace Studies Program, and Christopher Way, government, March 14, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Big World of Small Neutrinos," Hitoshi Murayama, University of California, March 11, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Biology
"Protein Targeting by a Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle: What the Use of Pure Components Can Reveal," Ralph Henry, University of Arkansas, March 8, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Plant Breeding
"Genes and Markers for Manipulating Fruit Ripening in Tomato," Julia Vrebalov, Boyce Thompson Institute, March 12, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Expression the Hrp Pathogenicity Island of Pseudomonas Syringae pv. Tomato DC3000 in P. Fluorescens," Wen-Ling Deng, plant pathology, March 13, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Sociology
"Monarchs, Monsters and Mad Scientists: Strategic Biopolitics and Its Impact on the Agricultural Biotechnology Industry," Rachel Schurman, Yale University, March 8, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
South Asia Program
"The Many Disguises of God: Decoding Costume Changes at the Radhavallabh Temple in Vrindaban," Cynthia Atherton, Middlebury College, March 11, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"On the Trail of a Clemens Dress," Susan Greene, textiles and apparel, March 13, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"DNA Mechanics and Gene Regulation," Wilma Olson, Rutgers University, March 8, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
Women's Studies Program
"Was There a `New Unionism' for Women, 1898-1903? The Case of the ILGWU," Ileen Devault, labor history, March 11, noon, 280 Ives Hall.


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
Fully Committed opens March 8 at 4:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre, Schwartz Center. Performances continue March 9 and 10, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $2, $3 at the door. For tickets and information, call or visit the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS.


symposiums

English
"Lyric Matters: Poetry and the Sense of Substance," March 11, 3:30 to 8 p.m., A.D. White House. The events include:
* 3:30 p.m.: The keynote address, "Lyric Substance: On Riddles, Materialism and Poetic Obscurity," given by Daniel Tiffany, University of Southern California.
* 5 p.m.: A panel discussion, "Blood, Wood and Water: Fluid Matters, Carnal Bodies," with panelists Joseph Campana, English, Michelle Duncan, German studies, and Gordon Teskey, English.
* 7:30 p.m.: Poetry reading by Alice Fulton, English.
Johnson Graduate School
of Management
"Technology Means Business: Spotlight on Media, Operations and Health Care," March 8 from 8:40 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in B09 Sage Hall. Read the story.
Women's Studies Program
WISER (Women in Science and Engineering Resource) is holding a panel discussion on "Women in Science at Cornell," March 7, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. The panelist include Susan McCouch, plant breeding; Linda Nicholson, biochemistry and physical biochemistry; Lois Pollack, applied and engineering physics; and Barbara Strupp, nutritional sciences.


miscellany

Agriculture and Life Sciences
A spring safety seminar will be held March 14 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Livestock Pavilion. Registration begins at 9 a.m., no pre-registration is required. The seminar will discuss power equipment inspection, with particular emphasis on farm and grounds equipment.
Cornell Railroad Historical Society
The Cornell Railroad Historical Society will hold a meeting March 12 at 7 p.m. in the Borg-Warner Room, Tompkins County Library.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
"Triumph Over Adversity," a women empowerment luncheon, March 9 from noon to 3 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room, Community Commons. The cost of lunch is $5. Read the Briefs.
South Asia Program
Asha spring dinner will be held March 9, with two seatings, at 6:15 and 7:30 p.m., in the One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. The menu will feature a selection of vegetarian appetizers, entrees and desserts representing different parts of India. Suggested donation is $9, with all proceeds to benefit educational projects in India. For ticket information contact ky50@cornell.edu.
Walk-in Writing Service
* 178 Rockefeller, Sunday, 2-8 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
Women's Resource Center
Cornell will hold its second annual International Women's Day on March 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Big Red Barn. The celebration will feature a "Wall of Honor," highlighting nominated local women who have contributed to enriching the community. Andrea Parrot will speak on "Women's Issues Around the Word." The event is free and open to the Cornell community.


sports

Men's Baseball (5-22, 2-12 Ivy)
March 9-10, at Lafayette
Women's Equestrian
March 9, Morrisville Show
Women's Fencing (1-2)
March 10, NE Regionals, away
Women's Gymnastics (2-1)
March 10, at Vermont, 1 p.m.
Men's Hockey (21-6-2, 17-3-2 ECAC)
March 8, Yale University, ECAC first round, 7 p.m.
March 9-10, ECAC first round at Lynah
Men's Lacrosse (1-1)
March 9, UMBC
March 12, Canisius, 5 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse (1-0)
March 9, at Rutgers, 1 p.m.
Women's Softball (2-0)
March 9, at Drexel
March 10, at St. Joseph's
Women's Tennis (5-1)
March 8, Cornell Quad
March 9, Binghamton, 1 p.m.
March 10, Massachusetts, 1 p.m.
Men's Wrestling (5-1)
March 9-10, EIWA at Lehigh