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The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events

May 9-16, 2002


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emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
"Can Afghanistan Be Reconstructed?" Milton Esman, the John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, May 9, 1:30 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium. Membership meeting.


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.
* "The Flowers of Pierre Joseph Redouté," through June 16.
* "Reality Reimagined: Photography Since 1950," through July 14.
* "Oh Mona!" through Aug. 2.
* "Sandy Skoglund: Raining Popcorn," through Aug. 11.
* Art for Lunch: May 16 at noon, tour "The Flowers of Pierre Joseph Redouté," with Andy Weislogel.
Kroch Library
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 1-5 p.m.)
"English Women in the Literary Marketplace1800-1900," through May.
Hagan Room Gallery, Schurman Hall
(M-F, call 253-3769)
An exhibit of drawings and sculptures by contemporary artist James Rosburg will be displayed through June 20.


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, 5/9
"Moulin Rouge!" (2001), directed by Baz Luhrmann, with Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and John Leguizamo, 7:15 p.m.
"Birthday Girl" (2002), directed by Jez Butterworth, Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin and Mathieu Kassovitz, 10 p.m.
Friday, 5/10
"A Galaxy Far Far Away" (2001), directed by Tariq Jalil, with Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Pesci and Meatloaf, 7:30 p.m.
"Birthday Girl," 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Amelie" (2001), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, with Audrey Tautou and Mathieu Kassovitz, 9 p.m.
"Black Hawk Down" (2001), directed by Ridley Scott, with Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Tom Sizemore, 9:35 p.m., Uris.
"The Others" (2001), directed by Alejandro Amenábar, with Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston, 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, 5/11
"Student Films II: Six Ring Circus" (2002), 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $4.
"The Business of Strangers" (2001), directed by Patrick Stettner, with Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles and Frederick Weller, 7:15 p.m.
"Black Hawk Down," 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Amelie," 9:20 p.m.
"Birthday Girl," 10:30 p.m., Uris.
Sunday, 5/12
"Student Films III: Independent Student Films" (2002), 7:15 p.m.
Monday, 5/13
"The Business of Strangers," 7:15 p.m.
"Amelie," 9:20 p.m.
Tuesday, 5/14
"Amelie," 7 p.m.
"A Galaxy Far Far Away," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 5/15
"Birthday Girl," 7:30 p.m.
"Black Hawk Down," 9:45 p.m.
Thursday, 5/16
"Black Hawk Down," 7 p.m.
"Amelie," 10 p.m.


lecture

University Libraries
"Reclaiming Scholarly Communication," Kenneth Frazier, University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 10, 9 a.m., 700 Clark Hall. See story, Page 4.


music

Department of Music
Fortepianist Lars Haugbro presents an evening of keyboard music by Mozart and Haydn, May 12, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall:
French & English Music
"Under the Moonlight," an evening of French and English romantic songs, will be presented May 10 at 8 p.m. in Barnes Hall by vocalists Karen Wonder Dumont and Shannon Hedtke, with William Cowdery, piano, and Duncan Reid, cello. A wide variety of pieces from the 16th century to the present will be performed, including works by Faure, Debussey, Delibes (selections from Lakme), Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sondheim and Bernstein.
Bound for Glory
May 12 through June 16: Bound for Glory will present albums from the studio. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays on WVBR-93.5 FM, 8 to 11 p.m.


religion

Sage Chapel
Rev. Kenneth Clarke Sr., director of Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service May 12 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 the 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, ATH. For info, call Anne Marie at 266-7256.
Catholic
Weekend Mass schedule: Sunday, 10 a.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, 7:15 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., ATH 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, ATH. 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, ATH. 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. Bible study Wednesday, 7:30 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

Astronomy
TBA, Thomas Henning, University of Jena and Max-Planck Institute, May 9, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biomedical Sciences
"Wnt Signaling and Apoptosis in the Fly Eye," Kenneth Cadigan, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, May 14, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"The Regulation of CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein Delta Expression by Activated Stat3," Julie Hutt, Ohio State University, May 15, noon, Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
TBA, James Engstrom, chemical and biomolecular engineering, May 9, 3 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"The Continuing Evolution of Process Research and Development," John Scott, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, May 14, 10:45 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Robert Laughlin will give two seminars: "What Will You Be Doing as an Industrial Chemist?" 11:15 a.m., and "Success and Unsuccess in Industrial Chemical Research," 1:30 p.m., both in 119 Baker Lab.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Contrasting the Elements of Population Growth (l) in a Neotropical Lizard in Native and Novel Habitats," Martin Schlaepfer, doctoral dissertation seminar, May 15, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Horticulture
"Recapturing Forgotten Genotypes of Red Maple: Is There Room for Improved Drought Tolerance?" Mark Reaves and Daniel Brainard, horticulture, May 9, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Manipulating Central Nervous System Cells With Topographically Modified Surfaces," Andrea Turner, applied and engineering physics, May 9, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Towards Understanding the Role for Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Transcriptional Memory," Robert Kingston, Massachusetts General Hospital, May 10, 12:20 p.m., G10 Biotechnology.
Molecular Medicine
"Structure and Function of the Golgi Apparatus: Regulation by Phospholipid Metabolism," Dennis Shields, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, May 13, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Plant Biology
"Identification of the Fertility Restorer Gene in Petunia," Antonio Alfonso, plant biology, May 10, 11:15 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.


symposium

Polson Institute for
Global Development
Three Brazilian scholars will participate in a panel discussion, "Urbanization and Environment in Brazil: From São Paulo to Amazonia," May 14 at 2 p.m. in 300 Rice Hall.
The discussion will be of interest to those in development, urban planning, and environmental and population studies.
The scholars are: Daniel Hogan, professor of sociology and director of the Population Studies Center of the State University of Campinas; Roberto Luís Monte-Mór, associate professor at the Center for Development and Regional Planning at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; and Jose Marcos Pinto da Cunha, an assistant professor of sociology and a senior research associate in the Population Studies Center at the State University of Campinas.
For further information, visit http://www.cals.cornell.edu/polson.


miscellany

Alcoholics Anonymous
Meetings are open to the public and will be held Monday through Friday, 12:15 p.m., in Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call 273-1541.
Emotions Anonymous
Emotions Anonymous meets Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave. For info, call Ed at 387-8257.


sports

Women's Crew (2-2)
May 12, EAWRC, away
Men's Lacrosse (10-3)
May 11, NCAA tournament, Stony Brook at Brown University
Women's Lacrosse (14-1)
May 9, NCAA tournament, Syracuse, 4 p.m.
Women's Softball (30-20)
May 11, ECAC championships, Dartmouth at Harvard
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
May 11-12, Heps at Navy
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
May 11-12, Heps at Navy