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Calendar of Events

March 20 - 27, 2003


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emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
"Molecular Clouds and Star Formation," Paul Goldsmith, physical sciences, March 27, 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.
* "On the Face of It: Portrait Photography 1850-2001," through March 23.
* "Salla Tykkä: Videos and Photographs," through March 30.
* "Keyboard Instruments From the Time of Mozart," March 22 through June 15.
* "A Concert of the Senses: 18th Century European Prints," March 22 through June 15.
* Art for Lunch: On March 20 at noon, tour the exhibit "On the Face of It: Portrait Photography," with curator Nancy Green.
* Artist's Talk: Painter Y.Z. Kami will lead a tour of the exhibition of his portraits March 27 at 5:15 p.m.
Comstock Entomology Library
(M-Th 9 a.m.-7 p.m., F 9 a.m.-6 p.m.)
"Through the Lens: An Exhibit on the Intertwined History of Entomology and the Microscope," through May 2. For information call 255-3265.
Kroch Library
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
"Mozart and the Keyboard Culture of His Time," in the Hirshland Gallery of the Kroch Library through May 30.
Mann Library
(T-Th 8 a.m.-midnight; F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., noon-6 p.m., Sun., noon-midnight; 255-5406)
"Out of the Teeming Sea: An Exhibit of Glass Invertebrate Models," by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, through June 26.


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 $6 ($5 for undergraduates and seniors/$4 for graduate students and kids 12 and under).
Thursday, 3/20
"Alias Betty" (2002), directed by Claude Miller, with Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicole Garcia and Mathilde Seigner, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, 3/21
"Merci Pour le Chocolat" (2000), directed by Claude Chabrol, with Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc and Anna Mouglalis, 7:15 p.m.
"Standing in the Shadows of Motown" (2002), directed by Paul Justman, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, 3/22
"Standing in the Shadows of Motown," 7:15 p.m.
"Alias Betty," 9:35 p.m.
Sunday, 3/23
"Standing in the Shadows of Motown," 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 3/24
"Rashomon" (1950), directed by Akira Kurosawa, with Toshirô Mifune and Machiko Kyô, 7 p.m.
"Merci Pour le Chocolat," 9 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/25
"Alias Betty," 7:15 p.m.
"One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich" (2001), 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center.
"Rashomon," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 3/26
"A Sentence of Their Own" (2001), directed by Edgar Barens, with discussant Josephine Allen, policy analysis and management, 7 p.m.
"The Eye of the Storm and Other Argentinian Shorts" (2002), presented by the Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Solaris" (2002), directed by Steven Soderbergh, with George Clooney, 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, 3/27
"Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," "Afterlife" and "Well Well Well," the 22nd Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival, with John Columbus, festival director, 7 p.m.
"Real Women Have Curves" (2002), directed by Patricia Cardoso, 9:45 p.m.


lectures

Bethe Lectures
Read the story.
Computer Science
"Data Preservation in Self-Supervising Networks," Brian Cooper, Stanford University, March 25, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"Devolution and Spatial Inequality," Mildred Warner, city and regional planning, March 27, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
European Studies, Institute for
"Paresse et Lumiéres," Pierre Saint-Amand, Brown University, March 26, 4:30 p.m., 106 Morrill Hall.
Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies
"The Tawny Devil, the Minister and the Girls From Casco: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis in the Context of the Maine Indian Wars," Mary Beth Norton, American history, March 24, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
Mind & Memory Series
"Contemporary Urbanism as a Creative Act," Milton Curry, architecture, March 24, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Near Eastern Studies
"Narrative and Violence in Late-Antique Palestine," Hayim Lapin, University of Maryland, March 26, 4:30 p.m., 106 White Hall.
"Jerusalem of Gold: From Shumer to Shemer," Shalom Paul, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, March 27, 4:30 p.m., 110 White Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"Southeast Asia Inside Out: From Nations to Constellations and Features," Aihwa Ong, University of California-Berkeley, March 25, 4:30 p.m., A.D. White House.
Textiles & Apparel
"Multifunctional Carboxylic Acids as Nonformaldehyde Durable Press Finishing of Cotton Fabrics: New Development," Charles Yang, University of Georgia, March 27, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.


music

Department of Music

Higgs
* March 25, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: Organists David Higgs will perform the final concert of the "Americans in Paris" organ series.
* March 27, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Paul Merrill Quartet featuring guitarist Steve Brown. Original and standard jazz fare.
* March 27, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest artist pianist Brigitte Poulin presents "Homage to the Prepared Piano," featuring John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes.

Cornell Concert Series
Tafelmusik, with Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano, will perform March 29 at 8 p.m. in Sage Chapel. Tickets range from $21 to $33 for the public and $12 to $20 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-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Bound for Glory
March 16 and 23, Bound for Glory will present albums from the studio. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5, from 8 to 11 p.m.


readings

English
Poet Deborah Tall will read from her work March 25 at 8 p.m. in the Robert Purcell Union Auditorium. Tall, who teaches at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, is a visiting writer in the English department.
Environment, Social Policy & Public Health
A reading group focusing on books by Laurie Garrett, this year's Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecturer, will meet March 26 at 12:30 p.m. in 300 Rice Hall. The theme of the March 26 meeting is "Journalism, Science Writing and Science." For more information visit the Web site http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/erap/Events/BookGroup-Spr03.


religion

Sage Chapel
There will be no service March 23.
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
* Meditations: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:15-1 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Zen Meditation practice is Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Founders Room, ATH. For information, call Anne Marie at 266-7256.
Catholic
Weekend Mass schedule: March 23 (spring break): Sunday, 10 a.m. and 5:15 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.
* Evening Prayer: The Liturgy of the Hours; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-6:30 p.m., in Anabel Taylor Hall Chapel.
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 Founders Room, ATH. Call the Hillel office at 255-4227 for more information.
* Orthodox: Friday, Center for Jewish Living, 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 272-1564 or 255-2928 for transportation.
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 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.
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

African Development, Institute for
"Educational Trends in Africa: Empowerment for Development," Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, rural sociology, March 27, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"Modulators of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transformation in the Skin During Wound Healing and Carcinogenesis," Donna Kusewitt, Ohio State University, March 25, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
TBA, Derek Tan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, March 20, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Cornell Theory Center
"Using Intel Threading Tools to Validate and Tune Threaded Applications," William Magro, Intel Corp., March 27, noon, 708 Rhodes Hall.
Crops & Soils
"Multidisciplinary Research on Precision Agriculture in New York: What Have We Learned?" William Cox and Harold van Es, crop and soil sciences, March 25, 4 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Ecological Traits Associated With Amphibian Population Declines in Central America," Karen Lips, Southern Illinois University, March 24, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology
"Congruence and Reticulation, Dispersal and Vicariance: What Are the Real Questions in Historical Biogeography?" Jim Liebherr, entomology, March 24, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Food Science
TBA, Vicki Lappi and Michael IIlukwoln Lokuruka, food science, March 25, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Government
"Standards and Stratification: Religious NGO Selection in International Institutions," Evelyn Bush, sociology, March 24, 10 a.m., 201 A.D. White House.
Horticulture
"Application of Anatomy to Problems of Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops," Martin Goffinet, horticultural sciences, Geneva, March 27, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Latin American Studies
"Towards a Latin American Theatre Aesthetic," Isabel Ramos, Casa de las Americas, Cuba, March 25, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"MesoStructured Organic-Inorganic Systems for Photonics: Light Localization and Amplification," Rich Vaia, Air Force Research Laboratory, March 27, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"UAV Trajectory Optimization Using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming," Jonathan How, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 25, 4:30 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Homology-Triggered Gene Silencing Mechanisms in C. Elegans," Andrew Fire, Carnegie Institution of Washington, March 21, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"Porous Media for Size Exclusion and Ion Exchange Separations," Kevin Seeley, Pall Corp., March 25, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Natural Resources
"Fluxes of Mercury in the Adirondack Park Region of New York State," Joe Yavitt, natural resources, March 25, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Nutritional Sciences
"Function and Growth Hormone Regulation of Plasma IGF-I," Yves Boischlair, animal science, March 24, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Plant Breeding
"Biological Efficacy of Consuming Diets With Rice Bred for High Iron and Zinc," Jere Haas, nutritional sciences, March 25, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Elucidation of the Biosynthetic Pathoway of Thaxtomin by Streptomyces spp.," Michael Wach, plant pathology, March 26, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Wellness Program
"Happy 100th Birthday: Is Exceptional Old Age in Your Furture?" Denise Heimlich, Cornell Wellness Program, March 27, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.


symposiums

Cornell Theory Center
Microarray Data Analysis Workshop, March 26, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall. The workshop is free and open to all faculty, staff and students, but registration is required. Visit the web site at http://www.tc.cornell.edu/research/cbsu/workshop/2003_03/registration.asp. Invited speakers are David Lin, biomedical sciences, and Jenny Xiang, Weill Cornell Medical College.
Diversity Council & Joint Assemblies Multicultural Issues Committee
A universitywide forum, "Affirmative Action at the Crossroads: The Future of Equal Opportunity in Higher Education," will be held March 24 at 4:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. Panelists include James Mingle, university counsel; Jeremy Rabkin, government; Benjamin Bowser, California State University at Hayward; and Kandis Gibson '04, chair of Black Students United.
University Library
"Unfolding the Mysteries of Copyrights," a workshop for instructional staff, March 26 at 3 p.m. in 2B48 Kroch Library. To register visit http://www.copyright.cornell.edu.


theater

Glory Box

Tim Miller, one of the National Endowment Four -- the group of gay and feminist performance artists whose National Endowment for the Arts grants were revoked under pressure from conservative groups spearheaded by Jesse Helms -- will bring his solo performance, Glory Box, to Ithaca's State Theatre March 24 at 8 p.m. Glory Box focuses on the issues of gay marriage, domestic partnerships and immigration rights for binational couples.

Theatre, Film & Dance
Tim Miller's Glory Box comes to the State Theatre March 24 at 8 p.m. Glory Box focuses on the issues of gay marriage, domestic partnerships and immigration rights for binational couples. It is not recommended for young children. Advance tickets - available on campus at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office and the Schwartz Center box office - are $15 for adults, $12 for college students. Day of show tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for college students.


miscellany

Cornell Dining
The award-winning Cornell Dining's Cross Country Gourmet dinner series will take guests to the heart of French Louisiana, featuring Lafayette's award-winning Prejean's Restaurant, March 28 in the Trillium dining room, with reserved seating at 6:15, 6:45 and 7:15 p.m. This event is open to the Cornell and Ithaca communities and costs $29.95. Seating is limited; call 255-5555 for reservations. Prejean's also will tour the campus dining halls April 1-4. Students, faculty and staff can use their Big Red Bucks and Meal Choice for $16; for all others the cash price is $29.95. Reservations are not necessary for these dinners.
Cornell Collegiate Council
The first annual Prematurity Campaign event will be held March 27, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Ho Plaza. Students will be handing out hospital bracelets and bookmarks on Ho Plaza to promote awareness of premature birth. The centerpiece of the campaign will be the "Prematurity Mobile," a fully interactive mobile display created by members of the Cornell Collegiate Council.
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.


sports

Men's Baseball (1-6)
March 21-23, at Delaware State
March 25, Penn State, 1 and 3 p.m.
Women's Gymnastics (1-0)
March 22, Bridgeport, 1 p.m.
Men's Hockey (26-4-1)
March 21, ECAC Semifinal vs. Brown, Albany, 3:30 p.m.
March 22, ECAC Championship, Albany
Men's Lacrosse (3-2)
March 22, at Yale, 1 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse (3-0)
March 22, at Columbia, 1 p.m.
Softball (4-2)
March 20, Fordham and Army, Kissimmee, Fla., 8:50 a.m.
March 21, Florida A&M and Colgate, Kissimmee
March 22, Bethune-Cookman, Daytona Beach, Fla., noon
March 27, at Colgate, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.
Men's Tennis (2-1)
March 21, Stetson, DeLand, Fla., 2:30 p.m.
March 22, Iowa, Orlando, Fla.
Women's Tennis (3-5)
March 21, Barry, Miami Shores, Fla., 3 p.m.
March 22, Florida Atlantic, Boca Raton, 9 a.m.
Men's Track
March 22, Long Beach Classic
Women's Track
March 22, Long Beach Classic