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April 10 - 17, 2003


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emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
"Frank Lloyd Wright: Historic Architecture," Luke Colavito, Johnson Museum, April 10, 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.
* "Portraits by Y.Z. Kami," through May 25.
* "Dark Jewels: Chinese Black and Brown Ceramics From the Shatzman Collection," through June 8.
* "For Our Time: Contemporary Art From the Bennett Collection," through June 8.
* "Keyboard Instruments From the Time of Mozart," through June 15.
* "A Concert of the Senses: 18th Century European Prints," through June 15.
* "The Long River Carries the Moon Silently Away: The Ceramic Art of Ah Leon," through July 6.
* "Art and Patterns of Asian Trade in Southeast Asia," through Aug. 17
* Public Program Day: April 12 from 1 to 4 p.m., spring open house.
* Art for Lunch: On April 17 at noon, Ellen Avril, curator of Asian art, leads a tour of the exhibit "Art and Patterns of Asian Trade in Southeast Asia."
Elizabeth Schmeck Brown Gallery
(Third-Floor Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
"A Langdon Portrait," through May 1. The exhibit, curated by visiting fellow Susan Greene, portrays the prominent Elmira family with treasured heirloom apparel given to the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection by Ida Langdon and Jervis Langdon Jr. in the 1930s.
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.
"Reuleaux Collection of Mechanisms and Machines - Kinematic Models for Design Digital Library (K-MODDL)," through June 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," through June 26.
MFA Thesis Exhibitions -
Graduate Field of Art
The exhibits run April 14-18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
* Rebecca Thompson, Hartell Gallery, will have an individual reception April 17.
* Mason and Akers, Tjaden Gallery.
* Pete Rangel, Experimental Gallery, 102 Tjaden.
* Brooke White, B4 McGraw Hall.
* Joe Zane, 100 McGraw Hall.
Closing reception will be held April 18, from 5 to 7 p.m., Tjaden Gallery.


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, 4/10
"In the Mirror of Maya Deren" (2002), directed by Martina Kudlácek, 7:15 p.m.
"Catch Me If You Can" (2002), directed by Steven Spielberg, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, 4/11
Conflict: "11.00.01 September 11," directed by Mira Nair; "Evil Stalks the Land," directed by Gauhar Raza; "Paradise on the River of Hell," directed by Abir Bazaz and Meenu Gaur; and "Tell Them the Tree They Had Planted Has Now Grown," directed by Ajay Raina, 4 p.m., G08 Uris Hall, free.
"Decasia" (2002), directed by Bill Morrison, 7 p.m.
"Gerry" (2003), directed by Gus Van Sant, with Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Catch Me If You Can," 9:15 p.m., Uris.
"Institute Benjamenta" (1995), directed the Brothers Quay, introduction by Samuel Frederick, German studies, 10 p.m.
"Donnie Darko" (2001), directed by Richard Kelly, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone and Noah Wyle, midnight, Uris.
Saturday, 4/12
"In the Mirror of Maya Deren," 5 p.m.
"The Hidden Fortress" (1958), directed by Akira Kurosawa, with Toshirô Mifune and Misa Uehara, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion" (2003), directed by Tom Peosay, 7:15 p.m.
"The Way Home" (2002), directed by Lee Jung-hyang, with Kim Eul-boon, Yu Seung-ho and Dong Hyo-hee, 9:30 p.m.
"Catch Me If You Can," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Gerry," 11:30 p.m.
Sunday, 4/13
"Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion," 4:30 p.m.
"Unseen Cinema: Light Rhythms: Melodies & Montages," presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., free. For a complete listing of films to be shown, visit the Web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu/.
Monday, 4/14
"The Hidden Fortress," 7 p.m.
"Catch Me If You Can," 9:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/15
"Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion," 7:15 p.m.
"Unseen Cinema: Cinema's Secret Garden: The Amateur as Auteur," 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center, free. For a list of films to be shown, visit the Web site http://cinema.cornell.edu/.
"Donnie Darko," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 4/16
"Morvern Callar" (2002), directed by Lynne Ramsay, with Samantha Morton, 7 p.m.
"For These Eyes" (1997), directed by Gonzalo Arijon and Virginia Martinez, presented by the Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Heaven" (2002), directed by Tom Tykwer, with Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi, 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, 4/17
"The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach" (1967), directed by Jean-Marie Straub, with Gustav Leonhardt and Christiane Lang, 7 p.m.
"Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002), directed by Peter Jackson, with Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellen, 9 p.m.


lectures

Art Department
"Creating a Space for Time," Dominic Molon, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, April 17, 5:15 p.m., 157 E. Sibley Hall.
Astronomy
"Bright Galaxies and Dark Matter," Vera Rubin, Carnegie Institution of Washington, April 10, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Classics
"The `Coming of the Greeks' Recent Developments," John Coleman, prehistoric and classical archaeology, April 10, 4:30 p.m., G22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Computer Science
"Internet Infrastructure for Efficient Overlays," John Jannotti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April 10, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Query Processing in Sensor Networks," Samuel Madden, University of California-Berkeley, April 15, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Cornell Campus Club
Art for Lunch: April 10, 11:45 p.m., Johnson Museum of Art. A lecture and tour will highlight two exhibits, "Dark Jewels: Chinese Black and Brown Ceramics From the Shatzman Collection" and "Keyboard Instruments From the Time of Mozart."
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"The Role of Economic Evaluation in Medical Care," Alvin Mushlin, Weill Cornell Medical College, April 17, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
Cornell Public Service Center
"Our Environmental Destiny," Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Natural Resources Defense Council, April 23, 5 p.m., David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office.
East Asia Program
"A Tibetan Monk Tells the Story of 33 Years in Prison," Palden Gyatso, Tibetan Monk, April 16, 7 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies
"Click, Flash and Flicker: A Historical View of Home Economics on Film," Jan Scholl, Pennsylvania State University, April 10, 4 p.m., Second Floor, Mann Library Addition.
Information Technologies
"Privacy in the Information Age: How Do We Protect Ourselves?" Dan Solove, Seton Hall Law School, April 10, 2 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
"Is the 'Working Class' Really 'Middle Class'?" Jack Metzgar, Roosevelt University, Chicago, April 14, 4:30 p.m., 615A Ives Hall.
Mind & Memory Series
"The Neurobiology of Categorization: Constructing Olfactory Sensations," Thom Cleland, neurobiologist, April 14, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Near Eastern Studies
"Islam Culture Night," Mahmoud Ayoub, Temple University, and Barbara von Schlegell, University of Pennsylvania, April 12, 4:30 p.m., Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"Preventing Proliferation: War, $400 Billion Military Budgets and Big Brother vs. International Cooperation, Arms Control and the Rule of Law," Randall Caroline Forsberg, Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies, April 14, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Romance Studies
"The Two Tales of Borges," Carlos Alonso, University of Pennsylvania, April 14, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
Southeast Asia Program
"Rethinking Pre-Colonial Northern Laos: Reflections From Three Horizons," Chiranan Prasertkul, history, April 10, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.


music

Cornell Concert Series
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin, and Anne-Marie McDermott, piano, will perform April 10 at 8 p.m. in the State Theatre, downtown Ithaca. Tickets range from $19 to $30 for the public and $11 to $18 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.
Department of Music
* April 10, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano, performs an all-Chopin program.
* April 10, 7:30 p.m., Willard Straight Memorial Room: Cornell Steel Band and World Drum and Dance Ensemble, under the direction James Armstrong. Part of the weekly WSH "Coffee Hour."
* April 11, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Xak Bjerken leads the Cornell Chamber Orchestra in a concert featuring a new version of Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals and more. Read the story.
* April 12, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: The Cornell Chorale and the Cornell University Trombone Choir features the world premiere of a work by Shawn Allison, with William Cowdery at the organ.
* April 13, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Concert by the Cornell Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of James Armstrong.
* April 13, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Jamye Valotta, assisted by pianist Thomas Pastuszak, will present her senior flute recital, with works by Poulenc, Bach, Paganini and Mucznski.
* April 14, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Honors String Quartet: violinist Kia-Hui Tan, with students Jin-Ho King, Jill Nalevanko and Duncan Reid, will perform Beethoven's String Quartets op. 18, no. 3, and op. 59, no. 1.
* April 15, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Composer Jared Emerson-Johnson presents his senior honors recital. The performance comprises of a single work, The Mountain.
* April 17, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Judith Kellock, soprano, and Xak Bjerken, piano, perform Sally Lamb's Four Whitman Songs and Bach's Cantata No. 199.
Bound for Glory
April 13: Lou and Peter Berryman perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sunday from 8 to 11 p.m. from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall, with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Admission is free; kids are welcome. Listen to Bound for Glory on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.


readings

English
Prize-winning American poet John Ashbery will give this year's Robert Chasen Poetry Reading on April 10 at 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Ashbery is a professor at Bard College and is the author of 20 collections, including Girls on the Run (1999), Your Name Here (2000) and Chinese Whispers (2002).
Environment, Social Policy & Public Health
A reading group focusing on books by Laurie Garrett, this year's Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecturer, will meet April 16 at 12:30 p.m. in 300 Rice Hall. The theme of the April 16 meeting is "Bioterrorism and Bio-warfare." Reading material to be discussed includes Betrayal of Trust - Chapter 5. For more information visit the Web site http://www.cfe.ornell.edu/erap/Events/BookGroup-Spr03.
Romance Studies
A poetry reading with Lucio Mariani, poet, will be April 15 at 4:30 p.m. in 301 Morrill Hall. An English translation will be given by Anthony Molino. For more information contact Jeannine Routier Pucci at 255-8932 or Tom Campbell at 255-8432.


religion

Sage Chapel
Rev. Tommie Watkins Jr., Baptist minister, will lead the Palm Sunday service April 13 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
* 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: Palm Sunday, April 13, 10 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
* Holy Thursday service: April 17, 7:30 p.m., ATH 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 Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a Gita reading at 5 p.m.
Jewish
Passover Services, April 16-24: First Seder, Wednesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Barton Hall. Second Seder, Thursday, April 17, 9 p.m., the Kosher Dining Hall. To reserve a place, call 272-6907 or visit the Web site at http://www.hillel.cornell.edu.br> * 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
"Gendered Contestations of Citizenship in Southern Africa," Patricia McFadden, Mount Holyoke College, April 10, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Wave Localization and Guidance in Photonic Bandgap Structures," Fadil Santosa, University of Minnesota, April 11, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy
TBA, Josh Grindlay, Harvard College Observatory, April 17, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biomedical Sciences
Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Osteopetrosis," Jean Vacher, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, April 15, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Frank Bates, University of Minnesota, will give the following seminars, both at 4:40 p.m. in 119 Baker Lab: "Block Copolymers - Intrinsically Nanostructured Materials," April 15, and "Macromolecular Surfactants," April 17.
Cornell Careers Institute
"Resolving Work/Family Conflict by Redefining Work Ideals," Joan Williams, American University Washington College of Law, April 10, 4 p.m., 109 Ives Hall.
Crops & Soils
"Perspectives on Farmland Protection," Eugenia Barnaba, crops and soils, Nelson Bills, applied economics and management, and John Lacy, April 15, 4 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
TBA, T.C. Onstoot, Princeton University, April 15, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Pasture Recolonization by a Tropical Forest Tree," Laura Aldrich-Wolfe, April 14, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"A Mechanistic Basis for the Ecological Consequences of Plant Defense," Jennifer Thaler, University of Toronto, April 16, 3:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Engineering
"Toy Design for Manufacturability," Paul Dowd, Creative Engineering Toy Designers, April 10, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
Entomology
"Behavioral Evolution, Historical Biogeography and Phylogenetics of Army Ants," Sean Brady, chemistry and chemical biology, April 14, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Government
"Socially Sanctioned Violence: On the Role of Moral Beliefs in Causing and Preventing War and Other Forms of Large-Group Violence," Randy Forsberg, Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies, April 14, 10 a.m., 201 A.D. White House.
Horticulture
"Evolution of a University Garden," Holly Scoggins, Virginia Tech, April 10, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"There's More to Life Than Sucrose and Starch: Function, Metabolism and Transport of Sugar Alcohols in Plants," Wayne Loescher, Michigan State University, April 17, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
International Programs
"Farmers' Views on the Degradation of Agricultural Uplands and the Disappearance of Rainforests in Madagascar: What Can We Learn?" Erika Styhe, crop and soil sciences, April 16, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Latin American Studies
"Reflections on Causes and Social Consequences of the Current Crisis in Argentina through `Piqueteros,'" Argentine Autonomous Puppet Project, April 15, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Fatigue in Metal Interconnects," Cynthia Volkert, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, April 10, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging Studies of DNA, Protein and Peptide Microarrays," Robert Corn, University of Wisconsin, Madison, April 17, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"The Dispersion of Neutrally Buoyant Fibers in the Stationary Isotropic Turbulent Flows, Mansoo Shin, chemical engineering, April 15, 12:30 p.m., 178 Rhodes Hall.
"Dynamics and Microstructure of Particle-Fluid Suspensions," Anthony Ladd, University of Florida, April 15, 4:30 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Host Defense Against Ty1 Retrotransposition," David Garfinkel, Frederick Cancer Research Center, April 11, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"Engineering of Cell Function by the Cell-Material Interface," Chris Chen, Johns Hopkins University, April 15, noon, G10 Biotechnology Building.
Natural Resources
"Peer Review: An Animal With Many Faces," James Tate Jr., U.S. Department of the Interior, April 15, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Nutritional Sciences
"Food Safety, Counter-Terrorism and Nutritional Challenges Facing FDA," Joe Levitt, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, April 15, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Peace Studies
"Grounds for Pessimism? Recent Survey Data on How Russians Think About Human Rights and Chechnya," Sarah Mendelson, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Ted Gerber, University of Arizona, April 10, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"The Charm and Beauty of Lattice QCD," Aida El-Khadra, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, April 14, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Breeding
"Viral and Host Determinants of pvr-1-Mediated Resistance to Tobacco Etch Virus," James Frantz, plant breeding, April 15, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Host Diversity, Epidemic Velocity and Spatial Scale," Chris Mundt, Oregon State University, April 16, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Policy Analysis & Management
"Welfare Transitions in the 1990s: The Economy, Welfare and the EITC," Jeffrey Grogger, April 10, 3:30 p.m., 159 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
TBA, Richard Berk, April 17, 3:30 p.m., 159 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Polson Institute
"EU Rural Policies on the Eve of the Fourth Enlargement," John Bryden, University of Aberdeen, April 11, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"Technologies of Street Drug Use: Devices, Behaviors and Subcultural Norms," Caroline Acker, Carnegie Mellon University, April 14, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
South Asia Program
"Rescuing Shivaji From the Nation? History and Society in Modern Maharashtra," Prachi Deshpande, Colorado State University, April 14, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"Effect of Microstructure on the Electrical and Optical Properties of Smart Fibers," Richard Gregory, Clemson University, April 10, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Electrokinetics in Non-Polar Media: Creating and Controlling Charged Surfaces in an Uncooperative Environment," Craig Herb, E-Ink Corp., April 17, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"When Enough Is Enough: Percolation in Disordered Arrays, and Applications in Materials Design and Intracellular Sensing," Ann Marie Sastry, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, April 11, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.


symposiums

Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development
A symposium, "Globalization, Agricultural Development and Rural Livelihoods," examines globalization of markets and the status of world food supplies and of nutrition this weekend, April 11-12, in 401 Warren Hall. The keynote address, "Globalization, Agriculture and Rural Poverty: Implications for Developing Countries," will be given by Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell's Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, April 11 at 8:30 a.m. Read the story.
Industrial & Labor Relations
The Southern Labor Conference will be held April 16 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. in the PepsiCo Auditorium, Ives Hall. The keynote address will be given by Michael Thurmond, Georgia labor commissioner, with faculty panel discussions, a student debate and breakout presentations by student groups. For more information contact Gage Stille at 253-2653 or by e-mail at wgs5@cornell.edu. Read the story.
South Asia Program
A workshop titled "Andean and Himalayan Maoist Movements: A Comparative Workshop on Conflict in Peru and Nepal" will be April 13 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in G08 Uris Hall. Pre-registration is required; for more information or to register, visit the Web site: http://www.einaud.cornell.edu/southasia/conference/.


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre opens April 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Performances continue April 12-13 at 7:30 p.m. Call or visit the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS. Read the story.


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, 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.
Golf League
The Cornell Women's Golf League is accepting applications through April 17. The league meets every Wednesday evening from May 7 to Aug. 6 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course. For an application and more information, contact Nikki Bonanni at 272-3660.
Walk-in Writing Service
Free tutorial assistance in writing.
* 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.
For information, visit http://www.arts.cornell.edu/writing/.


sports

Men's Baseball (8-9)
April 12, at Dartmouth, noon and 3 p.m.
April 13, at Harvard, noon and 3 p.m.
April 16, Lemoyne, 3:30 p.m.
Men's Crew (1-0)
April 13, Rutgers
Men's Crew-Ltwt. (1-2)
April 12, Rutgers and Princeton
Women's Crew (1-1)
April 12, at Princeton and Radcliffe
Women's Equestrian
April 13, Zone Championship, TBA
Men's Golf
April 12-13, at LeMoyne Invitational
Women's Gymnastics (5-2)
April 12, NCAA Regional, TBA
Men's Hockey (30-4-1)
April 10, Frozen Four semifinal vs. University of New Hampshire, Buffalo, noon
Men's Lacrosse (6-3)
April 12, at Dartmouth, 1 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse (7-1)
April 11, Ohio St., 4 p.m.
April 13, at Dartmouth, 1 p.m.
April 16, at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Softball (14-4)
April 12, at Harvard, noon
April 13, at Dartmouth, 1 and 3 p.m.
April 16, at St. Bonaventure, 3 and 5 p.m.
Men's Tennis (12-5)
April 11, Dartmouth, 3 p.m.
April 12, at Harvard, noon
Women's Tennis (3-10)
April 11, Dartmouth, 2 p.m.
April 12, Harvard, noon
Men's Track
April 11, Sea Ray Relays, Knoxville, Tenn.
April 12, at Columbia Invitational
Women's Track
April 11-12, Sea Ray Relays, Knoxville, Tenn.
April 12, at Columbia Invitational