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Calendar of Events

February 12 - 19, 2004


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dance

Rooftop Mayhem Swing Club
Cornell's Rooftop Mayhem Swing Club and Ithaca Social Dance are sponsoring a Sweetheart Dance Feb. 14 from 9 to midnight in Willard Straight Hall. The Ageless Jazz Band will perform. Jump Swing lessons will be given at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $8, $5 for students, and are available at the Willard Straight ticket office. Admission at the door is $10, $7 for students. For information visit http://www.ithacasocialdance.com or call 257-3161.


emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
Books From Cornell Series: "Cornell: Glorious to View," Carol Kammen, history, Feb. 19, 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.
* "Norman Daly: The Civilization of Llhuros," through March 7.
* "By the Light of Butterlamps: Himalayan Devotional Painting," through March 7.
* "Aernout Mik: Reversal Room," through March 14.
* "Selected Videos by Vito Acconci," through March 28.
* "Etchings by Rembrandt From the Collection of S. William Pelletier," through April 4.
* Art for Lunch: On Feb. 19 at noon, curator of contemporary art Andrea Inselman will introduce the work of Aernout Mik.
Hirshland Gallery, Kroch Library
Level 2B, open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, 1-5 p.m.
"Pastimes and Paradigms: Games We Play," through March 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 Cornell graduate students and kids 12 and under). Visit Cornell Cinema's Web site at .
Thursday, 2/12
"The Daughter-in-Law" (1972), directed by Khodjakuli Narliev, 7:15 p.m.
"The Secret Lives of Dentists" (2002), directed by Alan Rudolph, with Campbell Scott, Hope Davis and Denis Leary, 9:15 p.m.
Friday, 2/13
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (2003), directed by Peter Weir, with Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany and James D'Arcy, 6:45 p.m., Uris.
"In This World" (2002), directed by Michael Winterbottom, with Jamal Udin Torabi and Enayatullah, 7:15 p.m.
"A Woman Is a Woman" (1961), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, with Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy, 9:15 p.m.
"The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" (1978), directed by Lau Kar-leung, with Lau Kar-fai, Luo Lie and Wang Yu, 9:30 p.m., Uris.
Saturday, 2/14
"Cut-Up: The Films of Grant Munro and Norman McLaren" (1945), directed by Grant Munro, presented by IthaKid Film Festival, 2 p.m.
"In This World," 5 p.m.
"The Daughter-in-Law," 7:15 p.m.
"The Secret Lives of Dentists," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"A Woman Is a Woman," 9:15 p.m.
"Some Like It Hot" (1959), directed by Billy Wilder, with Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, 9:30 p.m., Uris.
Sunday, 2/15

At Cornell Cinema

A restored print of Jean-Luc Godard's international hit "A Woman Is a Woman" opens at Cornell Cinema Friday, Feb. 13, at 9:15 in Willard Straight Theatre. Anna Karina plays a stylish stripper caught in a love triangle. Courtesy of Cornell Cinema
"Some Like It Hot," 4:30 p.m.
"The Cuckoo" (2002), directed by Alexander Rogozhkin, with Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov and Anni-Kristiina Juuso, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
Monday, 2/16
"Detour" (1945), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, with Tom Neal and Ann Savage, 7 p.m.
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," 8:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 2/17
"Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday," part of the 2004 Black History Month events, Hoyt Fuller Room, 310 Triphammer Road, 7 p.m., free.
"A Woman Is a Woman," 7:15 p.m.
"From the Other Side" (2002), directed by Chantal Akerman, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center Film Forum.
"Detour," 9:15 p.m.
Wednesday, 2/18
"La Promesse" (1996), directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, with Jéréme Rénier, Olivier Gourmet and Assita Ouedraogo, 7 p.m.
"The Water Is Ours, Damn It!" directed by Sheila Franklin and Ravi Khanna, Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Some Like It Hot," 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, 2/19
"Tenderness" (1967), directed by Elyer Ishmukhamedov, 7:15 p.m.
"Demonlover" (2002), directed by Olivier Assayas, with Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling and Chloë Sevigny, 9:15 p.m.


lectures

Law School
"The Long and Winding Road: Rebuilding Justice in Iraq," Lt. Col. Michael Newton, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Feb. 18, 4 p.m., G85 Myron Taylor Hall.
Mind & Memory Lectures
"False Memories," Katrin Mueller-Johnson, psychology, Feb. 16, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Wellness Program
"Who, Me - Creative?" Cora-Ellen Luke, EAP Counselor, Feb. 19, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.


music

Department of Music
* Feb. 12, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Heather Miller, viola da gamba, and Francesca Brittan, harpsichord, with guest Deborah Fox, theorbo. Includes works by Marin Marais and J.S. Bach.
* Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell jazz instructor and trumpeter Paul Merrill brings the seven-piece Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble, Los Bandidos. Read about this week's concerts.
* Feb. 15, 3 p.m., Sage Chapel: Acting University Organist Timothy Olsen presents his first solo recital, performing works by Reger, Sweelinck, Bach, Franck and Dupré.
* Feb. 15, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell Symphony Orchestra, led by John Hsu, with harpist Mary Elizabeth Sutherland, performs works by Elgar, Debussy and Stravinsky for strings, and by Vaughan Williams and Diego Vega for winds.
* Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Soprano Sydney de Lapeyrouse presents a student recital, assisted by pianist Kathy Hansen. Music by Brahms, Chausson, Stravinsky, Delage and Bolcom.
* Feb. 19, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: a Kabuki-inspired Oedipus rex.
Near Eastern Studies
Yair Dalal presents "Iraqi-Jewish Desert Music from Israel" Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. in the First Unitarian Church of Ithaca. He will be accompanied by the Cornell Middle East Music Ensemble, among others. Tickets are $18 in advance, $22 at the door and $10 for students with ID. Read the story. For more information call 277-0573.
Bound for Glory
Lisa Moscatiello performs Feb. 15. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free.


religion

Sage Chapel
Rev. William Gipson, university chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania, will lead the service Feb. 15 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
Sundays, 11 a.m., interfaith devotional gathering open to all, includes prayers, music and meditative silence, followed by refreshments. Meets at 223 Thurston Ave., Apt. 3A. For more information, please write to bahai@cornell.edu or call (607) 351-4471.
Baptist Campus Ministry
Weekly Bible study meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in 314 Anabel Taylor Hall. For information contact Keith Bowman at kcb29@cornell.edu or 277-2283.
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
* Sunday Mass schedule: 10 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium, and 9:30 p.m., Sage Chapel.
* Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
* Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G22 ATH.
* Evening Prayer: The Liturgy of the Hours; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-6:30 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Christian Science
Testimony meetings: Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Founders Room, 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
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. For information visit the Web site at http://www.ccfiv.org.
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., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For information visit http://www.quaker.org/ithaca/ or call 273-5421.
Grace Christian Fellowship
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall. For more information visit the Web site at http://www.curw.cornell.edu/gcf.
Hindu
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
* 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 services, call 272-5810.
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, 11 a.m. Call 272-1564 or 255-2928 for information.
Lutheran
Campus ministry at St. Luke Church, 109 Oak Ave., in Collegetown, Sundays, 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bible study Tuesday, 7 p.m. For more information call 273-6811 or e-mail rlb8@cornell.edu.
Muslim
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly Halaqa, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., ATH.
Weekly coffee hour Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m., Tower Café, Uris Library. For more information visit the Web site: http://www.meca-online.org/.
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
"Ethnicity and Conflict in Africa: The Method Behind the Madness," Bill Berkeley, former New York Times reporter and author, Feb. 12, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Grain Boundary Diffusion Due to Stress and Electromigration," Jon Wilkening, Courant Institute (NYU), Feb. 20, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"Massive Stars and the Initial Mass Function in the Galactic Center," Donald Figer, Space Telescope Science Institute, Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m. 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biogeochemistry & Environmental Biocomplexity
"Heavy Metal Mobilization in High-Sulfur Soils: Environmental Implications," Murray McBride, crop and soil science, Feb. 13, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"Regulation of Glucose Transport During Male Germ Cell Development and Sperm Capacitation," Alexander Travis, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Feb. 17, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
"Molecular Modeling of Crystallization in Polymers," Gregory Rutledge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Feb. 16, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Crop & Soil Sciences
"Sustainability of Short-Rotation Woody Crops Grown for Bioenergy and Bioproducts," Tim Volk, Feb. 12, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Grass Biofuel for Rural America," Jerry Cherney, and "New York Forests as Carbon Sink," Christine Goodale, Feb. 19, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
"Tor Spotting and Worrying Wombats: Landscape Evolution Through a Multidimensional Lens," Arjun Heimsath, Dartmouth College, Feb. 13, 1:25 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Positive Indirect Interactions Influence Plant Evolution and Community Structure," Jennifer Rudgers, Indiana University, Feb. 18, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology
"Slippery Ant-Plants and Skillful Climbers," Walter Federle, Feb. 16, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
European Studies
"Sexual Politics in the Public Sphere: A Transatlantic Comparison," Eric Fassin, ENS, Paris, Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
Horticulture
"An Experiment on Apple Replant Disease: Some New Evidence," Angelika Rumberger, horticulture, Feb. 12, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Suppression of Phytophthora Cinnamomi by Incorporating Composts Into Container Growing Media," Jae Hong Han, horticulture, Feb. 19, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Latin American Studies Program
"Finding Latin American Things on the Internet," David Block, Iberoamerican Librarian, Feb. 17, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Hybrid Nanoidentation: New Scanned Probe Nanomechanics Techniques for Polymers, Composites and Nanostructures," Kathryn Wahl, Naval Research Laboratory, Feb. 12, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"A Heuristic Approach to Understanding Exciton Formation, Doping and Carrier Transport in Organic Semiconductors," Brian Gregg, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"Ten Questions Concerning the Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flows," Stephen Pope, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Feb. 17, 12:30 p.m., 178 Rhodes Hall.
Microbiology & Immunology
"Endosomal Transport in Yeast and New Approaches to Study Chlamydia Pathogenesis," Raphael Valdivia, Duke University, Feb. 13, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"Dip Pen Nanolithography," Jezz Leckenby, NanoInk Inc., Feb. 17, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Natural Resources
"Livestock Predation by Carnivores in Bhutan's National Parks," Sonam Wang, natural resources, Feb. 17, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Nutritional Sciences
"Low-Level Lead Exposure and Children's Cognitive Functioning," Rick Canfield, nutritional sciences, Feb. 16, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Peace Studies
"A View From the `New Europe,'" H.E. Elena Poptodorova, ambassador from Bulgaria, Feb. 12, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Lessons of Past for Afghanistan Reconstruction," Thomas Simons Jr., visiting professor and former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Feb. 19, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Out-of-This-World Physics: Probing Quantum Gravity in the Lab," Greg Landsberg, Brown University, Feb. 16, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Pathology
TBA, Linda Nicholson, molecular biology and genetics, Feb. 18, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Psychology
"How Children Learn Language: Resolution of the Poverty of the Stimulus Problem," Mark Seidenberg, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Feb. 13, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"Of Mice, Men and Microarrays: Considering Social Issues in the Emergence of Toxicogenomics," Sara Shostak, National Institutes of Health, Feb. 12, 4:30 p.m., 701 Clark Hall.
South Asia Program
"The Spectral Artisan: Coormaraswamy, Craft and the Informal Sector," Iftikar Dadi, history of art, Feb. 16, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"New Regionalism in East Asia: Trade and Financial Arrangement," Iwan Azis, Johnson School, Feb. 12, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"The Johnson Museum's Collection of Southeast Asian Art and Its Plans for the Future," Ellen Avril, Johnson Museum, Feb. 19, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
Textiles & Apparel
"Polymer-Inorganic Hybrid Materials," Ulrich Wiesner, Cornell, Feb. 12, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"The Truth About Radio Frequency Identification in the Apparel and Textile Industry," Paul Chamandy, Paxar Corp., Feb. 19, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Shake and Break: Pattern Formation in Liquids and Solids," Robert Deegan, University of Texas-Austin, Feb. 13, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
Tickets for the following plays are $8 (students/seniors) and $10 (general) in advance. For tickets and information, call or visit the box office in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, 430 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m., weekdays, or one hour before the show; 254-ARTS.
* Bee-luther-hatchee runs Feb. 12-15 at 8 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Matinees are Feb. 14 and 15 at 2 p.m.
* The musical Baby opens Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. in the Schwartz Center with evening performances continuing Feb. 19-22 and Feb. 25-28. Matinees are offered Feb. 22 and 28 at 2 p.m. 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.
Early Childhood Center
Applications for enrollment in the Early Childhood Center are available for fall 2004. Children must be 3 years old. For more information contact Shawn Lovelace at 255-6245 or sml9@cornell.edu.
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.
Music
A master class with Middle Eastern musician Yair Dalal will be held Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in 124 Lincoln Hall. Read the story.
Shoemobile
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety has announced that the Lehigh Safety Shoe shoemobile will be on campus Feb. 13 at the Environmental Health and Safety Building, 201 Palm Road (east of Cornell Orchards off Route 366), from 7:30 to 11 a.m. and from noon to 3 p.m. Employees eligible to receive department reimbursement for safety shoes should use their procurement card. For information call 255-8200.
Walk-In Service
Free tutorial assistance in writing.
* 178 Rockefeller, Sunday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* Carol Tatkon Center, 3343 Balch Hall, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
Visit http://www.arts.cornell.edu/writing/.


sports

Men's Basketball (10-9, 5-1 Ivy)
Feb. 13, Princeton, 8 p.m.
Feb. 14, at Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball (8-11, 3-3 Ivy)
Feb. 13, at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Feb. 14, Pennsylvania, 8 p.m.
Gymnastics (0-2)
Feb. 14, Big Red Invitational, 1 p.m.
Men's Hockey (10-7-6, 8-5-3 ECAC)
Feb. 13, Princeton, 7 p.m.
Feb. 14, Yale, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey (4-15, 1-11 ECAC)
Feb. 13, at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Feb. 14, at Yale, 4 p.m.
Men's Polo (8-2)
Feb. 14, at Valley Forge Military Academy
Feb. 15, Michigan State, 10 a.m.
Feb. 15, Hobart, 1 p.m.
Women's Polo (7-1)
Feb. 14, Michigan State, 8:15 p.m.
Feb. 15, William Smith
Men's Squash (6-4)
Feb. 14, F&M, 4 p.m.
Women's Squash (1-7)
Feb. 19, WISC Championship, New Haven
Men's Swimming & Diving (5-3)
Feb. 14, Brown, noon
Women's Swimming & Diving (2-7)
Feb. 14, at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Women's Indoor Tennis
Feb. 14, Colgate
Men's Indoor Track (2-0)
Feb. 13-14, at Penn State College Classic
Feb. 14, Kane Invitational
Women's Indoor Track (2-0)
Feb. 13-14, at Penn State College Classic
Feb. 14, Kane Invitational
Wrestling (6-6)
Feb. 13, Harvard, 7 p.m.
Feb. 14, Brown, 1 p.m.