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March 4 - 11, 2004


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dance

Theatre, Film & Dance
The Cornell Dance Program's annual dance concert will be held March 11-13 at 8 p.m. and March 14 at 2 p.m. at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Read the story.
Ithaca Scottish Country Dancers
Join the Ithaca Scottish Country Dancers Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the music room at Risley Hall. Dancing is free; new dancers are always welcome. Instruction for beginners is offered at 7:30 p.m.; general instruction begins at 8 p.m. For more information call 257-6017.


emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
Books From Cornell Lecture Series: "The 100 Most Notable Cornellians," Glenn Altschuler, American Studies Program, March 11, 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.
* "Lauren Greenfield: Girl Culture," through May 16.
Art for Lunch: On March 4 at noon, curator Nancy Green and Professor Joan Brumberg will offer a glimpse into the world of "Girl Culture."
Art-full Family Saturday: On March 6 from 10 a.m. to noon, the museum presents Jack and the Beanstalk by Marjorie Sokolof, an original play, based on the classic fairy tale, about Jack, a boy who is deaf, and his adventures at home with his family and with giants in the sky. The play will be performed by both deaf and hearing actors. After the performance join the museum educators to explore the themes of the play through gallery and art activities. Fees: free to museum members; $5 per family for nonmembers. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Student Art Showcase: On March 6 from 1 to 4 p.m., the many talents of Cornell students will be on view at the museum. See artwork and performances by dancers, actors, visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, poets and more. Free and open to the public. Student artwork also will be on view March 7.
Family Eye-Opener: Saturday, March 13, the museum will offer a design program for an adult to share with a child between the ages of 4 and 9, with guest artist and educator Suzanne Kolodziej. Create designs and poetry using the collections of African, pre-Columbian and Native American art at the museum for inspiration. $30 for museum members; $33 for nonmembers. Seating is limited; register by March 10 by calling 255-6464.
China Culture Week
* A photo exhibition runs through March 6 at the entrance of the Media Room, Olin Library (basement level).
* A photo exhibition runs through March 9 "Under the Skylight" at the Cornell Store (upper level).
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.
Mann Library
"A Taste for Science: Home Economics Brings Modernity to the Kitchen," through March 25.
Tjaden Hall Galleries
* "Revealing and Holding Secret," photographs by Anne Leighton Massoni, through March 13, Tjaden Gallery.
* "Small Notions," prints, photographs and paintings by Lisa Choinacky, Anne Leighton Massoni and Jane Taylor, through March 13, Experimental Gallery.
* A reception will be held March 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.


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 the Cornell Cinema Web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Thursday, 3/4
"Bonhoeffer" (2003), directed by Martin Doblmeier, with Klaus Maria Brandauer and Eberhard Bethge, 7 p.m. Read the story.
Three films from Kyrgyzstan: "The Swing" (1993), by Aktan Abdikalikov; "Lullaby" (1997), by Ernest Abdizhaparov; and "The Guard" (1989), by Beyzhan Aidkuluev, 9:15 p.m.
Friday, 3/5
"Threads" (2003), directed by Hakim Belabbes, with Azeddine Bouayad, 7 p.m., Uris.
"The General" (1926), directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman, with Buster Keaton, Marian Mack and Jim Farley, 7:15 p.m., with live music by the Alloy Orchestra, $12 general; $9 students and seniors.
"Bad Santa" (2003), directed by Terry Zwigoff, with Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac and Lauren Graham, 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Love, Actually" (2003), directed by Richard Curtis, with Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson, 9:45 p.m.
"Kill Bill, Vol. 1" (2003), directed by Quentin Tarantino, with Uma Thurman, David Carradine and Lucy Liu, 11:30 p.m., Uris.
Saturday, 3/6
"The General," with live music by the Alloy Orchestra, 2 p.m., $6 general, $5 children 12 and under.
"Dans la Nuit" (1929), directed by Charles Vanel, with live music by the Alloy Orchestra, 7:15 p.m., $12, $9 for students and seniors.
Three films from Kyrgyzstan: "The Swing," "Lullaby" and "The Guard," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Kill Bill, Vol. 1," 9 p.m., Uris.
"Love, Actually," 9:45 p.m.
"Bad Santa," 11:30 p.m., Uris.
Sunday, 3/7
"Bonhoeffer," 11:30 a.m., $4.
"Kill Bill, Vol. 1," 5 p.m.
"In the Mood for Love" (2000), directed by Wong Kar-wai, part of China Culture Week, 7:30 p.m., free.
"The Bride Market Imichil" (1988), directed by Stephen and Christian Pierce, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
Monday, 3/8
"Out of the Past" (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur, with Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas and Jane Greer, 7 p.m.
"Cremaster 3" (2002), directed by Matthew Barney, with Richard Serra and Aimee Mullins, 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/9
"Bonhoeffer," 7:15 p.m.
"Refugees of Western Sahara," two documentaries by Danielle Smith, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center Film Forum, $3.
"Out of the Past," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 3/10
"Cremaster 3," 6:45 p.m.
"Bad Santa," 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, 3/11
"Beshkempir: The Adopted Son" (1998), directed by Aktan Abdikalikov, with Mirlan Abdikalikov and Albina Imasmeva, 7:15 p.m.
"Stuck on You" (2003), directed by the Farrelly brothers, with Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear and Eva Mendes, 9:15 p.m.


lectures

Anthropology
"Beyond Legibility: Demographic Depictions of Tibetans in China," Geoff Childs, Washington University, March 10, 4 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Cornell Commitment
"The Power of One: An Individual's Impact on Social and Political Change," Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, March 5, 7:30 p.m., Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. Free tickets are required and can be obtained at the Cornell Commitment Office, 103 Day Hall, or by calling 255-8595.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"From Bakke to Grutter: Lessons Learned," Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman, March 5, 4:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
English
"The Spaces Between: Race, Gender and the Laboring Body in Performance," Karen Shimakawa, University of California-Davis, March 4, 4:30 p.m., English Department Lounge, Goldwin Smith Hall.
History of Art
"Speak of Me as I Am: The Venice Biennale's Project," Fred Wilson, artist, March 4, 5:15 p.m., Lecture Gallery, Johnson Museum. Read the story.
Johnson Museum
Margaret Lowe, author of Looking Good: College Women and Body Image, 1875-1930, will discuss issues raised by the photographs in the exhibition "Girl Culture," March 9, 4:30 p.m., Johnson Museum.
Kheel Center for Labor Management Documentation and Archives
"`The Realities of the Situation': Revolutionary Discipline and Everyday Political Life in Chicago's Communist Party, 1928-1935," Randi Storch, March 4, 4:30 p.m., ILR School Lounge, Room 615a, Ives Hall.
University Lecture
"When Adam Delved and Eve Span: Demotic Christianity and the Economic Expansion of Europe, 11th-13th Centuries," Richard Landes, Boston University, March 11, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Read the story.
Wellness Program
"How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Healthy Eating for Weight Loss," Valerie Machinist, March 4, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.


music

Department of Music
* March 4, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln: Midday Music at Lincoln: Soprano Judith Kellock with guest cellists Elizabeth Simkin and Gregory Hesselink.
* March 4, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Judith Kellock and guest cellists Elizabeth Simkin, Heidi Hoffman and Gregory Hesselink present a program titled "From Bach to Bachianas." Read the story.
* March 6, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Pianist David Borden, with guest vocalist Louise Mygatt and Peter Chwazik on bass, presents "Spring Is Almost Here."
* March 7, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Gary Moulsdale, tenor, and Blaise Bryski, piano, present arias by Handel and songs by Duparc, Mahler and Strauss.
* March 10, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Soprano Rebecca Plack, and Francesca Brittan, fortepiano, present "Stories of Sturm und Drang: Melodrama From Benda to Beethoven."
* March 11, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln: Midday Music at Lincoln: Cellist Alexander Sarch, with guest pianist Emily Green, features Brahms' Sonata in F Major, op.99.
* March 11, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest artist Amit Peled, cello, and Miri Yampolsky, piano, perform works by Couperin, Bloch and Chopin.
Cornell Concert Commission
Guster and special guest Rufus Wainwright, March 14, 8 p.m., Barton Hall. Tickets - at $12 for Cornell students, $18 for others - are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Ithaca Guitar Works and through TicketMaster.
Bound for Glory
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker perform March 7. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays 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.


reading

English
Kate Light, visiting writer for spring 2004, will give a poetry reading March 10 at 7:30 p.m. in 3330 Carol Tatkon Center. Light is the author of three books of poetry: The Laws of Falling Bodies (1997), Open Slowly (2003) and the forthcoming Oceanophony (2004). She is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy of American Poets Prize and a Bossak/Heilbron Foundation grant. Read the story.


religion

Sage Chapel
Rev. Rebecca Dolch of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Ithaca will lead the service March 7 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 information, please write to bahai@cornell.edu or call 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.
Campus Crusade for Christ
Weekly large group meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in B14 Hollister Hall.
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.
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. until June 1, then 9 a.m. Call 257-7313 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
"Globalization as Catalyst in Governance: Reflections From Nairobi, Kampala and Dar es Salaam," Eric Otenyo, Illinois State University, March 4, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Africana Studies & Research Center
"Theorizing World Culture Through the Caribbean: East Indians and Creolization," Viranjini Munasinghe, anthropology, March 10, noon, Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"Tilting the Planets," Doug Hamilton, University of Maryland, March 4, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Cosmology and Life," Mario Livio, Space Science Telescope Institute, March 11, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biogeochemistry & Environmental Biocomplexity
"Ranching Systems and a Changing Global Biogeochemistry," Greg Asner, Stanford University, March 5, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"Melanopsin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells: Novel Photoreceptors Involved in Non-Image-Forming Visual Functions," Samer Hattar, Johns Hopkins University, March 8, 12:15 p.m., S1017 Schurman Hall.
"Melanopsin: Shedding Light on Non-Visual Photoreception," Ignacio Provencio, Uniformed Services University, March 9, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Morphogenetic Analysis of Axial Development in Mice," Jaime Rivera, University of North Carolina, March 11, 4 p.m., S1017 Schurman Hall.
Biophysics
"Detection and Control of Transcription Initiation at the Single-Molecule Level," Terence Strick, Cold Spring Harbor Labs, March 10, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
"Design and Diversity in Bacterial Chemotaxis," Christopher Rao, University of California, March 10, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Designing Perfectly Working Circuits That Contain Unreliable Nanoscale Components," Stan Williams, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, March 10, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Building Systems at the Nanoscale From the Top-Down and From the Bottom-Up," Stan Williams, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, March 11, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Computer Science
"IBM Initiatives in Autonomic Computing," Alan Ganek, IBM, March 4, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Making Distributed Systems Secure by Construction," Andrew Myers, computer science, March 11, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Crop & Soil Sciences
"Micronutrients Status in Agricultural Soils of Bhutan," Karma Lhendup, March 4, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Ecological Response to Climate Change at Multiple Trophic Levels: Who's Driving Whom?" Eric Post, Pennsylvania State University, March 8, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Biocomplexity of Milkweed Insects on Plants," Anurag Agrawal, University of Toronto, March 10, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Food Science
"Defining Dairy Flavors," Mary Anne Drake, North Carolina State University, March 9, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Genetics & Development
"Mcm10, a DNA Replication Protein, Plays a Direct Role in Heterochromatic Silencing," Ivan Liachko, Tye Lab, March 10, 12:20 p.m., G01 Biotechnology Building.
Horticulture
"Invasive Weeds: Their Impacts Globally and in New York State," Leslie Weston, horticulture, March 4, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Flowering Physiology and Fertility Restoration in Garlic," Rina Kamenetsky, the Volcani Center, Israel, March 11, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
International Nutrition
TBA, Jeff Leroy, March 4, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Latin American Studies Program
"Organizing an Inter-Ethnic Resistance Movement Against Hydroelectric Dams on Brazil's Xingu River," Terence Turner, anthropology, March 9, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"The Architecture of the Cuban Revolution," Belmont Freeman, Belmont Freeman Architects, March 9, 6 p.m., 157 E. Sibley Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Molecularly Engineered Surfaces for Controlled Cellular Adhesion," Russell Composto, University of Pennsylvania, March 4, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
TBA, William Schaff, electrical and computer engineering, March 11, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"An Experimental Investigation on Relative Diffusion of a Scalar Plume and the Implications on Plume Tracking Problems," Qian Liao and Edwin Cowen, civil and environmental engineering, March 9, 12:30 p.m., 178 Rhodes Hall.
Molecular Medicine
"Cancer and Aging: The Pros and Cons of Tumor Suppression," Judith Campisi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, March 8, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"Electrophysiological Time-Course of Neural Regeneration in a Peripheral Nerve Bundle in the Red Swamp Crayfish," Gus Lott, Craighead and Hoy Groups, March 9, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Natural Resources
"Restoring Rivers Through Selective Dam Removal," Laura Wildman, American Rivers, March 9, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Nutritional Sciences
"Nutritional Aspects of Age-Related Frailty," Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute on Aging, March 8, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Peace Studies Program
Current Events Roundtable on Turkey in the Context of the War in Iraq, Barry Strauss, history and classics, and Sinan Unur, policy analysis and management, March 4, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Quantum Phase Transitions: From Mott Insulators to the Cuprate Superconductors," Subir Sachdev, Yale University, March 8, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Breeding
"Conservation and Change: A Comparison of In-Situ and Ex-Situ Conservation of Jala Maize Germplasm in Mexico," Ellie Rice, crop and soil science, March 9, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Molecular Taxonomy and Development of DNA Arrays for Pythium and Phytophthora," Andre Levesque, Ag Canada, March 10, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Southeast Asia Program
"State Rituals of Local Revivalism: Surin's Provincial Pagenatry and the Spectral Return of the Ancient Khmer," Alexandra Denes, anthropology, March 11, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
Textiles & Apparel
"Embroidery Design Automation for the Textile Industry," David Goldman, March 4, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"World Textile Techniques, Pieces From the Collection of Beate Ziegert," Bea Ziegert, March 11, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Bending Leaves and Flapping Flight: Transitions in Flow-Body Interaction Problems," Silas Alben, New York University, March 5, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.


symposiums

English Department
The Department of English will present the annual spring graduate student conference, "Upsetting the Scene," March 5-6, in Goldwin Smith Hall. The keynote address, "Palm Reading: Fazal Sheikh's Handbook of Death," will be given by Eduardo Cadava of Princeton University March 5 at 4:30 p.m. in Goldwin Smith D. The full conference schedule of papers is available online at http://www.arts.cornelledu/english/scene.html.
Moroccan Week
March 5-12, the Institute for European Studies will present "Morocco in Europe: Semaine Marocaine," a week of activities focused on Morocco and its relations with Europe, past and present. An all-day forum March 6 will cover topics from Euro-Maghrib relations in the Early Modern Period to perceptions of the Moroccan Diaspora in Europe. For further information contact the Institute for European Studies at 255-7592 or visit http://ww.einaudi.cornell.edu/europe/initiatives/morocco.asp. Read the story.
Rural Livelihoods & Biological Resources Workshop
"A New Political Sociology of Science - Institutions, Networks and Power" will be held March 8, 4:30-6 p.m., 401 Warren Hall. Participants will include: Michael Lounsbury, Cornell; Kelly Moore, Barnard College; and Scott Frickel, Tulane University.
South Asia Program
The first annual Cornell graduate conference on South Asia will be March 12 and 13 in 401 Warren Hall. Amita Baviskar of the University of California-Berkeley will give the keynote address March 12 at 4:30 p.m. The two-day conference will gather an interdisciplinary group of graduate researchers from around the country working on contemporary issues in South Asia. The conference opens March 12 at 9:30 p.m. A full list of papers and participants is available online at http//www.einaudi.cornell.edu/southasia/gradconference/index.asp.
University Computer Policy and Law
"The Impact of the Patriot Act on Cornell," an all-day review, will be held March 9. Events will include:
* "IT, Libraries and the Patriot Act," 9-11:30 a.m., G10 Biotechnology Building: The video "Safeguarding our Patrons' Privacy" will be shown, with commentary by Brian Eden, Cornell Law Library, and Dave Vernon, Office of Information Technology.
* "The Impact of the Patriot Act on Cornell," 2-4 pm., G10 Biotechnology Building: Discussion with Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services; Robert Richardson, vice provost for research; and Sarah Thomas, university librarian.
* "American Civil Liberties in the Age of the Anti-Terrorist Legislation," 7-9 p.m., Robert Purcell Community Center Auditorium: The video "Of Rights and Wrongs" with Susan Sarandon will be shown. Stephen Garvey, Cornell Law School; Caroline Lee, attorney with True, Walsh and Miller; and Greg West, assistant U.S. attorney, will host a discussion.


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
A reading of Cornell senior Venkatesh Thattai's play All in a Name, the winning entry in the 2004 Heermans-McCalmon One-Act Playwriting Contest, will be presented Friday, March 5, at 4:30 p.m. in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. The play reading is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow. For more information call 254-ARTS.


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.
Asha Cornell
The annual spring dinner, featuring a homemade Indian vegetarian menu from appetizers to desserts, will be held March 13 in the One World Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. There will be two seatings, at 6:15 and 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $13, $11 for students. For reservations visit http://www.ashanet.org/cornell or e-mail asha@cornell.edu.
China Culture Week
A Chinese food-tasting will be March 6 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in Okenshield's at Willard Straight Hall. Tickets, at $5, are available at the ticket desk in Willard Straight Hall or by email gz34@cornell.edu.
Cornell Bhangra Club
The Cornell Bhangra Club presents "Pao Bhangra 3," an intercollegiate exhibition, March 6 in Barton Hall. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door, and are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office or at http://www.bhangratickets.com.For more information visit http://www.cornellbhangra.comsml9@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.
Walk-In Writing 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

Baseball
March 5, at La Salle
March 6, at Villanova
March 7, at La Salle
Men's Basketball (11-14, 6-6 Ivy)
March 5, Yale, 7 p.m.
March 6, Brown, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball (9-16, 4-8 Ivy)
March 5, at Yale, 7 p.m.
March 6, at Brown, 7 p.m.
Equestrian
March 6, at Morrisville Show
Fencing (3-7)
March 7, NCAA Regionals
Gymnastics (0-2)
March 6, Rutgers and W. Michigan, 1 p.m.
Women's Hockey (6-18-2, 2-14 ECAC)
March 6, Dartmouth, 2 p.m.
March 7, Vermont, 2 p.m.
Men's Lacrosse (1-0)
March 6, at Georgetown, 1 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse (0-1)
March 7, at Notre Dame, 12 p.m.
Men's Polo (8-2)
March 5, Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Women's Polo (7-1)
March 6 Toronto, 8:15 p.m.
Men's Squash (8-7)
March 5-7, Nationals at Canton, N.Y.
Women's Squash (5-10)
March 5-7, Nationals at Canton, N.Y.
Men's Swimming & Diving (6-2)
March 4-6, EISL Champs. at Princeton, N.J.
Men's Indoor Tennis (9-1)
March 5-7, HEB Champs. at Corpus Christi, Texas
Women's Indoor Tennis (2-0)
March 6, UMBC, 10 a.m.
March 7, Massachusetts, 10 a.m.
Men's Indoor Track (1-0)
March 6-7, IC4A Champs., at Boston
Women's Indoor Track (2-0)
March 6-7, ECAC Champs., at Boston
Wrestling (11-6)
March 6-7, EIWA Champs., at Philadelphia