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Sept. 30 - Oct. 7, 2004


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emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
"Exciting Cornell Undergraduate Research in Action," Laurel Southard, director of undergraduate biology research, Cornell's Hughes Undergraduate Research Program, Oct. 7, 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.
* "Time and a Chair," through Oct. 3.
* "Korean Art: Highlights From the Collection," through Oct. 3.
* "African Forms: Objects of Use and Beauty From the Ginzberg Collection," through Oct. 3.
* "Cornell Council for the Arts: Emerging Artists," through Oct. 10.
* "California Dreamin'," through Oct. 17.
* "Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image," through May 15, 2005.
* For Students Only: All students are welcome at the annual Jazz Night, Oct. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m.
* Art-Full Family Saturday: On Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to noon, come celebrate the arts of Korea with traditional Korean drumming, storytelling and crafts. Free for museum members; $5 per family for nonmembers. Seating is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
* Art for Lunch: On Oct. 7 at noon, exhibitions assistant Whitney Tassie will introduce works in the exhibition "Cornell Council for the Arts: Emerging Artists."
Hirshland Gallery, Kroch Library
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
"Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Man for All Seasons," through Oct. 2.
Experimental Gallery, Tjaden Hall
"This I Swear," works by Mindy Kober, through Oct. 1. A reception will be held Sept. 30 from 4:30 to 6:30 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 ($4.75 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, 9/30
"Havana Today: Impressions of a City in 16 Chapters" (2001), directed by Cecilia Ricciarelli and Diego Malquori, 5:30 p.m., free.
Live broadcast of the presidential debate, sponsored by the Cornell Mock Election Steering Committee; discussion begins at 8:30 p.m.; debate starts at 9 p.m., free.
Friday, 10/1
"Orwell Rolls in his Grave" (2004), directed by Robert Pappas, with Rep. Bernie Sanders, Charles Lewis and Michael Moore, 7:15 p.m.
"Fahrenheit 9/11" (2004), directed by Michael Moore, 7:15 and 10 p.m., Uris.
"Calle 54" (2000), directed by Fernando Trueba, with Tito Puente and Paquito D'Rivera, 9:30 p.m.
"Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" (2004), directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, with Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Rip Torn, 11:45 p.m.
Saturday, 10/2
"The Five Obstructions" (2003), directed by Jorgen Leth and Lars von Trier, 5 p.m.
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), directed by Alfonso Cuaron, with Daniel Radcliffe, Gary Oldman and Emma Thompson, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Life Is to Whistle" (1998), directed by Fernando Perez, with Luis Alberto Garcia and Coralia Veloz, 7:15 p.m.
"Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story," 9:30 p.m.
"Fahrenheit 9/11," 10 p.m., Uris.
Sunday, 10/3
"Fahrenheit 9/11," 5 p.m.
"The Spitting Image" (1963), directed by Fons Rademakers, with Elise Hoomans, Lex Schoorel and Mia Goossen, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"The Five Obstructions," 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 10/4
"Breathless" (1959), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, 7 p.m.
"Fahrenheit 9/11," 9 p.m.
Tuesday, 10/5
"The Five Obstructions," 7:30 p.m.
"Breathless," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 10/6
"The Water Magician" (1933), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, with Irie Takako, Okada Tokihiko and Urabe Kumeko, 7:15 p.m. Read the story.
"Fahrenheit 9/11," 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 10/7
"A Question of Silence" (1982), directed by Marleen Gorris, with Cox Habbema, Nelly Frijda and Henriette Tol, 7:15 p.m.
"Carandiru" (2003), directed by Hector Babenco, with Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Milton Gonçalves and Milhem Cortaz, 9:20 p.m.


lectures

Architecture
"Rethinking Housing," Rene Davids, University of California-Berkeley, Sept. 30, 6:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
Astronomy
"Roving on Mars," James Bell, astronomy, Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
Center for Religion, Ethics & Social Policy
"Abu Ghraib, Vietnam and Empire," Daniel Ellsberg, anti-war activist, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Barnes Hall Auditorium.
City & Regional Planning
"Transit-Oriented Development: A Developer's Perspective," David Lynn, AvalonBay Communities Inc., Oct. 1, 12:20 p.m., 135 Baker Hall.
"Financing Community Development," Kirk Goodrich, Enterprise Social Investment Corp., Oct. 6, 12:20 p.m., 135 Baker hall.
Cornell Mock Election
* "Gender Politics in the Age of Bush," Laura Flanders, author and radio host, Sept. 30, 7 p.m., Auditorium D, Goldwin Smith Hall. Read the story.
* The presidential debate will be shown live Sept. 30 at Willard Straight Hall Theatre. Discussion begins at 8:30 p.m. The broadcast begins at 9 p.m. Free.
* "All I'm Saying Is Give War a Chance," Jonah Goldberg, columnist, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., B45 Warren Hall.
* Third Party Presidential Debate, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. Participants include Libertarian Party candidate Michael Badnarik, Constitution Party candidate Michael Peroutka, Green Party candidate David Cobb and Socialist Party candidate Walt Brown. Free tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office. Read the story.
Cornell Plantations
"Tiptoeing Through the Tulips: Flowers, True Love and Popular Songs," Michael Lasser, National Public Radio, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium.
Gender & Global Change
"What a Feminist Curiosity Reveals About a Wartime Prison Scandal: Where Are the Women and the Men in Abu Ghraib?" Cynthia Enloe, Clark University, Sept. 30, 4 p.m., 425 ILR Conference Center.
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
"The Racketeer's Progress: Chicago and the Struggle for the Modern American Economy, 1900-1940," Andrew Cohen, Syracuse University, Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., 615A Ives Hall.
Law School
TBA, Lieba Faier, feminist, gender and sexuality studies, Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., 276 Myron Taylor Hall.
Near Eastern Studies
"Dissenting Islam: Popular Resentment to the West," Lucette Valensi, EHESS-Paris, Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
Southeast Asia Program
"The Esoteric Mainstream: Texts and Bodies in Thai Buddhism," Justin McDaniel, University of California-Irvine, Oct. 1, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Bayinnaung of Burma (1551-1581) in Fact and Fiction," U Thaw Kaung, University of Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 7, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.


music

Department of Music
* Sept. 30, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Cornell pianist Xak Bjerken will perform music by Stephen Hartke and Barbara White.
* Oct. 1, 8 p.m, Barnes Hall: Cornell students will present a "Classical Indian Arts Showcase."
* Oct. 3, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Chamber Orchestra, led by conductor Chris Younghoon Kim with guest artists David Gordon, tenor, and Alex Shuha, horn, will perform works by Britten and Haydn.
* Oct. 5, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Pianist Augustus Arnone, along with guest bass player Robert Nairn, will perform works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Sperger. Read the story.
* Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Pianist Xak Bjerken will perform two Beethoven sonatas and works by Barbara White and Stephen Hartke.
Cornell Concert Series
The Michel Camilo Trio will perform Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. at the State Theatre. Tickets for students range from $8 to $14, $14 to $24 for the public, and are available at the Willard Straight ticket office, 255-3430, or at the Clinton House ticket center, 273-4497. Read the story.
Camilo also will lead a master class Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. in B20 Lincoln Hall. While the class is free and open to the public, please call ahead if attending, 255-5144.
`Bound for Glory'
Oct. 3: David Massengill will perform. "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.


religion

Sage Chapel
Rev. Janet Shortall, associate director of Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service Oct. 3 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
Weekly prayer circle open to all faiths, sponsored by the Baha'i Club, held Sundays at 11 a.m. at 630 Stewart Ave. All are welcome.
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. Instruction is required before attending. For information, call Anne Marie at 273-4906.
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; 9:30 p.m., Sage Chapel.
Daily Masses: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel; Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:15 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: Fridays, 6:15 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall; Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Founders Room, ATH.
* Reform: Fridays, 6:15 p.m., Chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Orthodox: Friday, Center for Jewish Living, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, ATH.
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 at 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 Juma'a Prayer, Friday, 1:20 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
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
"Institutional Dilemmas: Representation vs. Mobilization in the South African Gender Commission," Gay Seidman, University of Wisconsin, Sept. 30, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Transformed or Diminished: States, Citizens and Development in Africa Today," Steve Ndegwa, World Bank, Oct. 7, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Using Modern Optimization Tools to Solve Problems in Mechanics and Optics," Robert Vanderbei, Princeton University, Oct. 1, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"R-Modes in Accreting Neutron Stars as Persistent Sources of Gravitational Waves," Ben Owen, Penn State University, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biogeochemistry & Environmental Biocomplexity
"Terrestrial Subsidies of Aquatic Food Webs: Results of 13C Additions to Lakes Contrasting in Dissolved Organic Matter and Nutrients," Michael Pace, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"Springs and Muscle Design in the Gaits of Horses," John Hermanson, biomedical sciences, Oct. 5, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Biophysics
"Plateaus and Jumps in Single-Molecule Biophysics Experiments," David Nelson, Harvard University, Oct. 6, 1:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Imaging Individual Protein Complexes, Viruses and Cells in 3D by Cryoelectron Tomography," Grant Jensen, California Institute of Technology, Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
CEAA Enterprise Engineering
"Product Design for a Diverse World," Charles Brown, Eastman Kodak Co., Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"MotoNext - Seamless Mobility," Padmasree Warrior, Motorola, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
"Packing Colloids Using Capillarity," Eric Lauga, Harvard University, Oct. 4, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Amyloid and Membrane Protein Structure Determination With Dipolar Recoupling and Dynamic Nuclear Polarization," Robert Griffin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sept. 30, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Chemical Cues in the Ocean: Small Molecules on the Offense and Defense," Julia Kubanek, Georgia Tech, Oct. 4, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Protein and DNA Functionalized Nanotubes - Biosensors and Ion-Channel Mimics," Charles Martin, University of Florida, Oct. 7, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Computer Science
"Digital Deception: When, Where and How People Lie Online," Jeff Hancock, Cornell, Sept. 30, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"On Intelligence," Jeff Hawkins, palmOne Inc./Redwood Neuroscience Institute, Oct. 7, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Cornell Cooperative Extension
The following seminars will be held at 9 a.m. in 300 Rice Hall:
"New York Agriculture in the Classroom," Nancy Schaff, education, Oct. 4.
"Nutrient Management SPEAR Program: A Campus-County Partnership," Quirine Ketterings, crop and soil sciences, Oct. 5.
"Concept, Promotion and Evaluation of Soil Health," Geroge Abawi, NYSAES plant pathology, Oct. 6.
"Connecting New York Farms and Schools," Jennifer Wilkins, nutritional sciences, Oct. 7.
Crop & Soil Sciences
"Cornell's Center for the Environment: Fostering Uncommon Opportunities," Mark Bain, Cornell, Sept. 30, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Biologically Intensive Agriculture: Renewing Earth and Its People," John Doran and John Beeby, Cornell, Oct. 7, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
"Decades Long El Nino-like Climate Variations: The Pacific Decadal Oscillation and Its Impacts on Marine and Terrestrial Systems," Nathan Mantua, University of Washington, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"The Anatomy and Physiology of a Decapitated Continental Arc, Coast Mountains British Columbia," Christopher Andronicus, University of Texas at El Paso, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Legume Versus Fertilizer Sources of Nitrogen: Ecological Tradeoffs and Human Needs," Timothy Crews, Prescott College, Oct. 4, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Education
"Evolution and Myth of Human Free Will: Implications for Education," William Provine, ecology and evolutionary biology, Sept. 30, 12:15 p.m., 101 Kennedy Hall.
"The New Social Sciences Initiative Theme: Marriage, Family and Connections to Education," Elizabeth Peters, policy analysis and management, Oct. 7, 12:15 p.m., 101 Kennedy Hall.
Fluid Dynamics
"Turbulent Lifted Flame in a Vitiated Coflow Investigated Using Joint PDF Calculations," RenFeng Cao, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Oct. 5, 12:15 p.m., 178 Rhodes Hall.
Food Sciences
"Antioxidants," Ronald Prior, USDA, Oct. 5, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Horticulture
"Better Turf for Better Golf: Research Programs of the U.S. Golf Association," Jim Snow, United States Golf Association Green Section, Oct. 4, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
International Nutrition
"Mainstreaming Nutrition in the Context of the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategies - What Will It take?" Meera Shekar, World Bank, Sept. 30, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Linguistics & Applied Linguistics
"Language Testing Theory and Practice," Tim McNamara, University of Melbourne, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m., 106 Morrill Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Functionalized Acenes in Organic Electronics: Transistors, OLEDs and Photovoltaics," John Anthony, University of Kentucky, Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"Behavior of Spinning Space Vehicles With Onboard Liquids," Carl Hubert, Hubert Astronautics, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"A Dual Role for Dynamin in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis," Sandra Schmid, Scripps Research Institute, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Molecular Medicine
"Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Kainate Receptor Trafficking and Functional Organization," John Marshall, Brown University, Oct. 4, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Natural Resources
"Patterns and Impacts of Cattail Dominance in Great Lake Wetlands," Lynn Vaccaro, natural resources, Oct. 5, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"Living With Cannibals: Cooperation and Conflict in Unusual Social Huntsmen Spiders," Linda Rayor, entomology, Sept. 30, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Nutritional Sciences
"Are Funding Priorities for Public Health Efficient?" J.P. Habicht and Jef Leroy, nutritional sciences, Oct. 4, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"North Korean Nuclear Crisis as Security Dilemma," Jae-Jung Suh, government, Sept. 30, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Spherical Crystallography: Virus Buckling and Grain Boundary Scars," David Nelson, Harvard University, Oct. 4, 4 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Biology
"Transporters of All Stripes: What Do We Know About Metabolite Transporters in the Plastid Envelope Membrane?" Andreas Weber, Michigan State University, Oct. 1, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Plant Breeding
"State of the Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics," Ronnie Coffman, plant breeding and genetics, Oct. 5, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Late Blight: Is It Solved?" Bill Fry, plant pathology, Oct. 6, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Policy Analysis & Management
"The Impact of Wives' Market Employment on Family Earnings Inequality," John Pencavel, Stanford University, Oct. 4, 4:15 p.m., 115 Ives Hall.
Psychology
"Establishing and Maintaining an Artistic Canon: The Roles of Dealers, Collectors, Museums, Curators, Scholars and the Public," James Cutting, psychology, Oct. 1, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"Evolution's Rainbow," Joan Roughgarden, Stanford University, Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
Southeast Asia Program
"Buddhist Manuscripts," Justin McDaniel, University of California-Irvine, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
TBA, Steven Keller, SNY/ESF, Sept. 30, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Cargill Deicing Technology Presents - Overview of Operations at the Cayuga Mine," Shawn Wilczynski, Cargill Salt Mine, Lansing, N.Y., Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.


symposiums

Cornell Real Estate
The 22nd Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference will be Oct. 1 and will address the following topics:
* "How Does a Changing Global Economy Impact U.S. Real Estate," a panel discussion led by Kenneth Rosen, University of California-Berkeley, 9:30 a.m.-noon, G10 Biotechnology Building:
* "Global Trade's Impact of U.S. Real Estate," William Sanders, Verde Group, 1:15 p.m., Statler Grand Ballroom.
* "The Impact of Global Economy on Decisions Relative to Specific Real Estate Industry Product Types," a panel discussion led by Jeffrey Schwartz, ProLogis, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Uris Hall Auditorium.
Development Sociology
"Development Challenges for the 21st Century," Oct. 1-2, Statler Hall.
The keynote speaker is Immanuel Wallerstein, who will address "After Developmentalism and Globalization, What?" Oct. 1, 3 p.m., Statler Auditorium.
The conference is divided into four panels, held in the Statler Amphitheater, that address the following topics:
"Development and Governance," Oct. 1, 1:30-3 p.m.; "Population and Community," Oct. 2, 9-10:30 a.m.; "Environment," Oct. 2, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; and "Development Policy," Oct. 2, 2-3:30 p.m. The conference will close with a discussion of "Future Directions?" 4-5 p.m. in the Statler Amphitheater. For a complete list of participants, visit http://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu.
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
"Thinking Berlin: Global Citites, German Topographies, Agitated Times," Oct. 2-3 in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Events for Saturday, Oct. 2:
* "What Is There to Look at in Berlin? Tourist Gazes and Fixations, Then and Now," Brian Ladd, SUNY Albany, 11:15 a.m.
* "Imagining and Imaging Berlin," Daniel Wild, University of Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m.
* "On the Ongoing Destruction of the Potsdamerplatz: Benjamin, Bargeld and the New Berlin," Nathalie Lachance, McGill University, 2:30 p.m.
* "Berlin: Between Amnesia, Nostalgia and a Tenuous Future," Werner Goehner, architecture, 4 p.m.
* Film screenings of "Berlin Babylon" and "Berlin Is in Germany" with introduction and discussion, 7 p.m.
Events for Sunday, Oct. 3:
* "E-Motion in the City: Feeling History in Contemporary Popular Representations of Berlin," Anna Parkinson, German studies, 9 a.m.
* "Psychologists and the Berlin Wall in Dialogue: How Material Culture Can Inform Psychological Theories," Christine Leuenberger, science and technology studies, 10 a.m.
* "Berlin 1949-2000. An Eye Witness Account," Wolf Kittler, German studies, 11 a.m.
Johnson Graduate School of Management
The Johnson Graduate School of Management's Nanotechnology Club presents a "Nanotechnology and Entrepreneurship Symposium" Oct. 7 in 141 Sage Hall. The symposium begins at 8:45 a.m. with a talk by Professor Harold Craighead. Other speakers include Mark Brandt, Dave Ahlers, Ramesh Akella, Kevin McGovern, Jeff Hawkins and Josh Wolfe. Registration is $5 for students, $10 for nonstudents. For more information about the event and to register, visit http://www.epe.cornell.edu/.
Industrial & Labor Relations
"Strategies for Urban Labor Revitalization: Union Campaigns in Large, Mid-size and Global Cities," ILR Conference Center, Room 423, Oct. 1-2, 9 a.m.-4p.m. Research discussed on successful labor movement strategies, such as Service Employees International Union's Janitors for Justice campaign, in urban areas with large concentrations of corporate wealth. Participating are faculty from the ILR School and the Department of City and Regional Planning as well as presenters from the University of Chicago, City University of New York and elsewhere.


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
* Cornell's Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, in cooperation with Cornell's East Asia Program, is part of a rare and limited U.S. tour of "The Adventures of the Monkey King: A Beijing Opera," for two public performances Oct. 1 and 2, at 8 p.m. in the Schwartz Center. Tickets are $25-30. For tickets and information, visit the box office in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, 403 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m., weekdays, or call 254-ARTS.
The Bear by Anton Chekhov, Black Box Series, Oct. 1-3, Schwartz Center. 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.
Architecture
The Soup Kitchen, a series of casual meetings, discussions and interventions with guests from off and on campus, meets Tuesdays in the Miller-Heller-House, 122 Eddy St., 7-9 p.m. This Tuesday, Oct. 5, discussion will focus on "Anthropology of the Image - Contemporary Positions in Photo Theory."
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.
Writing Walk-in Service
No appointment necessary.
* Noyes Center, Room 320, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* Carol Tatkon Center, 3343 Balch Hall, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* Robert Purcell Center, Room 222, Sunday-Wednesday, 7-10 p.m.
* Rockefeller Hall, Room 178, Sunday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.


sports

Men's Hvwt. Crew
Oct. 2, Head of the Ohio, Pittsburgh
Men's Ltwt. Crew
Oct. 2, Head of the Ohio, Pittsburgh
Women's Crew
Oct. 2, Head of the Ohio, Pittsburgh
Men's Cross Country
Oct. 2, at Geneseo Invitational
Women's Cross Country
Oct. 1, at Notre Dame Invitational
Oct. 2, at Geneseo Invitational
Field Hockey
Oct. 2, at Temple, noon
Football
Oct. 2, at Towson, 1 p.m.
Men's Golf
Oct. 3-4, at St. Bonaventure Invitational
Men's Soccer
Oct. 2, Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
Women's Soccer
Oct. 2, Pennsylvania, 11 a.m.
Volleyball
Oct. 1, Columbia, 4 p.m.
Oct. 2, at Columbia, 4 p.m.