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Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich star in Manoel de Oliveira's The Convent, playing tonight and Saturday at Cornell Cinema.
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Thursdays, 8 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Free and open to the community. Beginners are welcome; no partners are necessary. For information, call Minna at 257-7833.exhibits
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.
* "Three Cornell Artists: John Ahearn, Louise Lawler and Susan Rothenberg," through Oct. 13.
* "New Furniture: Beyond Form and Function," through Oct. 13.
* "Op Art," through Oct. 13.
* "The Prints of Frank Stella," through Oct. 13.
* "Photo-Realism," through Oct. 13.
* "Pop Art," through Dec. 9.
* "The Power of Women in Renaissance and Baroque Prints," through Dec. 9.
"Art for Lunch": Museum Director Frank Robinson will give a gallery tour of "Renaissance and Baroque Prints" Oct. 17 at noon.
(M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
* "Architecture, Art and Planning 125th Celebration," through Oct. 12
* "Family Heirlooms: An Installation of Souvenirs, Collage and Artist Books" by Emily Trespass, Oct. 14-18.
"125 Years of Achievement: A History of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning," through Dec. 20, in the library's atrium. See story, Page 4. An online version featuring digitized images from the exhibition is available at http://rmc-www.library.cornell.edu.
"Intersections: History/Theory/Studio," work by students of Jan Jennings, through Oct. 13.
"Past, Present and Future Cuban Masters," a collection of artwork donated by Jay (DVM '57) and Anita Hyman, through Nov. 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema unless otherwise noted and are open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students, kids 12 and under and seniors), except for Tuesday night Cinema Off-Center at the Center for Theatre Arts ($2), Thursday early bird matinees (5:15 p.m.) and Sunday matinees ($3). Films are held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted. films
Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich star in Manoel de Oliveira's The Convent, playing tonight and Saturday at Cornell Cinema.
"The Convent" (1995), directed by Manoel de Oliveira, with Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich, 7:30 p.m.
"The Monster" (1994), directed by Roberto Benigni, with Benigni, Nocoletta Braschi and Michel Blanc, 9:30 p.m.
"Diabolique" (1954), directed by Henry-Georges Clouzot, with Simone Signoret and Vera Clouzot, 7:30 p.m.
"The Last Supper" (1995), directed by Stacy Title, with Annabeth Gish, Jason Alexander and Cameron Diaz, 9:45 p.m.
"The Convent," 7:45 p.m.
"From Russia With Love" (1964), directed by Terence Young, with Sean Connery and Daniela Bianchi, 9:45 p.m.
"The Monster," 7:30 p.m.
"Open City" (1945), directed by Roberto Rossellini, with Aldo Fabrizzi, Anna Magnani and Marcello Pagliero, 7:15 p.m.
"The Last Supper," 9:30 p.m.
"The Last Supper," 7:30 p.m.
"Diabolique," 9:30 p.m.
"Rebels of the Neon God" (1996), directed by Tsai Ming-liang, 5 p.m., free.
"Two Deaths" (1996), directed by Nicolas Roeg, with Sonia Braga and Michael Gambon, 7:30 p.m.
"From Russia With Love," 9:45 p.m.
"French Twist" (1995), directed by Josiane Balasko, with Balasko, Victoria Abril and Alain Chabat, 5:15 p.m.
"Wallace and Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation" (1996), directed by Nick Parks and others, 7:30 p.m.
"Eraser" (1996), directed by Charles Russell, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vanessa Williams, 9:30 p.m.* CoursEnroll for Spring '97: All course pre-enrollment will be online and electronic through Bear Access Oct. 19 through Nov. 15. A graduate student must obtain consent from the committee chairperson for the pre-enrollment course selections and then receive an electronic "adviser key" (password) from the chairperson or graduate field office. There are no course pre-enrollment paper forms to be filed with the Graduate School. As in the past, during the first three weeks of the spring semester, course "add and drop" can be done. graduate bulletin
* Dissertation and thesis seminars will be held in Room 100, Caldwell Hall, 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, for master's theses and Thursday, Oct. 17, for doctoral dissertations. The thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations; students, faculty and typists are encouraged to attend.
* Degree requirement: To receive a graduate degree, students must have the final transcript on file with the Graduate School showing the conferral date of their undergraduate degrees. If your graduate application for admission was made before the conferral of your undergraduate degree and you have not had a final transcript sent, check with the Graduate Records Office, Caldwell Hall, to ensure that your final undergraduate transcript is in your file.lectures
"Formative Research and Message Design for Sesame Street," Edward Palmer, president, World Media Partners, Oct. 11, 2:30 p.m., 201 Warren Hall.
"Considerations on `Being Japanese': Japan as a Sanctuary," Izumi Niwa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"Flora of Siberia," Alexandra Berkutenko, a botanist from Siberia, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Bethe Lectures: "Edge Electronic Structure, the Airy Gas," a condensed matter theory seminar, Walter Kohn, University of California at Santa Barbara, Oct. 10, 1:15 p.m., 701 Clark Hall.
"`New' Genes: Genetic Engineering," Milton Zaitlin, plant pathology and associate director of NYS Center for Advanced Technology, Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"What's Happening in Burma: Are Real Political Changes Likely in the Near Future?" Josef Silverstein, Rutgers University, Oct. 10, 12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Turning Battlefields Into Marketplaces: Politics and Trade at the Thai-Cambodian Border," Lindsay French, Rhode Island School of Design, Oct. 17, 12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
Oct. 10, 8:15 p.m., Sage Chapel: University Organist Annette Richards will perform. Click here to read the story.
Baritone Thomas Hampson will perform Oct. 17. Click here to read the story. Also, check out the Cornell Concert Series Web site at http://www.arts.conell.edu/Cornell_Concert_Series/.
Violinist Brian Brooks with accompanying harpsichordist will present Seventeenth Century Virtuosity Oct. 13 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the museum.
The WSHPB presents the free fall 1996 coffeehouse series on Thursdays in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall from 8 to 10 p.m. Jody Kessler will be featured Oct. 10, and Gemini 28 will perform Oct. 17.
Oct. 13: Albums from the studio. The show runs Sunday nights from 8 to 11 p.m. Bound for Glory, North America's longest-running live folk concert broadcast, can be heard on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.readings
Nancy Vieira Couto will give a poetry reading from her book Face in the Water Oct. 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the A.D. White House, followed by a signing hosted by the Campus Store.religion
No service Oct. 13.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Balch Hall Unit 4 Lounge, speakers, open discussion and refreshments. Sunday morning prayers and breakfast, 7 a.m., at alternating locations. For information, call 272-5320.
Fall break schedule: Sunday, 10 a.m., Anabel Taylor Auditorium.
Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Call the Catholic Office at 255-4228 for an appointment.
Thursdays, 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Everyone on campus is welcome. Room G-20 Anabel Taylor Hall is open daily for prayer and study.
Also, Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, 101 University Ave., Ithaca.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Meeting for worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care and rides provided. For information, call 273-5421.
For information about services, call the Hillel Office at 255-4227.
Sundays, 1 p.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Sundays, 9:30 a.m., and Thursdays, 7 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave.
Friday Juma' prayer, 1:15 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Daily Zuhr, Asr, Maghreb and Isha' prayers at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Protestant Cooperative Ministry: Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.seminars
"Constitution Making in Africa: Post-Independence Arrangements," Muna Ndulo, visiting professor, Law School, Oct. 10, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Language and Culture: Implications for Development," Abdul Nanji, Africana Studies and Research Center, Oct. 17, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"The Infrared Space Observatory's Discoveries of Water Vapor in the Galaxy," Martin Harwit, professor emeritus, Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Protein-Protein Interactions Between Retroviral and Host Gene Productions," Stephen Goff, Columbia University, Oct. 11, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
"The Cost Effectiveness of Total Joint Replacements," Timothy Wright, Cornell Medical College, Oct. 17, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Targeting Cellular Protein Kinases by Photoactivation of Caged Lipids and Caged Peptides," Jeffrey Walker, University of Wisconsin, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Support for Children Under Welfare Reform," Moncrieff Cochran, human development and family studies; Thomas Hirschl, rural sociology; and Elizabeth Peters, consumer economics and housing, Oct. 16, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Ultrafast Coherence Studies of Photosynthesis and Time-Resolved STM," Norbert Scherer, University of Pennsylvania, Oct. 10, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"Some Novel Dynamics in Polymer Nanocomposites," David Zax, chemistry, Oct. 17, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"Creating Community Food Security in New York State," local program and satellite broadcast from the University of Wisconsin Extension, Oct. 16, 7 to 9:30 p.m., N-125 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Faculty leaders are Jennifer Wilkins, Christine Olson and David Pelletier.
"Vector-Borne Diseases: Modeling Approaches With Social Components," Jorge Rabinovich, Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina, Oct. 16, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Host-Parasitoid-Pathogen Interactions," Wayne Brooks, North Carolina State University, Oct. 10, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Biological Weed Control: Art or Science?" Bernd Blossey, natural resources, Oct. 17, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Careers in IPM," Christina Casey, Cornell Cooperative Extension and IPM Program, Oct. 10, 12:20 p.m., 37 Plant Science Building.
"Use of the World Wide Web and Other Electronic Technologies for Undergraduate Instruction in Horticulture," Ken Mudge, floriculture and ornamental horticulture, Oct. 10, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Reductionist Academics vs. Real-World Demands of International Agriculture and Development," Ed Oyer, fruit and vegetable science and international agriculture, Oct. 17, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Suppression Analysis of Mutants in the MSH2 Mismatch Repair Gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae," Tanya Sokolsky, Oct. 16, 12:20 p.m., small seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"Why Are Some Sites so Easy/Difficult to Find?" Daniel Evett, archaeology, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
TBA, Frank Press, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"School Feeding Program in Poor Villages in Indonesia," Dr. Soekirman, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia, Oct. 10, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage.
"Globalization: The Domestic Impact," Kevin Danaher, Global Exchange, San Francisco, Oct. 11, 2:15 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
"Making Sense: Getting the Word Out," Dan Morris, consultant, Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Integrating Purchasing and Engineering in a Manufacturing Environment," Gayle Bicknell, purchasing manager, Corning Inc., Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Microstructure and Properties of Commercial Glass-Ceramics," George Beall, Corning Glass Works, Oct. 10, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Organic Electroluminescent Devices," Ching Tang, Eastman Kodak Co., Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"The Cold Zone: A Curious Convergence of Ixodes Tick-Transmitted Diseases," David Persing, Mayo Medical Clinic, Oct. 11, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Endocrine and Environmental Influences on Reproductive Tactics in a Polymorphic Lizard," Rosemary Knapp, neurobiology and behavior, Oct. 10, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Somatosensory System in Mammals. Topographic Organization, Connections and the Evolution of Bilateral Coordination of the Hands," Leah Krubitzer, University of California at Davis, Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting, call Rob Scott, club president, at 254-2411 for information, Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"The Ballistic Missile Defense Program and the Future of Arms Control," George Lewis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oct. 10, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"The Politics of Rights in Post-Dictatorial Argentina: An Evaluation," Enrique Perruzotti, visiting fellow, Latin American Studies Program, Oct. 17, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"The Molecular Pharmacology of CNS and Pancreatic Glutamate Receptors," Todd Verdoorn, Vanderbilt University, Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"CER-y Tales: Two Stories From Plant Reproductive Research," Robert Pruitt, Harvard University, Oct. 11, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Isolation and Characterization of Arabidopsis Enhanced Disease Susceptibility (eds) Mutants," Elizabeth Rogers, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Oct. 11, 3 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building.
"A Geochemical Survey of Canadian Prairie Soils With Application to Cadmium Phytoavailability," R. Garrett, Canada Geological Survey, Oct. 15, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Bootstrap Confidence Levels for Phylogenetic Trees," Susan Holmes, biometrics unit, Oct. 16, 3:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Space Shuttle Tether Cable," Doug Bentley, Cortland Cable Co., Oct. 10, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"On the Nature of Configurational Forces," Morton Gurtin, Carnegie-Mellon University, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.symposiums
"Looking Ahead: The Next 50 Years of Aerospace Engineering" will be held Oct. 12. Click here to read the story.
"Frontiers in Biomedicine" will be held Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. in the ground floor conference room of the Biotechnology Building. Click here to read the story.miscellany
Meetings are open to the public and will be held Monday through Friday at 12:15 p.m. and Saturday evenings at 5 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call 273-1541.
A.R. Ammons, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Poetry, will be at the Campus Store signing copies of his latest book of poems, Brink Road, Oct. 17 from 4 to 5 p.m.
Dialogue will hold a meeting Oct. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Anabel Taylor Hall Cafe. Dialogue is a multifaith gathering of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members of the Cornell community, students and friends to grow in faith and spirit.
This 12-step group that helps people deal with emotional problems meets for a discussion meeting on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and a step meeting on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at the St. Luke Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave., Collegetown. For more information call 387-0587.
The Gannett Health Center is offering a flu vaccine clinic Oct. 17 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the center on Level 3. Cornell students, faculty and staff members are eligible to attend Gannett Health Center flu clinics. The fee is $10, payable by cash, check, bursar, Mastercard, Visa or Discover. Flu vaccine is recommended for those with chronic medical conditions, such as heart or lung diseases, asthma or diabetes, and for those who wish to minimize the risk of contracting influenza and avoid disruption of routine activities during epidemics. Clinics also will be offered Oct. 18 and 24, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m.; Oct. 25 and 31, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.; and Oct. 28, Nov. 4 and Nov. 7, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Every Thursday when school is in session from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Big Red Barn. International and U.S. students, visiting scholars, faculty, staff, spouses and children are welcome. Free coffee, tea and cookies. For more information, call Leslie O'Malley at 255-5243.
An ongoing meditation group, open to faculty, staff and students, is being offered twice a week in the Founder's Room of Anabel Taylor Hall: Tuesdays from 5:15 to 6 p.m. and Thursdays from 12:15 to 1 p.m. No previous meditation experience is necessary, and participants can attend regularly or as their schedules allow. For more information, call Nanci Rose in the Health Education Office at 255-4782.
Free tutorial instruction in writing starts Sept. 8.
* 178 Rockefeller Hall: Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 and 7 to 10 p.m.
* RPCC, Conference Room 3: Sunday-Thursday, 8 to 11 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center: Sunday-Thursday, 8 to 11 p.m.sports
Oct. 12, at Harvard, noon
Oct. 15, Lafayette, 3 p.m.
Oct. 11, Navy, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 12, at Harvard, 1 p.m.
Oct. 11-13, Adidas Tourney at Virginia
Oct. 11-13, at Harvard Invitational
Oct. 11-13, ECAC Champs. at Princeton
Oct. 11-13, at William & Mary Tournament
Oct. 11, Harvard, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12, Dartmouth, 4 p.m.
Oct. 14, at Colgate, 7 p.m.Athletics Info
Information about Cornell athletics is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.athletics.cornell.edu.