Cornell Chronicle Calendar 12/12/96

The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events

December 12 - January 16, 1996

dance
exhibits
films
graduate bulletin
lecture
music
reading
religion
seminars
theater
sports

All items for the Chronicle Calendar should be submitted (typewritten, double spaced) by campus mail, U.S. mail or in person to Chronicle Calendar, Cornell News Service, Village Green, 840 Hanshaw Road.

Notices should be sent to arrive 10 days prior to publication and should include the name and telephone number of a person who can be called if there are questions.

Notices should also include the subheading of the calendar in which the item should appear.

dance

Cornell International Folkdancers

Dec 14, 6 p.m., 213 S. Geneva St: Holiday party starts with a dish-to-pass dinner at the Senior Citizen's Center. For information, call Edilia at 387-6547 or Marguerite at 539-7335. There will be no scheduled dancing until January.
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. The museum will be open only Dec. 28 and 29 over winter break and will resume regular hours Jan. 2.
* Art Department Faculty Exhibition, through Dec. 29. See story.
* "Winslow Homer's America," through Jan. 5.
* "Two in Montana: Deborah Butterfield and John Buck," through Jan. 12.
* "Things of This World: Dutch Prints and Drawings of the 17th Century," Dec. 21 through March 9.
* "Nine Artists," Jan. 11 through February 9.
* "Paula Chamlee and Michael Smith Photographs," Jan. 11 through March 16.
* The museum will hold an open house Jan. 12 from 3 to 4 p.m.

Kroch Library

"125 Years of Achievement: A History of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning," through Dec. 20, in the library's atrium.

Upstairs Gallery

The work of Professor Kenneth Evett will be featured in a one-man show at the Upstairs Gallery in Ithaca's Dewitt Mall through Dec. 28.
films
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 Thursday early bird matinees (5:15 p.m.) and Sunday matinees ($3). Films are held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted.

See story about Flirt.

Thursday, 12/12

"Independence Day" (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich, with Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and Margaret Colin, 7:15 p.m.
"Flirt" (1995), directed by Hal Hartley, with Bill Sage, Parker Posey and Martin Donovan, 10:15 p.m.

Friday, 12/13

"When Mother Comes Home for Christmas" (1995), directed by Nilita Vachani, 7 p.m.
"Flirt," 7:45 p.m., Uris.
"Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker" (1995), directed by He Ping, with Ning Jing, Wu Gang and Zhao Xiaorui, 9:30 p.m.
"Independence Day," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Princess Bride" (1987), directed by Rob Reiner, with Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin, midnight.

Saturday, 12/14

"Harriet the Spy" (1996), directed by Bronwen Hughes, with Michelle Trachtenberg and Rosie O'Donnell, IthaKid Film Festival, 2 p.m.
"Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker," 7:30 p.m.
"Flirt," 7:45 p.m., Uris.
"Celestial Clockwork" (1996), directed by Fina Torres, with Ariadna Gil, Arielle Dombasle and Evelyne Didi, 10 p.m.
"Independence Day," 10 p.m., Uris.

Sunday, 12/15

"Celestial Clockwork," 2:30 p.m.
Student Films II, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, 12/16

"Il Posto" (1961), directed by Ermanno Olmi, with Sandro Panzeri and Lorendana Detto, 7:15 p.m.
"Independence Day," 9:25 p.m.

Tuesday, 12/17

"The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" (1962), directed by Tony Richardson, with Tom Courtenay and Michael Redgrave, 7:30 p.m.
"Independence Day," 10 p.m.

Wednesday, 12/18

"Sid and Nancy" (1986), directed by Alex Cox, with Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb, 7:30 p.m.
"Princess Bride," 10 p.m.

Thursday, 12/19

"Celestial Clockwork," 7:30 p.m.
"Independence Day," 9:45 p.m.

Wednesday, 1/15

"The 400 Blows," 7:20 p.m.
"Exotica," 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, 1/16

"Emma," 7:15 p.m.
"The Long Kiss Goodnight," 9:35 p.m.
graduate bulletin
* Thesis/Dissertation: The thesis/dissertation submission deadline for a January 1997 degree is Jan. 10, 1997.
* Spring '97 registration: Graduate student registration is in Room 125, Caldwell Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16. New students and those continuing students with "holds" must register in person at Caldwell Hall. Continuing students with no "holds" do not need to go to Caldwell Hall for registration. To determine if you have a "hold," check "Just the Facts" on Bear Access (beginning Jan. 11).
* Course enrollment: Graduate student course enrollment is Jan. 17 through Feb. 7. Forms are available in graduate field offices and at Caldwell Hall. Return completed form in person by Friday, Feb. 7, to the Graduate School. Students who completed electronic online precourse enrollment do not need to complete a course enrollment form. For course changes, submit a course "add and drop" form to the Graduate School.
* Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships: Applications for 1997-98 are available in the World Area Program Offices, located on the first floor of Uris Hall. These offices also will have information on deadline for completed applications. Fellowships are available to citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
* GCA positions: Graduate and Professional Student Housing will hold information sessions and provide applications for those interested in a job as a graduate community assistant for 1997-98. This is a live-in position in one of the graduate resident buildings/complexes. All full-time graduate and non-traditional undergraduate students are welcome. To apply you must attend one of the following information sessions: Hasbrouck Community Center, Dec. 5 or Jan. 28, noon to 1 p.m.; Big Red Barn, Dec. 10, 5 to 6 p.m. or Jan. 23, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Maplewood Park Community Center, Jan. 19, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The position requires a time commitment of 10 to 20 hours per week.
* Payday date change: Most graduate students with assistantships will be paid one day early for the pay period Dec. 5 to 18; payday will be Wednesday, Dec. 18, and direct deposit Thursday, Dec. 19.
* University holiday: The Graduate School offices will be closed during the official university winter holiday, Wednesday, Dec. 25, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1997. The offices also will close Friday, Dec. 20, at noon.
lecture

Shoals Marine Laboratory

"Exploring Troubled Waters," Sylvia Earle, oceanographer, marine biologist and author, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building.
music

Department of Music

* Dec. 12, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Students of Judith Kellock will present a studio voice recital. Singers include Lea Friedman, Brian Chu, Rodney Glassman, Rebecca Plack, Peter Tengstrom, Rebecca Schaefer, Alexander Brose and Arsenia Soto. A wide variety of repertoire will be presented, from Lieder of Brahms, Wolf and Schumann to Mozart arias from Die Zauberflote and Don Giovanni, to the music of Barber and Tchaikovsky.
* Dec. 14, 8:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel: The Tyetones will present choral selections from the 16th century. Under the direction of Jonathan Blocksom, the 14-voice ensemble opens with Alleluia by Christopher Tye, the composer after whom the group is named. Following three madrigals by Thomas Morley and Orlando di Lasso, Laura Boyd conducts Palestrina's Dies Sanctificas. Blocksom then directs Josquin Desprez's Ave Maria and closes the program with William Byrd's Mass for Three Voices.
reading

Bosnian Student Project

Five of Ithaca's noted writers will read from their new works Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. in the A.D. White House to benefit the Bosnian Student Project.
Professor Alison Lurie will read from her recent fiction. Emeritus Professor James McConkey will read one of his new short stories. Brian Hall will read from The Saskiad, a best-selling novel in Europe soon to be issued in the United States.
Paul Cody will read from his third novel, So Far Gone, to be published next year. Edward Hower will read one of the Indian folktales he recently has reworked. Gail Holst-Warhaft, adjunct professor of literature, will introduce the program with one of her poems on the Bosnian war.
The program will include a reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres. A suggested contribution of $20 will help fund the Bosnian Student Project, sponsored by the Cornell Hillel Foundation.
religion

Sage Chapel

No services until Jan. 26.

African-American

Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.

Baha'i Faith

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 more information, call 272-5320.

Catholic

Weekend Masses: Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall 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.
Intersession Mass schedule:
* Dec. 22, 29 and Jan. 5, 10 a.m., Auditorium;
* Jan. 12, 10 a.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Christmas Eve Mass, Dec. 24, 7 p.m., Chapel.
* Christmas Midnight Mass, Dec. 24, carols begin at 11:40 p.m., Chapel.

Christian Science

Thursdays, 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. 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.

Episcopal (Anglican)

Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.

Friends (Quakers)

Meeting for worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care and rides provided. For information, call 273-5421.

Jewish

Shabbat: Evening Services: Conservative and Reform, 5:30 p.m., meet in the Anabel Taylor Hall lobby; Orthodox, at Young Israel, call 272-5810 for times. Morning Services: Egalitarian Services, 9:15 a.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Orthodox, 9:45 a.m., Edwards Room, ATH.

Korean Church

Sundays, 1 p.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.

Lutheran

Sundays, 9:30 a.m., and Thursdays, 7 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave.

Muslim

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

Protestant Cooperative Ministry: Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.

Trinity Lutheran Church

Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m.; Communion on the first and third Sundays of the month. 149 Honness Lane, Ithaca, 273-9017.
seminars

Immunology

"IgE and Nematode Infection. Insights From T. spiralis Infection in Rats," Deborah Negrao-Correa, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Dec. 13, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.

Neurobiology & Behavior

"Neuroethology on the Fly: Slick Stalkings," Ron Hoy, neurobiology and behavior, Dec. 12, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.

Plant Biology

"Genetic Analysis of Chloroplast Biogenesis in Maize," Alice Barkan, Oregon State University, Dec. 13, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
theater

Risley Theatre

Risley Theatre presents Jane Martin's Vital Signs, directed by Thomas Dixcy, Dec. 12-14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $4; call the Risley Theatre box office at 255-9521 for reservations.
sports

Men's Basketball (4-1, 0-0 Ivy)

Dec. 14, Iona, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 28-29, Bobcat Holiday Station Stores Classic at Montana State
Jan. 3, Bucknell, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 6, Lafayette, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 10, at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 11, at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Jan. 14, at Army, 7:30 p.m.

Women's Basketball (2-3, 0-0 Ivy)

Dec. 21, Monmouth, noon
Dec. 29-30, Diamond Club Classic at Virginia Tech
Jan. 5, at Navy, 1 p.m.
Jan. 10, Dartmouth 7 p.m.
Jan. 11, Harvard, 7 p.m.
Jan. 14, Niagara, 7 p.m.

Men's Hockey (6-3-1, 6-2-1 ECAC)

Dec. 27-28, at Syracuse Invitational
Jan. 3, at St. Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 4, at Clarkson, 7 p.m.
Jan. 7, at Michigan, 7 p.m.
Jan. 11, Army 7 p.m.

Women's Hockey (4-6, 2-4 ECAC)

Dec. 29, Concordia at Montreal
Dec. 30, Concordia at Dorval
Jan. 4, Princeton, 2 p.m.
Jan. 5, Yale, 2 p.m.
Jan. 11, at Harvard, 2 p.m.
Jan. 12, at Northeastern, 1:30 p.m.

Men's Polo (9-1-1)

Dec. 14, Skidmore (8:15 p.m.)

Women's Polo (8-3-1)

Dec. 13, Skidmore, 7:30 p.m.

Men's Squash (1-5, 0-3 Ivy)

Jan. 10, at Amherst, 6 p.m.
Jan. 11, at Bowdoin w/Colby, Bates

Women's Squash (0-3)