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Open to the Cornell community and the general public. All events are free unless noted. Beginners are welcome. No partner necessary. For information, contact Edilia at 387-6547.
March 3, North Room, Willard Straight Hall: 6:30 p.m., monthly planning meeting; 7:30 p.m., Israeli dances; 8:30 p.m., request dancing.
Feb. 29, 8 p.m., Israeli folkdancing with special guest choreographer and master teacher Danny Uziel, Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall; instruction and request dancing; all welcome; free; info: 255-4227.
Dance Concert '96 will be held March 7 to 9 at 8 p.m. and March 10 at 2 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $6 and $8. Extravagant lighting, costumes, and live and original music set the stage for the hottest new dance in the region.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.
* "Barbara Kasten: Buried," through March 10.
* "The City That Never Sleeps: 20th Century Prints of New York City," through March 10.
* "Renaissance Prints and Drawings: Power and Glory," through March 17.
* "Matisse: The Jazz Series," through March 24.
* "Transformers," through March 24.
"The Tempo of the City: New York Photography in the 20th Century," through March 24.
* Gallery talk: On Feb. 29 at 5 p.m., artist Barbara Kasten will speak in conjunction with her installation, "Buried."
* Winterfest: Saturday, March 2, noon to 4 p.m. Spend an afternoon at the museum enjoying the art and music of Renaissance times, including food, dancing, demonstrations, performances, jousting and storytelling.
* Sunday Afternoon Artbreaks: On March 3 at 2 p.m., Luke Colavito will give a slide lecture on "Landscape for Sculpture: Storm King Art Center, Pepsico and Brookgreen Gardens."
* Art for Lunch gallery talks: On March 7 at noon, Jennifer Hallam will present a gallery talk on the exhibition "Tempo of the City: New York Photography in the Early 20th Century."
* Lecture: On March 7 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., artist Fred Wilson will examine his own work in relation to the museum and faux museum environments. Wilson's work is represented in the special exhibition "Transformers."
Senior Photography I, through March 2
The Carl A. Kroch Library is exhibiting the work in wood of Elfriede Abbe, highlighting the artist's private press books, wood-block prints and wood sculpture from 1950 to 1994. On view through March 27, the exhibit is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, 2B Kroch Library.
Digital photography by students of Barry Perlus, through March 1.Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema unless otherwise noted and are open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students and children under 12), except for Tuesday night Cinema Off-Center at the Center for Theatre Arts ($2) and Saturday or Sunday matinees ($3.50). Films are held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted. films
"With One Foot in Eastern Europe and the Other One in America" (1993), directed by Miso Suchy, 7 p.m.
"Divertimento" (1993), directed by Jacques Rivette, with Michel Piccoli, Jan Birkin and Emmanuelle Beart, 9:20 p.m.
"Casino" (1995), directed by Martin Scorsese, with Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Franz Fanon: Black Skin, White Masks" (1996), with guest filmmaker Isaac Julien, 7:30 p.m.
"Doom Generation" (1995), directed by Gregg Araki, with Rose McCowan, James Duval and Jonathan Schaech, 10 p.m.
"Get Shorty" (1995), directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, with John Travolta, Gene Hackman and Rene Russo, 10:45 p.m., Uris.
"Peter Pan" (1924), with Philip Carli on piano, 2 p.m.
"Atlantic City" (1980), directed by Louis Malle, with Susan Sarandon and Burt Lancaster, 7:15 p.m.
"Get Shorty," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Doom Generation," 9:45 p.m.
"Casino," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Get Shorty," 4:30 p.m.
"Au Revoir les Enfants" (1987), directed by Louis Malle, with Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto and Francine Racette, 7 p.m.
"The Lovers" (1958), directed by Louis Malle, with Jeanne Moreau and Alain Cuny, 7:15 p.m.
"Casino," 9:15 p.m.
"Sabrina" (1954), directed by Billy Wilder, with Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, 7:15 p.m.
"La Jetee" (1962), "The Koumiko Mystery" (1965) and "The Train Rolls On" (1974), directed by Chris Marker, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Get Shorty," 9:45 p.m.
"AKA Don Bonus" (1995), directed by Spencer Nakasako and Sokly "Don Bonus" Ny, 7:30 p.m.
"Fighting for Justice: The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo" (1992), Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Le Petit Soldat" (1960), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, with Mochel Subor and Anna Karina, 9 p.m.
"Welcome II the Terror Dome" (1995), with guest filmmaker Ngozi Onwurah, 7 p.m.
"One From the Heart" (1982), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr and Raul Julia, 9:45 p.m.* Loan deferral: Students with outstanding educational loans should be aware of federal regulations concerning loan deferment. For each year a student is enrolled in a degree program, it is the student's responsibility to request, complete and file deferral forms with each lender. Students with outstanding educational loans from other institutions should contact their lenders and/or billing agencies to obtain specific instructions regarding deferral procedure and repayment terms. Students with outstanding Perkins or Supplemental loans from Cornell should notify the Bursar's office of any change in expected graduation date. graduate bulletin
* Income tax seminars for international students: A representative from the Internal Revenue Service will conduct a seminar for international students on March 5 and April 5, 9 a.m. to noon, Anabel Taylor Hall, auditorium, 2nd floor. If you have additional questions, contact IRS, toll-free, 1-800-829-1040.lectures
"Legends of Greece and Rome: An Afrocentric Perspective," Rachel-Maryam Muhammad, AS&RC, March 6, noon, Hoyt Fuller Room, 310 Triphammer Road.
"Diet and the Prevention and Treatment of Disease," Andrew Nicholson, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, March 4, 7:30 p.m., Hollis Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo: Grassroots Human Rights in Argentina," Elsa Santi de Manzoti and Evel Aztarbe Petrini, founding members of the internationally renowned human rights organization, will speak and answer questions March 6 at 8 p.m. in Uris Hall Auditorium. A short film will be screened. In Spanish with English translation.
"Why Should Sinologists Study Overseas China," Philip Kuhn, Harvard University, March 1, 4:30 p.m., 230 Rockefeller Hall.
Mechanical and aerospace engineer and sculptor Francis Moon will speak March 4 at 2:55 p.m. in Hollis Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, as part of the "Mind and Memory" lecture series.
"German Unification, Democratization and Social Movements: Missed Opportunities?" Dieter Rucht, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Feb. 29, 11:40 a.m., 494 Uris Hall.
"The Practice and Theory of the Death Penalty: Is Capital Punishment Good for America?" a panel discussion with Ernest Van Den Haag, Fordham Law School, and Stephen Garvey and Sheri Lynn Johnson, Cornell Law School, and moderated by Steven Clymer, Cornell, March 5, 7 p.m., Moot Court Room, Myron Taylor Hall.
On March 7 at 2:30 p.m. in 190 Statler Hall, the guest speaker for the Housing and Feeding the Homeless course will be Robert Abrams of Cornell's real estate department.
"Cantabile in 18th Century Keyboard Music," Blaise Bryski, March 4, 4:15 p.m., Barnes Hall.
The prize-winning Spanish novelist Carmen Martin Gaite will speak on "The Writer and Her Work" (in Spanish) on March 6 at 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"The Cambodian Genocide Program at Yale," Ben Kiernan, Yale University, Feb. 29, 12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"A Time to Strike," Douglas Kammen, SEAP graduate student, March 7, 12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"What Can Theater History Tell Us About Women's History? American Theater, 1790-1870," Faye Dudden '70, Union College, Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m., Film Forum, Center for Theatre Arts.
"Stud, Butch, Femme, Fish: Race, Gender and Sexual Expression in Detroit Lesbian Communities," Roey Thorpe, March 1, 3:30 p.m., ILR Faculty Lounge, Ives Hall.music
* Feb. 29, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital: Bob Milnikel, clarinet, assisted by Ken Olsson, piano, will perform Schumann's Fantasiestucke, Op. 73, Bernstein's Sonata, Debussy's Petite Piece and the world premiere of DMA candidate Brian Robison's Haiku, 12 miniatures for solo clarinet.
* March 1, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players will perform Steven Stucky's Boston Fancies, Arnold Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony, Op. 9, and Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time.
* March 2, 8:15 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Wind Ensemble, under the baton of guest conductor Donald Hunsberger, a 1988 Grammy nominee and conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, will perform. Featured compositions are: a Mark Scatterday transcription of Richard Strauss' Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare, Mark Camphouse's Elegy, three dance episodes from Khachaturian's ballet Spartacus, madrigals and canzonas of Giovanni Gabrieli, Ravel's La Valee des Cloches and Percy Aldridge Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy.
* March 3, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Fortepianist Malcolm Bilson and violinist Zvi Zeitlin will present the music of Franz Schubert. The performance opens with the duo performing the Sonata in G minor, D. 408 for violin and piano. Other compositions will be Sonata in B major, D. 575 for piano, Sonata in F minor, D 625 for piano and Fantasy in C major for violin and piano.
Music of The Grand Duke by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan will be performed at the James Law Auditorium on March 2 at 8:15 p.m. and March 3 at 3 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at Hickey's, Logos or the Willard Straight Hall ticket office for $6 or $8 at the door. Students and seniors are $6.
March 3: Corning Grass Works, billed as the "P.D.Q. Bach of bluegrass," will perform in three live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Admission in the live audience at the Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall is free and is open to the public. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5 from 8 to 11 p.m.readings
C.S. Giscombe, associate professor of English at Illinois State University, will give a poetry reading March 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the A.D. White House. His poetry and non-fiction have appeared in Callaloo, Epoch and Hudson Review, as well as many other journals and magazines.religion
Ravi Zacharias, Evangelist, Atlanta, will speak March 3 at 11 a.m. in Sage Chapel.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
Fridays, 7 p.m., firesides with speakers, open discussion and refreshments. Meet at the Balch Archway; held in Unit 4 lounge at Balch Hall. Sunday morning prayers and breakfast, 7 a.m.
Weekend Masses: Saturday, 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Auditorium. Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday, 3:30 p.m., G-22 Anabel Taylor Hall.
A Lenten Penance Service will be held March 4 at 7 p.m. in the Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Testimony meetings sharing healing through prayer and discussion every Thursday at 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information see <http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~bretz/cso.html>.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Sundays, 11 a.m., meeting for worship in the Edwards Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. Discussions most weeks at 9:50 a.m., 314 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Morning Minyan at Young Israel, 106 West Ave., call 272-5810.
Friday Services: Conservative, 5:30 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall; Reform, 5:30 p.m., ATH Chapel; Orthodox, Young Israel, call for time, 272-5810.
Saturday Services: Orthodox, 9:15 a.m., One World Room, ATH; Egalitarian Minyan, 9:45 a.m., Founders Room, ATH.
Purim Services, March 4, 7 p.m., Megillah Reading, One World Room, ATH.
Sundays, 1 p.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Sunday services: Cornell Student Branch, 9 a.m., Ithaca ward, 1 p.m. For directions or transportation, call 272-4520, 257-6835 or 257-1334.
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.
Sundays, Matins at 8:45 a.m., Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m., St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, 120 W. Seneca St., 273-2767.
Sundays, 11 a.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Sundays, 10:30 a.m., 319 N. Tioga St. For details call 273-4261 or 533-7172.
Tuesdays, 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 6:45 p.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.seminars
"Adaptive and Parallel Computational Techniques for Partial Differential Equations," Joseph Flaherty, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, March 4, 12:15 p.m., 708 Rhodes Hall.
"Research Extension Linkages in East Africa," Patrick Jjemba, Ph.D. student; Gerald Kimbi, Ph.D. student; and Dorothy Wanyama, graduate student, March 4, 12:15 p.m., 208 W. Sibley Hall.
"New York City Watershed Agricultural Program's Whole Farm Planning Effort: A Farm Management Perspective," Wayne Knoblauch, Jerry LeClar, Bob Milligan and John Hanchar, March 1, 1 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
"Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services (CSREES) and the Land Grant System: A Vision for the Future," Karl Stauber, undersecretary of research, education & economics at USDA, March 7, noon, G-10 Biotechnology Building.
"cDNA Cloning of the Inhibin/Activin ßA-subunit and Expression of Inhibin/Activin Subunits in the Domestic Hen," Chih-Chien Chen, graduate student, March 5, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"Discount Factor Restrictions for Chaotic Policy Functions of Dynamic Optimization Models," Tapan Mitra, economics, March 1, 3 p.m., 310 Rhodes Hall.
"From the Intergalactic Medium to Galaxies," Jordi Miralda-Escude, Institute for Advanced Study, Feb. 29, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"The Contrasting Biogeochemistry of Pb and Zn at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire," Chris Johnson, Syracuse University, March 1, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Toward Experimentally Verifiable Predictions," Helmut Grubmueller, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Germany, March 6, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Adventures in Materials Synthesis: From Lasers to Models for Stardust," James Burlitch, chemistry, Feb. 29, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"The Chemistry of Gamete Attraction: Chemical Structures and Biosynthesis of Algal Pheromones," Wilhelm Boland, Bonn University, March 4, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker.
"The Roles and Biosynthesis of Homoterpenoid Chemical Signals," Wilhelm Boland, Bonn University, March 5, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"New Frontiers in High-Nuclearity Transition Metal Cluster Chemistry: Problems and Solutions," Larry Dahl, University of Wisconsin, March 7, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
The next Cooperative Extension Forum will be March 4 at 8:30 a.m. in 401 Warren Hall.
"Reliable Multicast Transport Protocol," Krishan Sabnani, AT&T Bell Laboratories, March 5, 4:30 p.m., 219 Phillips Hall.
"Biological Control - Developing and Extending the Concept and Practice of Biological Control," March 4, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Sciences Building.
"Effects of Postharvest Stress Treatments on Quality and Storage Ability of Fruit," Chris Watkins, fruit & vegetable science, March 5, 4:15 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Cornell and the Vegetable Industry in the Year 2096," Robert Sweet, professor emeritus, Feb. 29, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Sciences Building.
"Economics of U.S. Honey Production," Lois Willett, agricultural, resource & managerial economics, March 7, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Sciences.
"Developmental Genetics of Arabidopsis: The Ovule Paradigm," Animesh Ray, University of Rochester, March 4, 4 p.m., large seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"Needed New Technologies for the Development of Earth Resources: Energy, Water, Wastes, Mining," William Fyfe, president of the International Union of Geological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, March 5, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee.
"Effects of Timing and Type of Complementary Foods on Postnatal Growth," Ed Frongillo, nutritional sciences, March 7, 12:15 p.m., 100 Savage.
"Globalism and Reactive Nationalism in Dominican Politics," Rosario Espinal, Temple University, March 1, 12:15 p.m., 115 Tjaden Hall.
"Labor and Management in Brazil and Mexico: Transformations & Industrial Conflict," Alejandro Covarrubias, Ph.D. candidate, international & comparative labor relations, March 5, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Materials Science Issues Underlying High Concentration Dopant Diffusion, Activation and Deactivation: Implications for Silicon Devices," Peter Griffin, Stanford University, Feb. 29, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Cornell-Penn State-Virginia Tech natural resources sustainability video-teleconference seminar, "Sustain What? Fish, Wildlife and . . .," Robert Giles, Virginia Tech, Feb. 29, 1:30 p.m., 224 Malott Hall.
"Determining Characteristic Stressor Scale for Ecosystem Monitoring and Fisheries Assessment," Scott Findlay, University of Ottawa, Feb. 29, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Impact of Solar Ultraviolet-B radiation on the Spawning Behavior of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in Lakes of the Pocono Mountains," Craig Williamson, Lehigh University, March 7, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Conflict and Cooperation in Social Groups of White-Browed Scrubwrens: From Nuclear Families to Polyandrous Associations," Rob Magrath, visiting fellow, Australian National University, Feb. 29, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Amino Acid Metabolism in the Human Neonate: Insights from Parenterally and Enterally Fed Piglets," Ron Ball, University of Guelph and University of Toronto, March 4, 4 p.m., 100 Savage.
"Bringing a Complex Toy to Market," Paul Dowd, president of Creative Engineering LLC, Feb. 29, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Eavesdropping on Nature: Automated Monitoring of Natural Sounds," Kurt Fristrup, Bioacoustics Research Program, March 4, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"International Relations in the Nuclear Borderlands: Plutonium and National Securities in Post-Cold War New Mexico," Joe Masco, University of California at San Diego, Feb. 29, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Ontogenetic Changes in Surfactant Proteins in the Fetal Rhesus Monkey an Immunocytochemical and Gene Expression Study," Peter Nathanielsz, physiology, March 5, 4 p.m., LH III, Vet Research Tower.
"Using Arabidopsis thaliana to Identify Important Components of Metal Acquisitions Systems in Eukaryotes," Mary Lou Guerinot, Dartmouth College, March 1, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Sciences.
"Breeding for Flavor Quality," Terry Acree, food science & technology, NYSAES, Geneva, March 5, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Mapping Avirulence Genes in the Rust Fungus, Puccinia graminis," Les Szabo, University of Minnesota, March 5, 3:30 p.m., A133 Barton Laboratory, Geneva, and March 6, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Sciences Building.
"Changes in Thinking; Developing Conceptions of Space, Objects and Numbers," Elizabeth Spelke, psychology, March 1, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Switching and Stacking: Network Multiplexity in the Supreme Court," Shin Kap-Han, sociology, March 1, 3 p.m., Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Retailing Hindutva: The Politics of Liberalization and Its Contradictions," Arvind Rajagopal, Purdue University, March 4, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
TBA, Stephen Marron, University of North Carolina, March 6, 3:30 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
"The Fiscal Crisis of the Land Grant University and Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture," Gill Gillespie, rural sociology, March 6, 4 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Characterizing Pesticide Deposition During Vineyard Spraying," Richard Derksen and Charlotte Coffman, Feb. 29, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Solid State Image Sensors - Eyes of the Future," R. Khosla, Kodak, March 7, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"The Cost-Benefit Relationship of Immunotoxicological Assessment," Rodney Dietert, director, ICET, March 1, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.theater
The Heermans-McCalmon Playwrighting Contest Reading, March 3, 8 p.m., Class of '56 Flexible Theatre, free: A Cornell tradition, each year a one-act play by a Cornell student is selected from a campuswide pool of entries. A guest director works with the cast and playwright to present a reading, which is followed by a discussion with the audience.miscellany
Dialogue, an interfaith gathering of lesbian, gay and bisexual Cornell community members, students and friends, will hold a celebration of Purim on Wednesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. in the Anabel Taylor Cafe. All are welcome.
Exxit Only all-gyrl comedy presents "Emergency Exxit Only," two evenings of improv and sketch comedy: Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2, at 8 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Tickets are $3 at the door.
John Doherty, executive chef of New York City's Waldorf Astoria, leads off the Cornell Hotel School's 1996 Guest Chefs Series with a reception March 3 at 6 p.m. in the Statler Hotel's Grand Carrier Ballroom, followed by dinner at 6:30 in Banfi's Restaurant. The price of the complete dinner is $60 plus tax and gratuity, with additional wine packages available. Reservations are required; call 254-2606.
An Advanced Internet workshop will be held March 5 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Uris Library Electronic Classroom. Contact Olin Reference at 255-4144 or e-mail <Olinref@cornell.edu>.
Enhance public speaking skills. Meetings are on the first, third and fourth Thursdays each month at 7 p.m. in Room A-1 BOCES. For info: 277-0513.
* LGB Staff/Faculty TGIF Gathering: March 1, 4:30 p.m., Chapter House. After a hard week, Friday is when the fun begins. Look for the table with the rainbow flag.
* LGB Staff/Faculty Potluck Brunch: Sunday, March 3, 10:30 a.m. An event for LGB staff/faculty and their friends to help strengthen a sense of community. Contact the LGBRO for location, 254-4987, <cu_lbg@cornell.edu>. RSVPs appreciated.
* LGB Staff/Faculty Game Night: March 5, 7 to 9 p.m., Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall. This is a chance for lesbian, gay, bisexual staff and faculty members and their families and friends to come together for play. Bring your favorite games. If you have questions, contact the Resource Office, 254-4987, <cu_lbg@cornell.edu>.
* LGB Prospective Law Students Gathering: March 6, 4:30 p.m., Career Center Conference Room, 103 Barnes Hall. Meet with Marc Fajer, visiting law professor, to discuss law career options for LGB students.
The American Red Cross is offering a Community CPR course March 6, 8 to 11:30 a.m., and March 8, 8 to 11 a.m., open to all faculty and staff members with supervisory approval. To register, call the American Red Cross at 273-1900 to obtain a registration card. This should be completed by the supervisor and returned to the Red Cross.
"Working With the Body to Reduce Stress and to Relax," March 6, 4 p.m., McManus Lounge, Hollister Hall. Open to all Cornell students, faculty and staff.
Experience the magnificent cultures of Thailand; have a taste of free authentic Thai appetizers; enjoy unique classical dances and music; participate in making Thai handicrafts; and take some souvenirs back home. March 3, 2 to 5 p.m., Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall, free admission. For info, call 256-3259 or e-mail to <ks30@cornell.edu>.sports
March 1, Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
March 2, Penn, 7:30 p.m.
At Brown, lost 79-75 on Friday.
At Yale, won 71-65 on Saturday.
March 1, at Princeton
March 2, at Pennsylvania
Beat Brown 45-40 on Friday.
Lost to Yale 74-54 on Saturday.
March 2-3, IFA Champs. at MIT
The Big Red finished second in the National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association Championships out of 13 teams at Brooklyn College.
March 9, Ivy Classic, 1 p.m.
Placed fourth at Ithaca College last weekend.
March 1, at Clarkson
March 2, at St. Lawrence
Beat Union 5-1 and Rensselaer 4-0 last weekend at Lynah Rink.
March 2, at Providence College in the ECAC Quarterfinals
Beat Northeastern 3-0 and defeated Harvard 5-0.
March 2, at Army, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 29-March 2, Eastern Regional Champs. at the Equestrian Center
Lost to University of Virginia 17-13.
Feb. 29-March 2, Eastern Regional Champs. at the Equestrian Center
Defeated the Virginia 26-2.
March 1-3, ISA Individual Championships at Trinity
At the Intercollegiate Squash Association team championships at Yale, the team lost to Franklin & Marshall 8-1 and Rochester 6-3, then beat Hobart 5-4.
March 2, Colgate, 9 a.m.
March 2, Rutgers, 5 p.m.
March 3, Bloomsburg, 4 p.m.
March 2-3, IC4A Champs. at Harvard
March 2-3, ECAC Champs. at Harvard
The women's team had a fourth-place finish at the Heptagonal championships at Dartmouth with 76 points.