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March 9-10, Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall: A dance workshop with Steve Kotansky, featuring Balkan dances. Saturday sessions are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m., with request dancing and review from 8 p.m. to midnight. Sunday sessions run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. The entire workshop costs $25; individual sessions are $10 each, $5 for the Saturday night review. Pay in advance or at the door. For more information, call Raven at 257-7001 or Marguerite at 253-3584 or 539-7335.
Thursdays, 8 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For information, call 255-4227.
* Dance Concert '96: See separate story.
* Dance Alloy will perform March 30, and Ithaca community members are invited to share the stage with the professional contemporary dance company. Dance Alloy is searching for up to 40 men and women of varying ages, cultures and dancing abilities to perform in a piece during their program. Open auditions will be held March 11 at 8 p.m. in Room SB10 in the Center for Theatre Arts. If selected, community dancers must be available for rehearsals and performance. For information, contact Joyce Morgenroth at 254-2744.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.
* Sunday Afternoon Artbreaks: On March 10 at 2 p.m., Christine Del Favero, museum intern, will give a tour and talk titled "Dutch Baroque Painting."
* Work by Michael Sorkin, through March 9.
* March 10-16, photographs by Jacobian Lemmons, graduate student in city & regional planning.
"The Artistry of Elfriede Abbe," 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.
* "Heaven and Earth," paintings by seniors Christina deLeon and Jerome Walford, through March 9.
* Paintings by Dale Chu; photographs and video by Bill Staffeld, March 9-16.
* Photos by Gina DiMartini, through March 8.
* Chinese brush paintings by Jenny Chuang, March 11-29.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
"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.
"A Short Film About Killing" (1987), directed by Krysztof Kieslowski, 7:15 p.m.
"Trailer Camp" (1996), directed by Jenni Olson, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Copycat" (1995), directed by Jon Amiel, with Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter, 9:15 p.m., Uris.
"Total Eclipse" (1995), directed by Agnieszka Holland, with Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis, 9:30 p.m.
"Brazil" (1985), directed by Terry Gilliam, with Jonathon Pryce and Michael Palin, midnight, Uris.
"Total Eclipse," 7 p.m.
"Copycat," 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"A Short Film About Killing," 9:30 p.m.
"Trailer Camp," 10:15 p.m., Uris.
"Brazil," midnight, Uris.
"Copycat," 4:30 p.m.
"Brazil," 7:15 p.m.
"Soft and Hard" (1985), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and "A TV Dante" (1990), directed by Peter Greenaway, 7 p.m.
"Total Eclipse," 9:45 p.m.
"Battle of Algiers" (1966), directed by Gillo Pentecorvo, with Jean Martin, 7 p.m.
"Sans Soleil" (1983), directed by Chris Marker, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Copycat," 9:30 p.m.
"The Perfumed Nightmare" (1977), directed by Kidlat Tahimik, 7:15 p.m.
"Before the Rain" (1994), directed by Milcho Manchevski, with Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija and Gregoire Colin, 9:15 p.m.
"Before the Rain," 7 p.m.
"Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud" (1995), directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon, 9:30 p.m.lectures
"Is China a Single Country? The View From Three Peripheries," Steven Harrell, University of Washington, Seattle, March 8, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
Physicist Vinay Ambegaokar will speak March 11 at 2:55 p.m. in Hollis Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, as part of the "Mind and Memory" lecture series.
"The Contemporary Ethnopolitical Situation in Moldova," Alla Skvortsova, University of Michigan, March 11, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Picture of a German Warchild: Georg Baselitz' Die Große nach dem Eimer," Heinz Bude, Hamburg Institute for Social Psychology, March 13, 5 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
Lecture series. See story on Page 6 for details.
"The Evolution of Creationism: Anti-evolutionism in the 1990s," Eugenie Scott, executive director, National Center for Scientific Education, March 14, 4:30 p.m., 45 Warren Hall.
"Disuniting America: Affirmative Action Under Attack," Carlos Castillo-Chavez, biometry; Josephine Allen, human services; and Ray Dalton, Office of Minority Affairs, March 11, 4:30 p.m., A.D. White House.
"Passages of Desire: Sexuality, Diaspora & Transnationality" lecture series, with Frances Negron-Muntaner showing her new video, "Brincando el Charco: Portrait of a Puerto Rican," March 8, 5:30 p.m., Room D, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Olly Wilson, guest composer, will speak March 8 at 1:25 p.m. in 301 Lincoln Hall.
"Problems Concerning Performance Practice - A Musician's Perspective," Kinloch Earle and the van Swieten Quartet, March 11, 4:15 p.m., Barnes Hall Auditorium.
"Collectivism Is Dead, Long Live the Collective! Reflections on Rural Transformation in Vietnam and China," Mark Selden, SUNY Binghamton, March 14, 12:15 p.m., 640 Stewart Ave.
"Spatio-Temporal Chaos in Pattern-Forming Systems," Hermann Riecke, Northwestern University, March 12, 2:30 p.m., 456 Theory Center.music
See separate story for details about this week's concerts.
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano, and Benita Valente, soprano, will perform March 12 at 8:15 p.m., Bailey Hall. See separate story for details.
* The "Jomo" Solo Jug Band will perform blues music with 12-string guitar March 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the museum.
* The Cornell Jazz Ensemble will perform in the galleries March 10 at 3 p.m.
March 10: Alien Folklife, a gentle folk duo, will perform in the Cafe in Anabel Taylor Hall at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 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, Hudson Review, as well as many other journals and magazines.
Rodger Kamenetz, poet and English professor at Louisiana State University, will read selections of his poetry March 8 at 9 p.m. at Young Israel, 106 West Ave.religion
Rodger Kamentez, poet and English professor at Louisiana State University, will speak March 10 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.
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.
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's Greek Orthodox Church, 120 W. Seneca St., 273-6884.
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
"Controlled Atmosphere, Storage and Food Processing Applications: The African Case," Vuvu Manseka, Ph.D. student, fruit & vegetable science, March 11, 12:15 p.m., 208 W. Sibley Hall.
"Bioengineering of Plants to Engender Virus Resistance," Milton Zaitlin, plant pathology, March 12, 4 p.m., 400 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Economic Analysis and Design of Wetlands Policy," Peter Parks, Rutgers University, March 8, 1 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Why China Will Not Starve the World," Scott Rozelle, Stanford University, March 12, 1 p.m., 401 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 Biotech Building.
"Consequences for New York of Federal Deregulation of Milk Marketing," Andrew Novakovic, agricultural, resource and managerial economics, March 12, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"Bayesian Restoration of a Hidden Markov Chain With Applications to DNA Sequence Alignment," Gary Churchill, biometrics, March 8, 3 p.m., 310 Rhodes Hall.
"Binary Radio Pulsar and the Initial Conditions of Neutron Star," Dong Lai, Caltech, March 7, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Signal Transduction by the PDGF Receptor," Andrius Kaslauskas, National Jewish Hospital, Denver, March 8, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
"Boreal Forests and the Missing CO2," David Hollinger, USDA Forest Service, Durham, N.H., March 8, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Peatland Hydrology and Its Implication in Biogeochemistry: Carbon Dynamics and the Production of Methyl Mercury," Nigel Roulet, McGill University, March 11, 3 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Polarizable Force Fields for Aqueous Solutions of Ions, Amides and Possibly Proteins," Bruce Berne, Columbia University, March 13, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
BTI Distinguished Lecture in the Life Sciences: "Synthesis, Trafficking and Assembly of Viral Envelope Proteins Into the Cell Nucleus and Intranuclear Membranes: How Do Baculoviruses Do It?" Max Summers, Texas A&M University, March 13, 3 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Applying Knowledge From Social Science Research: Three Case Examples," David Brown, rural sociology; Jennifer Greene, human service studies; and Tom Hirschl, rural sociology, March 12, noon, Faculty Commons, MVR Hall.
"Feedback Control of Constrained and Non-linear Systems With Model Predictive Control," James Rawlings, University of Wisconsin, March 12, 3:45 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"To Be or Not to Be Delocalized Is the Question: A Different Story of Benzene," Sason Shaik, University of Rochester, March 11, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker.
TBA, Gregory Ferguson, Lehigh University, March 14, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"Predation and the Evolution of Behavioral Diversity," David Haskell, ecology & evolutionary biology, March 13, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Using Plant Genetics to Understand How Plants Cope With Environmental Stress," Robert Last, Boyce Thompson Institute, March 11, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Sciences Building.
"Development of Snack-Wells and Reduced-Fat Snack Foods," Dr. Finley, Nabisco, March 12, 4:15 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Fruit Growing in Eastern Europe: Industries in Limbo," Ian Merwin, fruit & vegetable science, March 14, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Sciences Building.
"Effects of Timing and Type of Complementary Foods on Postnatal Growth," Ed Frongillo, nutritional sciences, March 7, 12:15 p.m., 100 Savage.
"Democracy and Development in Haiti: Problems and Prospects," Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Johns Hopkins University, March 15, 12:15 p.m., 115 Tjaden Hall.
"Center-Right Coalition Politics and the New Assault on Indigenous Land Rights in Brazil," Terry Turner, University of Chicago, March 12, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Transparent Conductors and High K Dielectrics: Two Opportunities for Research in New Electronic Materials," Robert Cava, AT&T Bell Labs, March 7, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Analysis of BSV Gene Expression in Transgenic Mice," Donald Holzschu, March 8, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Modern Myths of Resource Management," Larry Nielsen, Penn State University, March 14, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"The Roles of Phylogeny and Ecology in the Life Histories of the Tree Swallow and Its Kin," David Winkler, ecology & systematics, March 7, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"A Year in a Japanese Camcorder Factory," Elizabeth Altman, Motorola, March 7, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Gardening for the Birds," Steve Kress, National Audubon Society, March 11, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology.
"Inventing Air Power: The Comparative Politics of a Military Revolution," Pascal Vennesson, Harvard University, March 7, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Maximizing Economic Security: Why Low Politics Has Become High Politics in the Post-Cold War Era," March 14, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Thesis seminar, Mark Baustian, physiology, March 12, 4 p.m., LH III, Vet Research Tower.
"Green Algae to Land Plants: An Evolutionary Transition," Linda Graham, University of Wisconsin, March 8, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Sciences.
"Comparative Genetics of Maize, Oat, Rice and Wheat," Mark Sorrells, plant breeding, March 12, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"How Fungi Use Physical Cues for Signaling Growth and Differentiation," Harvey Hoch, plant pathology, Geneva, March 12, 3 p.m., Jordan Hall Staff Room, Geneva.
"Fungicidal Activity of Brassica Species Is Correlated With Allyl Isothiocyanate Production in Macerated Leaf Tissue," Hilary Mayton, plant pathology, March 13, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science.
"Time as the Content of Conditioning," Randy Gallistel, University of California at Los Angeles, March 8, 12:30 p.m., 204 Uris Hall.
"Core and Non-Core Structure in Mathematical Learning," Rochel Gelman, UCLA, March 8, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"The Problems of Community in Rural America," Kathryn Dudley, Yale University, March 13, 12:15 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"How to Keep a Room Clean: The Social Construction of Contamination in Semiconductor Manufacturing," Michael Rappa, MIT, March 11, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Rhizobotany: Root Systems Engineering," Richard Zobel, soil, crop & atmospheric sciences, March 12, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Who Were the Ancient Peoples of the Indus Civilization? Cornell's Participation in Recent Excavations at Harappa, Pakistan," Kenneth Kennedy, ecology, anthropology & Asian studies, March 11, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Some Follow Up on Aitken's Least Squares Equations - Involving OLSE, GLSE, BLUE and BLUP, and Singular Dispersion Matrix," Shayle Searle, biometrics, March 13, 3:30 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
"Opportunities for the Production and Marketing of Alternative Livestock in New York State," Marty Broccoli, Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship Inc., March 13, 4 p.m., 401 Warren Hall. Info: Dean Hively, 255-3066 or <wdh3@cornell.edu>.
"Mechanical Properties of a Titanium Fiber Reinforced Bone Cement," Tim Topoleski, University of Maryland, March 14, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Xenobiotic Induced Inflammation: Dissection of the Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Alpha in Dimethylnitrosamine-Induced Hepatotoxicity Using TNF Receptor Knockout Mice," Lawrence Schook, University of Minnesota, March 8, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.symposiums
"From Fallen Women to Problem Girls: Single Pregnancy in Historical Perspective," featuring Regina Kunzel, assistant professor of history at Williams College, will be held March 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. in 165 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. A panel discussion will feature Cornell faculty members Rosemary Avery, Cybele Raver and Elaine Wethington; Joan Jacobs Brumberg will serve as moderator.miscellany
The fourth annual Cabin Fever Festival will be held March 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Barton Hall. Presented by the Ithaca Community Childcare Center, the festival features musical performances, an obstacle course, food, games and craft booths, among many activities. Tickets are $6 each for all ages; crawlers are free.
Standard first aid courses are offered March 13 from 8 a.m. to noon and March 15, 8 to 10:30 a.m. The fee is $45. Courses are open to Cornell faculty and staff members with supervisory approval. To register, call the American Red Cross at 273-1900. Registration forms should be completed by the supervisor and returned to the Red Cross.
A weekend of "Spiritual Ecology" with Rodger Kamenetz, poet and professor of English at Louisiana State University, will take place March 8 through 10. He will give a reading March 8 at 9 p.m. at Young Israel, 106 West Ave. On March 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Wisdom's Goldenrod, Center for Philosophic Studies, Kamenetz will discuss his dialogues between Jewish and Buddhist leaders. Call 546-7777 or 546-8205 for directions.
On March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anabel Taylor Cafe, Kamenetz give a talk titled "Visual Explorations: The Jewish-Buddhist Phenomenon."
On Sunday, he will give the sermon at the Sage Chapel service.
March 12, noon to 1:30 p.m., 163 Emerson Hall: Brown bag lunch.sports
The team completed the 1995-96 season with a pair of home losses to the top squads in the Ancient Eight. Princeton defeated the Big Red on Friday night (65-49) and Penn was victorious on Saturday night in Newman Arena (70-55).
The Big Red closed out its 1995-96 campaign with a pair of road losses, losing 77-60 at Princeton and 70-55 at Pennsylvania.
March 10, NCAA Northeast Regional Championships at Wellesley.
The women's fencing team competed in the Intercollegiate Fencing Association Championships at M.I.T. last weekend. The Big Red finished 10th overall, and the foil and epee squads placed 10th in their categories as well.
March 8, Colgate in Eastern College Athletic Conference Quarterfinal Game, 7:30 p.m.
March 9, Colgate in ECAC Quarterfinal Game, 7 p.m.
March 10, Colgate in ECAC Quarterfinal Game, 7 p.m. (if necessary)
Cornell earned home ice for the ECAC quarterfinals by beating St. Lawrence 5-4 on Saturday night in Canton. A 2-1 overtime loss at Clarkson on Friday night halted the Red's 10-game unbeaten string, the longest in the country.
The women icers took to the road last weekend for their first-ever venture into the Eastern College Athletic Conference playoffs, but their opponents, the Providence Lady Friars, proved to be too strong of a match, beating Cornell 5-2.
March 9, at Harvard
The men's lacrosse team dropped its season opener, losing 11-7 at Army last Saturday.
March 9, Ithaca Polo Club, 8:15 p.m.
The men captured the Eastern regional championship last weekend, defeating Skidmore 29-4 on Friday night in the semifinals and the University of Connecticut 19-16 Saturday in the finals.
March 30, Ithaca Polo Club, 8:15 p.m.
The women's polo team won the Eastern regional championship last weekend in a dramatic 15-14 overtime victory against the University of Connecticut. The team will go to the national championships at Fort Worth, Texas, in April.
The men's squash team closed out its season last weekend, sending junior co-captain Randal Etheridge (Baltimore, Md.) and freshman Siddharth Jain (Bombay, India) to the Intercollegiate Squash Association individual championships.
The men's swim team closed out its 1995-96 campaign with an eighth-place finish (221.5 points) at the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Championships held at Brown University.
March 16, Valdosta State at Florida Southern
March 17, at Stetson
March 18, at Webber
The men's tennis team went 1-2 on the weekend, beating Colgate 7-0 before losing to Rutgers (5-2) and Bloomsburg (4-3).
The Big Red competed in the IC4A Championships last weekend at Harvard, capturing 22nd place out of 48 teams with a score of 11 points.
The women's track team placed 25th out of 35 teams at the Eastern College Athletic Conference championships held at Boston University.