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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.
* "Playfulness and Fashion: Inro From the Weston Collection," through May 12.
* "For the Enjoyment of Art: The Lockhart Collection," through May 12.
* "Still Time: Photographs by Sally Mann," through May 26.
* "A Life Well Lived: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana by Kane Quaye," through June 16.
* Sunday Afternoon Artbreaks: Maryterese Pasquale, senior docent, will present "Women and Art" May 12 at 2 p.m.
* Art for Lunch: Thursday Noontime Gallery Talks: On May 16, museum staff will offer a tour of "A Life Well Lived: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana by Kane Quaye," starting at noon.
* Architecture Final & Graduate Reviews, through May 10.
* Sculpture by Stacy Latt, May 12-18.
"Invention and Enterprise: Ezra Cornell, a 19th-Century Life," curated by Elaine Engst, university archivist, through June 9.
B.F.A. Thesis Shows, through May 24.
Paintings by Corinne T. Kenney, DVM '62, are on display in the center's gallery through June 9.Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema unless otherwise noted. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students and children under 12), except for Saturday or Sunday matinees ($3.50). Films are held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted. films
"Nico Icon" (1995), directed by Susanne Ofteringer, 7:30 p.m.
"The Usual Suspects" (1995), directed by Bryan Singer, with Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollack and Stephen Baldwin, 9:25 p.m.
"Mary Reilly" (1995), directed by Stephen Frears, with John Malkovich and Julia Roberts, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Nico Icon," 7:30 and 9:15 p.m.
"The Usual Suspects," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Pee Wee's Big Adventure" (1985), directed by Tim Burton, with Pee Wee Herman, midnight, Uris.
"The World of Apu" (1959), directed by Satyajit Ray, with Soumitra Chatterjee and Sarmila Tagore, 7 p.m.
"Pee Wee's Big Adventure," 7:20 p.m., Uris.
"Nico Icon," 9:25 p.m.
"Mary Reilly, 9:25 p.m., Uris.
"The Usual Suspects," midnight, Uris.
"Mary Reilly," 4:30 p.m.
Cornell Student Films II, 7:30 p.m.
"The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988), directed by Martin Scorcese, with Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel and David Bowie, 7 p.m.
"Pee Wee's Big Adventure," 10:15 p.m.
"Mary Reilly," 7 p.m.
"Heat" (1995), directed by Michael Mann, with Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Val Kilmer, 9:30 p.m.
"A Better Tomorrow I" (1986), directed by John Woo, with Chow Yun Fat, Leslie Cheung and Ti Lung, 7:15 p.m.
"Heat," 9:30 p.m.
"Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business" (1995), directed by Helena Solberg, with Cynthia Adler, Eirck Barreto and Lerticia Monte, 7:15 p.m.
"A Better Tomorrow I," 9:15 p.m.* Move to Caldwell: The following Graduate School offices have moved from Sage Hall to Caldwell Hall: Records Office, Thesis Adviser, Admissions Office, and Fellowships and Financial Aid Office . The Deans' offices and the Publications and Statistics Office will move on May 14 and will be closed that day. graduate bulletin
* May degree: All requirements for a May degree must be completed by May 17.
* Commencement: Commencement is on Sunday, May 26. Commencement information packets have been mailed to all recipients of August 1995 and January 1996 degrees. Candidates for May 1996 degrees: Professional Master's degree candidates may obtain packets in graduate field offices; M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degree candidates may pick up packets at the Graduate School information desk, first floor, Caldwell Hall.
* Diploma distribution: Diplomas will be available for May 1996 degree recipients who completed requirements by mid-March. Many fields and/or colleges will be distributing diplomas at ceremonies after commencement. Diplomas will be mailed to other recipients .
* Ph.D. recognition event: The ceremony to honor Ph.D. recipients will be held in Barton Hall at 5 p.m., Saturday, May 25. Family, friends and faculty advisers are invited; reception will follow. Candidates who participate must wear a cap and gown and must register in Barton Hall between 3:45 and 4:15 p.m. before the ceremony.
* Faculty: Graduate faculty meeting will be held on Friday, May 24, at 4 p.m. in Caldwell Hall. The meeting is solely for the purpose of voting on May degrees.
* Summer registration: Forms for summer graduate registration are available starting Monday, May 13, at the Graduate School information desk, first floor, Caldwell Hall. The summer period begins on May 20. Student ID and in-person registration are required. Students must register if they are 1) receiving financial aid during the summer (such as fellowships, summer loans, assistantships, travel grants, or tuition awards); 2) wish to use campus facilities during the summer; or 3) are off campus but need to be registered for summer study. Graduate students who have been registered for a regular semester during the preceding academic year do not pay tuition for non-credit summer registration. Students approved for summer residence credit must pay the appropriate pro-rated Graduate School tuition rate. Tuition must be paid for summer courses taken through the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions.lectures
Rabbi Mark Winer from the Jewish Community Center in White Plains, N.Y., who is the principal American Jewish representative on the respective world steering committees between the Jewish People and the Roman Catholic Church, the World Council of Churches (Protestant) and the Orthodox Christian Church, will speak about his work with the international peace process May 9 at 4:15 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall. Call Michael Lippmann, CIPA Fellow, 277-8374.music
* May 9, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: A fourth-year architecture student, Hiromi Ogawa, will give a piano recital featuring the following works: Schubert's Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 1, Beethoven's Piano Sonata in F Major, Op. 54, Chopin's Bolero and Barber's Piano Sonata, Op. 26.
* May 10, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Composer Marc Mellits will present a DMA recital that begins with his work 11 Pieces for Flute and Piano, performed by flutist Jennifer Yeaton Mellits and pianist Diane Birr. Spam will be presented by a quintet of players led by conductor Mark Scatterday: Jennifer Yeaton Mellits (flute), Richard Faria (clarinet), Kyle Buckman (violin), Elizabeth Simkin (cello) and Diane Birr (piano). Using baroque instruments, players for 11 Miniatures include Steve Zohn (flute), Geoffrey Burgess (oboe), Brian Brooks (violin), Roy Wheldon (viola da gamba), Stephanie Vial (cello) and Aleeza Meir (harpsichord). Merge Left will be performed by a trio of two flutes (Jennifer Yeaton Mellits and Liisa Ambegaokar Grigorov) and cello (Elizabeth Simkin). Aggravated Assault, scored for two amplified pianos, will be performed by Xak Bjerken and Blaise Bryski.
* May 10, 8:15 p.m., Sage Chapel: The Sage Chapel Choir, under the direction of William Cowdery, will perform Mozart's Requiem, K. 626. The performance will feature soloists from the voice studio of Judith Kellock and a chamber orchestra of students and staff; it will be interspersed with segments of the traditional requiem liturgy sung in Gregorian chant as it would have been heard in Mozart's time.
* May 11, 8:15 p.m., Unitarian Church, and May 12, 4 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cayuga Vocal Ensemble with Malcolm Bilson and Blaise Bryski, fortepiano, will present Brahms' Liebesliederwalzer, Schubert's Rondo in A major for four-hand piano and Viennese part songs by Schubert, Schumann and Brahms. Admission will be charged.
* May 13, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Tenor Terence Goff presents his senior recital in an unusual format; he opens the program by teaching two of his students in front of the audience. Mezzo-soprano Emily Lott then performs Gabriel Faure's La Chanson d'Eve. Goff then performs Rossini's Au Chevet d'un Mourant and Ralph Vaughan Williams' Four Hymns for Tenor, Viola and Piano.
On Saturday, May 11, at 12:30 p.m., the Tyetones, directed by Jonathan Blocksom, will sing The Mass Euge Bone by Christopher Tye in the lobby.
May 12: Albums from the studio. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.religion
Phillip J. Lee, Presbyterian parish minister, Church of St. John & St. Stephen, in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, will give the sermon May 12 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.
Ascension Mass: May 16, 12:20 p.m., Chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall; 7 p.m., Chapel (French Mass).
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: 6 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall; Reform: 6 p.m., ATH Chapel; Orthodox: call for time, 272-5810, Young Israel.
Saturday Services: Orthodox: 9:15 a.m., 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, 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
"Economic Analysis and Design of Wetlands Policy," Peter Parks, Rutgers University, May 10, 1 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Grass Utilization by Lactating Dairy Cattle for Sustainable Agriculture," Jamie Jonker, graduate student, May 14, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"Mechanisms of Transcriptional Control by Retinoic Acid Receptors," Christopher Glass, UCSD, May 10, 4 p.m., large seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
Distinguished Lecture in the Life Sciences: "Special Environmental Responses of Agaves & Cacti," Park Nobel, May 15, 3 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Epigenetic Control of an Endogenous Gene Family in Arabidopsis," Judith Bender, Johns Hopkins University, May 13, 4 p.m., large seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"General and Specific Translational Activators Interacting With the Mitochondrial COX3 mRNA 5'-untranslated Leader," Maria Costanzo, May 15, 12:20 p.m., small seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"Highly Efficient Germ-Line Transmission of Proviral Insertions in Zebrafish," Nancy Hopkins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 10, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"The Ins and Outs of Two Persistent Viruses: Herpes and Hepatitis B Entry and Egress," Timothy Block, The Jefferson University, Philadelphia, May 13, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"A Warp in the Subspace Continuum: The Representation of Time in the Bat Auditory Midbrain," Bill O'Neil, University of Rochester Medical School, May 9, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Making of a Field Guide," Jim Coe, May 13, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"Induced Resistance in Crop Plants - How Molecular Biology Can Help a Natural Phenomenon to Be of Practical Use," Andres Binder, CIBA GEIGY Agrobiotech, May 10, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.theater
Karen Finley, avant garde performance artist phenom, will bring a piece of her unprecedented work, The American Chestnut, to the Proscenium Theatre on May 10 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $9 for students and seniors and $11 for the general public.
Finley also will give a public lecture May 9 at 4 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre.
For more information about the performance or the lecture, call the CTA box office at 254-ARTS.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.
Ecology House is collecting clothing to be distributed to local agencies. Donations are being sought from faculty, staff and students. Specially marked collection boxes are in the lobbies of residence halls, the Big Red Barn, Willard Straight Hall, Noyes Community Center, Robert Purcell Community Center and Humphreys Service Building through May 18. For more information, call Amber O'Reilly, chair of the clothing recovery drive, at 253-1283.
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 ISSO is now located in B50 Caldwell Hall. All office and staff telephone numbers remain the same.
LBG Brown Bag Lunch: May 14, noon, McManus Lounge, Hollister Hall. For information on events sponsored by the LGB Resource Office, send e-mail to cu_lbg@cornell.edu or access the Web site at http://LGBRO.cornell.edu.
For beginner through experienced meditators, health educator Nanci Rose will give instruction in various techniques Wednesdays from 12:15 to 1 p.m. in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. Open to all faculty and staff and sponsored by the ALERT Peer Education Program. For information, call Gannett at 255-4782.sports
Season complete.
The diamondmen closed out the 1996 campaign by going 3-3 in the final week of the season. On Sunday, the Red split a doubleheader with Gehrig Division co-champion Princeton in New Jersey. The Tigers won the first contest 3-1 and Cornell won the second 8-2. Last Friday, Princeton was in Ithaca for a pair of games, and the Tigers won the first game 6-4, and in the nightcap, Cornell was victorious 5-2. Earlier in the week at Lewisburg, Pa., the Red also split a twin bill with Bucknell, winning 18-3 and losing 6-3.
May 19, Eastern Sprints at Worcester, Mass.
The lightweights went up against tough competition in Concord, N.H., on Saturday, May 4, and the result was Dartmouth winning the varsity, junior varsity and first freshman races.
May 12, Eastern Sprints at Lake Waramaug, Conn.
The women's crew enjoyed a successful day in Concord, N.H., on Saturday, as the Big Red swept all four races.
Season complete.
Junior Chris Simms (North Hollywood, Calif.) played in the NCAA District II Golf Championship last weekend in Easton, Md. Simms tied for 46th place with a two-round score of 159 (81-78). On Monday, May 6, the Big Red took its team to the KPMG Peat Marwick Golf Classic at the Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, where it finished fifth out of seven schools with a four-man score of 347.
Season complete.
Michigan State defeated Cornell 14-12 at Spartan Stadium on Saturday afternoon, May 4, after the Big Red had lost earlier, on May 1, in its visit to sixth-ranked Harvard, 20-12, at Ohiri Field.
Season complete.
The softball team concluded its season last week, losing all four of its contests. The diamondwomen lost to Ithaca College 6-0 and 10-3, before being defeated by Princeton 6-4 and 8-3.
Season complete.
The men's tennis team concluded the season last weekend with a road trip to Dartmouth and Harvard. The Big Red was shut out by the Big Green on Friday 7-0. On Saturday, the Crimson defeated the Red 6-1.
Season complete.
The women's tennis team advanced to the second round of the NCAA East Regional tournament before falling to second-seeded Harvard 5-3 on Saturday. The netters had earlier fought past third-seeded Maryland 5-2 on Friday afternoon.
May 18-19, IC4A Championships at George Mason.
The Big Red men placed seventh with 38.5 points last weekend at the Heptagonal championships at Yale. Princeton won the meet with 182 points.
May 18-19, ECAC Championships at George Mason.
The Big Red women captured second place with 128 points at the Heptagonal Championships last weekend at Yale. At the meet, senior Nsenga Bansfield (Niagara on the Lake, Ont.) won the 400 meters in a school record time of 55.16 and took second place in the 200-meter dash (25.55). Sophomore Ellen White (Ann Arbor, Mich.) won the high jump (5-6 3/4), while the 800 meters was won by freshman Jessica Shaw (Westford, Mass.) in 2:11.01.
Information about Cornell athletics is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.athletics.cornell.edu.