Cornell Chronicle Calendar9/19/96

The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events

September 19 - 26, 1996


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dance

Israeli Folk Dancing
Thursdays, 8 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.


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.
* "Three Cornell Artists," 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. 15.
"Art for Lunch": Sept. 19, noon to 1 p.m., a tour of the "Pop Art" exhibition with Curatorial Assistant Warren Bunn.
"Artbreak": Sept. 22, 2 to 3 p.m., By the Sea, a tour of works in the permanent collection with Senior Docent Maryterese Pasquale.
Hartell Gallery, Sibley Dome
* Architecture student work, through Sept. 21.
* Rome Program student work, Sept. 21-28.
Kroch Library, Exhibition Room 2B
"A.D. White: A Legacy of Ideas," through Sept. 28.
Martha Van Rensselaer Gallery
(E124 MVR Hall)
DEA: "Stepping into a Virtual World," computer modeling, rendering and animation by students of Kathleen Gibson, through Sept. 24.


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 Tuesday night Cinema Off-Center at the Center for Theatre Arts ($2), Thursday early bird matinees (5:15) and Sunday matinees ($3). Films are held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted.
Thursday, 9/19
"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), directed by Jacques Demy, with Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo, 5:15 p.m.
"The Silences of the Palace" (1994), directed by Moufida Tlatli, with Amel Hedhili and Hend Sabri, 7:20 p.m.
"Chungking Express" (1994), directed by Wong Kar-wai, with Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia and Tony Leung, 10 p.m.
Friday, 9/20
"Welcome to the Dollhouse" (1996), directed by Todd Solondz, with Heather Matarazzo and Brendan Sexton Jr., 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," 7:30 p.m.
"Goldeneye" (1995), directed by Martin Campbell, with Pierce Brosnan and Sean Bean, 9:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Mystery of Rampo" (1995), directed by Kazuyoshi Okuyama, with Masahiro Motoki and Naoto Takenaka, 9:45 p.m.
"Delicatessen" (1991), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, with Dominique Pinon and Marie Dougnac, midnight, Uris.
Saturday, 9/21
"The Silences of the Palace," 7:15 p.m.
"Delicatessen," 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Chungking Express," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, 10 p.m.
"Goldeneye," midnight, Uris.
Sunday, 9/22
"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," 2:30 p.m.
"Chungking Express," 7:30 p.m.
"Dr. Mabuse der Spieler: Part I: The Great Gambler" (1922), directed by Fritz Lang, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Welcome to the Dollhouse," 9:40 p.m.
Monday, 9/23
"Pepe le Moko" (1937), directed by Julien Duvivier, with Jean Gabin and Mireille Balin, 7:15 p.m.
"The Mystery of Rampo," 9:20 p.m.
Tuesday, 9/24
"The Silences of the Palace," 7:15 p.m.
Margaret Mead Film Festival: Racism/Classicism: A Look at America, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Welcome to the Dollhouse," 10 p.m.
Wednesday, 9/25
"I Want to Live" (1958), directed by Robert Wise, with Susan Hayward and Simon Oakland, 7:15 p.m.
"Frida" (1984), directed by Paul Leduc, with Ofelia Medina, Juan Jose Gurrola and Max Kerlow, Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Ashes of Time" (1994), directed by Wong Kar-wai, with Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Kar-fai, 9:45 p.m.
Thursday, 9/26
"Purple Noon" (1960), directed by Rene Clement, with Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet, 5:15 p.m.
"Hate" (1996), directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, 7:45 p.m.
"Fargo" (1996), directed by Ethan Coen, with Steve Buscemi and Frances McDormand, 10 p.m.


graduate bulletin

* Course changes: There is a $10 charge for adding each course after Sept. 20. Courses may be dropped or credit hours may be changed through Oct. 18 without penalty. After Oct. 18 a petition is needed to drop a course or to change course credit. A course dropped after Oct. 18 will appear on transcripts with a "W" (withdrawn). No course may be dropped or changed after Dec. 6.
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.
Reduced tuition: An application form for reduced tuition must be filed with the Graduate School when applying for reduced tuition for the first time. To receive reduced tuition for this semester, the form must be received by Sept. 20. Qualifications: doctoral candidate, completed six semesters in the Cornell Graduate School, passed A-Exam, no longer taking courses.
Hertz fellowship: Applications for Hertz graduate fellowships are in the Graduate Fellowships Office, Caldwell Hall; available to U.S. citizens (or those applying for citizenship) in the applied physical sciences. Award is $20,000 stipend plus $12,000 tuition, renewable; Cornell provides remainder of tuition. Deadline is Oct. 18.
Study abroad: Applications are available at the Einaudi Center for International Studies for Fulbright grants for study abroad. Applicants should meet with the Fulbright adviser, Milton Esman, as soon as possible. For an appointment, contact the Einaudi Center, 170 Uris Hall, phone 255-6370.
* NSF fellowships: A limited number of paper applications for National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships and NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships will be available in the Graduate Fellowships Office. Application also can be made electronically through the World Wide Web at http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov. Forms may be requested by e-mail at stisserve@nsf.gov. Ignore subject line and enter in the body: <get nsf96122.txt>. Additional instructions are available in the graduate field offices.
Hughes fellowships: A limited number of paper applications for Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowships in the Biological Sciences will be available in late September in the Graduate Fellowships Office. Applications will be available on the internet at http://fellowships.nas.edu. Award is $15,000 stipend plus $15,000 cost of education allowance; Cornell provides remainder of tuition. Deadline is Nov. 15.
* Minority fellowships: Applications for Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities will be available in mid- to late-September. Deadline is Nov. 4.


lectures

Africana Studies & Research Center
"My Community: The Color of Our Struggles," Marcia Fort, Greater Ithaca Activities Center, Sept. 25, noon, Hoyt Fuller Room, 310 Triphammer Road.
Chemistry
Roessler Lecture: "Suboxides and Subnitrides in Groups I and II - Metals With Atomic-sized Bubbles and Tunnels," Arndt Simon, Max-Planck-Institut fur Festkorperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 19, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
English
"A Magazine Fiction Editor Looks at His Trade," C. Michael Curtis, senior editor, The Atlantic Monthly, Sept. 26, 4 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Floriculture & Ornamental Horticulture
"What is CEA?" Robert Langhans, floriculture, Sept. 26, 12:20 p.m., 37 Plant Science Building.
Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education
"American Industry Approaching the Millennium," Charles Knight, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Emerson Electric Co., Sept. 26, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plantations
"Greening the Concrete Jungle," Judith Zuk, president and chief executive officer, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m., Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
A.D. White Professors-at-Large
"Memory and Psychoanalysis," Juliet Mitchell, Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m., Hollis Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery . . .?" Juliet Mitchell, Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m., Hollis Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Family Values: The Child Support Act in Britain," Juliet Mitchell will lead this Women's Studies Program brown-bag seminar, Sept. 26, noon, A.D. White House.
Southeast Asia Program
"Characteristics and Growth of the Informal Sector in Indonesia, 1980-1990," Robert Rice, Monash University, Australia, Sept. 19, 12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Economic Revival in the Sultanate of Banten (West Java) in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Facts and Reasons," Claude Guillot, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, Sept. 26, 12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.


music

Edward Murray (left) and David Borden will perform Sept. 21 in Barnes Hall.Photo: John Reis

Department of Music

* Sept. 21, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: David Borden, a composer and director of Cornell's digital music program, and Edward Murray, director of the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, combine their complementary styles of jazz piano playing in a program titled "As Time Goes By," which contains tunes from different eras that have to do with time passing. Duets will include Dave Brubeck's "Take Five," Count Basie's "One O'Clock Jump" and Mercer Ellington's "Things Ain't What They used to Be." Among the solo offerings are Paul McCartney's "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "Yesterday," Alec Wilder's "Blackberry Winter" and George Gershwin's "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
* Sept. 21, 8:15 p.m., Sage Chapel: The Cornell University Glee Club, under the direction of Scott Tucker, will present its first concert of the semester. The program's offerings cover a wide range of styles, including music by Josquin DesPrez, Thomas Tallis, Franz Schubert, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gerald Finzi and others. The concert closes with Cornell Songs by Richard Evans. Admission is $5 in advance, $6 at the door. Tickets are available at the Glee Club office in the basement of Sage Chapel or by calling the Glee Club's office at 255-3396 to make reservations.
Cornell Concert Series
The Takács Quartet opens the 1996-97 Cornell Concert Series Sept. 19 at 8:15 p.m. in Statler Auditorium with a program of works by Mozart, Bartok and Schubert. Tickets are available from the Lincoln Hall Ticket Office, 105 Lincoln Hall, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by calling 607-255-5144. Tickets are $13-$22; students $10.50-$17.50. For more information, visit the Cornell Concert Series Web side at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/Cornell_Concert_Series/.
Johnson Museum
The Cornell Jazz Ensemble will play in the galleries Sept. 22 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Bound for Glory
Sept. 22: John Danaher and Acoustic Merge will perform. The show runs Sunday nights from 8 to 11 p.m., with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. in the Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free. Kids are welcome, and refreshments are available. Bound for Glory, North America's longest running live folk concert broadcast, can be heard on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.


religion

Sage Chapel
Robert Giannini, dean of Christ (Episcopal) Cathedral in Indianapolis, will give the sermon Sept. 22 at 11 a.m.
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 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.
Christian Science
Sundays, 10:30 a.m., First Church of Christ Scientist, University Avenue at Cascadilla Park.
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.
Episcopal (Anglican)
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for worship, Sundays, 10:30 a.m., Hector Meeting House, Perry City Road. Child care and rides provided. For more information, call 273-5421.
Jewish
Yom Kippur is Sept. 22-23.
Conservative, Statler Auditorium: Kol Nidre, Sept. 22, 6:45 p.m. promptly; Sept. 23, 10 a.m.; concluding services, 5 p.m.
Reform, Anabel Taylor Auditorium: Kol Nidre, Sept. 22, 8:15 p.m.; Sept. 23, 10 a.m.; concluding services (with Conservative), Statler Auditorium, 5 p.m.
Orthodox: Erev Yomn Kippur Mincha, Sept. 22, 4 p.m. at Young Israel; Kol Nidre, Sept. 22, 6:45 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall; Sept. 23, 9 a.m., One World Room; afternoon study session: Sept. 23, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Fast ends at 7:50 p.m.
Free tickets will guarantee seating at Reform and Conservative services on the first evening of Kol Nidre until 15 minutes before service time. They are available in the Hillel Office, G-34 Anabel Taylor Hall.
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.


seminars

African Development Institute
"Post-Colonial Francophone Africa," Francis Terry McNamara, Association for Diplomatic Studies, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"African Development: A Contradiction in Terms?" Jonathan Ngate, Romance studies, Sept. 26, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Animal Science
"Opportune Intervention: The Poor Richard Approach to Dairy Herd Health," Charlie Elrod, animal science, Sept. 24, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Symmetry and Scale Invariance in Algorithms for Convex Optimization," Levent Tuncel, University of Waterloo, Canada, Sept. 20, 3 p.m., 310 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"Towards the Distribution of Electron-Density Fluctuations Within the Galaxy," Chris Salter, Arecibo Observatory, NAIC, Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
Biochemistry
"Foamy Viruses: A Breed Apart," Maxine Linial, Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Sept. 20, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
Bioengineering
TBA, Marjolein van der Meulen, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Sept. 19, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin.
Biophysics
"Synthetic Polymers for Intracellular Delivery of Macromolecules: What Are the Barriers to Delivery of Novel Agents?" Mark Saltzman, Cornell, Sept. 25, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
Chemical Engineering
"Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Particle-Particle Interactions in a Turbulent Aerosol," Lance Collins, Pennsylvania State University, Sept. 24, 4:30 P.M., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry
"Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained," Donald Gulbrandsen, Gulbrandsen Manufacturing Inc., and Andrew Douglas, Bartek Ingredients, a discussion about real-world opportunities for entrepreneurs in the chemical industry, Sept. 21, 8:45 a.m., 119 Baker.
"Novel Molecular Tweezers as Receptors in Host Guest Chemistry: Complexation and Self-Assembly," Frank-Gerrit Klarner, University of Essen, Germany, Sept. 24, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"Biology From Femtoseconds to Microseconds: Time-Resolved IR Studies of Myoglobin and Bacteriorhodospin," Philip Anfinrud, Harvard University, Sept. 26, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
City & Regional Planning
"A Planner's Perspective on Affirmative Action: A Look Back at CAP and CETA," Joseph Springer, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Sept. 20, 12:15 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Ecology & Systematics
"Options and Opportunities in the Life of American Crows: Life History Decisions in a Social Bird," Kevin McGowan, ecology and systematics, Sept. 25, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Genetics & Development
"The Modern Road Less Traveled: A Non-Geneticist's Approach to Pathogenetic Studies of a Parasitic Nematode," Judy Appleton, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Vet College, Sept. 23, 4 p.m., large seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
Hotel Administration
"A Country-of-Origin Analysis of Tourist Expenditure: The Case of Turkey," Ram Mudambi, University of Buckingham, U.K., Sept. 23, 4 p.m., 165 Statler Hall.
Immunology
"The Cytokine Network in Septic Shock," Bruce Carr, DuPont Merck Research and Development, Sept. 20, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
Latin American Studies
Latin American Studies Welcoming Reception, Sept. 19, 4 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Manufacturing Enterprise Center/Cornell Society of Engineers
"Faster, Better, Cheaper: Silicon Carbide Optical Systems for Space Applications," Dexter Wang, president, and Mark Schwalm, principal engineer, SSG Inc., Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"In Situ Electron Microscopy Studies of Surface Dynamical Processes," Ruud Tromp, IBM Research Division, Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical Engineering
On Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. in 219 Baker Lab, Cornell's Project Manager and the Twin Tiers Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers will sponsor a tour of the renovation project of the Baker and Olin Lab, followed by a dinner and panel discussion. For information, contact Jose Fierro at 255-6850 or Art Monaco at 772-8282.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"Comparative Studies of Seasonal Plasticity in the Avian Song Control System," Eliot Brenowitz, University of Washington, Sept. 19, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Ornithology
"Bird Song - Flute Song," Joe Salzano, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m., Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
Peace Studies Program
"Training for Operations Other Than War (OOW): Peacekeeping/Peace Enforcement Operations," Richard Garber, Royal Montreal Regiment, Canadian Army, Sept. 19, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Democratic Discourse: Debates About Pluralism, Racism and Citizenship in the United States During World War II," Morton Sosna, foundation relations at Cornell, Sept. 26, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Pharmacology
"From pico-Siemens to pico-Newtons: Using Mean-Variance Analysis to Understand a Single Molecule's Behavior," Joseph Patlak, University of Vermont, Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Plant Biology
"Mitotic Disturbances in Space-Grown Plants," Abraham Krikorian, SUNY Stony Brook, Sept. 20, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Plant Pathology
"Finance, Fungi and the Future or How We Do Things `Down Under,'" Barb Hall, Primary Industries, Adelaide, Australia, Sept. 24, 3:30 p.m., Barton Laboratory, Geneva.
"Replicase-Mediated Resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus in Tobacco Involves an Inhibition of Cell-to-Cell and Long-Distance Movement," William Wintermantel, plant pathology, Sept. 25, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Psychology
"Three Lenses on Extraordinary Minds," Howard Gardner, Harvard University, Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
Rural Sociology
"Community Implications of a Farm Town's Use as a Growth Machine," Sonya Salamon, University of Illinois, Sept. 20, 2:15 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
South Asia Program
"Educating Seeta: The Colonial Romance in 19th Century British India," Shuchi Kapila, English, Sept. 23, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Statistics
"Nonparametric Estimation of an Unknown Function in the Presence of Correlated Errors," Jean Opsomer, Iowa State University, Sept. 25, 3:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Textiles & Apparel
"Personal Protective Evaluation," Catherine Dodgen, ETL Testing, Sept. 19, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Failure Analysis of Astronauts' Gloves: How Did They Get Cut?" Cheryl Gomes, ILC Dover, Sept. 26, 12:20 p.m., Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"The Transfer of Meteorites From the Moon and Mars to Earth," Joseph Burns, theoretical and applied mechanics, Sept. 25, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.


symposiums

Applied & Engineering Physics
The School of Applied and Engineering Physics celebrates its 50th anniversary with a symposium, "Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century," Sept. 20-21, in Schwartz Auditorium of Rockefeller Hall. Speakers will include Neal Lane, director of the National Science Foundation; Cornell President Hunter Rawlings; Paul Horn, senior vice president for research at IBM; Gerold Yonas, vice president for information and pulsed power research and technology at Sandia National Laboratories; President Emeritus Dale Corson; and Naren Shankar '84, writer and producer. To register for the symposium or for more information, call Lorraine Hollister, 255-0639.


theater

Department of Theatre, Film & Dance
One of the greatest comedies of the French theater, Moliere's Tartuffe will be performed Sept. 19-21 and 26-28 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $8 and $6. Call the box office at 254-ARTS for information and reservations. For more information, see the story on Page 12.


miscellany

Bloodmobile
The American Red Cross will sponsor blood drives on campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following dates: Sept. 20, Noyes Center; Sept. 24, Anabel Taylor Hall; and Sept. 30, Malott Hall.
Book Signing
The Campus Store will host a Homecoming Weekend book signing Sept. 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. See the Homecoming story on Page 3 for details about the event.
Campus Club
The Campus Club will sponsor a tour of the Cornell Plantations guided by Fair Gouldin on Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. beginning at the Plantation gift shop in the Plantation Headquarters Building.
Immunization & TB Test Clinic
An immunization and tuberculosis test clinic for new students is scheduled for Sept. 20, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. All new students are required by New York state law to be immunized against measles, mumps and rubella, and Cornell also requires immunization against tetanus within the past 10 years. International students also must have a TB test within one year prior to admission to Cornell or a chest X-ray within one year of entry if they have a history of positive TB tests. No appointment is needed. For more information, call 255-4364.
LGB Resource Office
* The Cornell University Gay and Lesbian Alumni and Alumnae Association (CUGALA) will hold a faculty, staff and student open house social Sept. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the LGB Resource Office, G-16 Anabel Taylor Hall.
* A writing workshop for lesbians and bisexual women, offered by Irene Zahava, will be held Oct. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the LGB Resource Office, G-16 Anabel Taylor Hall. Advance sign-up is required. Names of workshop participants will be kept confidential.
Mann Library Workshops
The following workshops are free and restricted to the Cornell community. Classes are held in the Stone 1 (PC) and Stone 2 (Macintosh) Microcomputer Centers, First Floor, Mann Library. Workshops are limited to 19 participants. Register electronically at http://www.mannlib.cornell.edu/workshops/ or call the reference desk at 255-5406.
* Advanced Web Searching: Sept. 24, 10:10 to 11:30 a.m., Stone 1 (PC)
* Introduction to Literature Searching: Sept. 19, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Stone 2 (Mac)
* Design Your Own Web Page: Sept. 24, 2:30 to 4:25 p.m., Stone 1 (PC); Sept. 26, 9:05 to 11 a.m., Stone 2 (Mac).
* Managing Your References Using EndNote, Sept. 25, 9:05 to 10:30 a.m., Stone 2 (Mac).
Meditation Group
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.
Olin*Kroch*Uris Workshops
Fall Internet workshops, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Uris Library Electronic Classroom, for more information, contact Mary Ochs at mao4@cornell.edu or 255-7148:
* Internet I (Introduction), Sept. 23.
* Internet II (Intermediate), Sept. 30.
* HTML I (introduction), Oct. 9.
* HTML II (intermediate), Oct. 16.
Writing Workshop Walk-In Service
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

Men's Cross Country
Sept. 21, at Fordham Invitational
Women's Cross Country
Sept. 21, at Fordham Invitational
Field Hockey
Sept. 20, Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 22, Lehigh, 1 p.m.
Sept. 25, at Colgate, 4 p.m.
Ltwt. Football
Sept. 20, at Pennsylvania, 7:30 p.m.
Varsity Football
Sept. 21, Princeton, noon
Men's Soccer
Sept. 20, Princeton, 7 p.m.
Sept. 25, Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Women's Soccer
Sept. 21, Princeton, 11 a.m.
Sept. 22, St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m.
Sept. 25, at Colgate, 4 p.m.
Women's Tennis
Sept. 20-22, Easterns at Princeton
Women's Volleyball
Sept. 20-21, at TCU Invitational
Sept. 22, at Texas Southern, 1 p.m.
Sept. 25, at Syracuse, 7 p.m.