Cornell Chronicle Calendar1/16/96
The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events
January 16 - 23, 1996
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.
Cornell International Folkdancers
For information, call Edilia at 387-6547 or Marguerite at 539-7335.
Cornell Jitterbug Club
The following classes will be held at the Elks Lodge, at the corner of State
and Geneva streets in Ithaca. The cost for each course is $40 per person, $75
per couple, half-price ($20) for repeaters.
Call Bill Borgida at 273-0126 or e-mail borgida@dancing.org for more
information.
* Basic Jitterbug: Six-week series starting Tuesday, Jan. 21, 7:15 to 8:30
p.m. This class also will be held in Trumansburg starting Monday, Jan. 27; call
for details.
* Basic Lindy Hop: Six weeks starting Thursday, Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m.
* Basic West Coast Swing: Six-week course starting Tuesday, Jan. 21, 8:15
to 9:30 p.m.
Israeli Folk Dancing
Thursdays, 8 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Free and open to the
community. Beginners are welcome; no partners are necessary. For information,
call Minna at 257-7833.
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.
* "Nine Artists: Cornell Council for the Arts Invitational," through Feb.
9. Click here to read the story.
* "Things of This World: Dutch Prints and Drawings of the 17th Century,"
through March 9.
* "Landscapes Rural and Urban: Photographs by Paula Chamlee and Michael A.
Smith," through March 16.
Hartell Gallery
* "Southern Graphic Council Print Portfolio and University of Notre Dame
National Print Portfolio," through Jan. 18.
* "Department of Architecture Student Show," Jan. 19 through 25.
Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema 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 ($3.50). Films are
held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted.
Thursday, 1/16
"Emma" (1996), directed by Douglas McGrath, with Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor
and Jeremy Northam, 7:15 p.m.
"The Long Kiss Goodnight" (1996), directed by Renny Harlin, with Geena Davis
and Samuel L. Jackson, 9:35 p.m.
Friday, 1/17
"La Dolce Vita" (1961), directed by Federico Fellini, with Marcello Mastroianni
and Anita Ekberg, 7 p.m.
"I Am Curious (Yellow)" (1967), directed by Vilgot Sjöman, with Lena Nyman
and Borje Ahlstedt, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Emma," 9:35 p.m., Uris.
"Exotica" (1994), directed by Atom Egoyan, with Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirschner
and Don McKellar, 10:30 p.m.
"The Long Kiss Goodnight," midnight, Uris.
A new print of Peter Bogdanovich's acclaimed study of
life in a small Texas town during the 1950s, The Last Picture Show, will
be screened Jan. 18 and 20 at 7:15 p.m. in Willard Straight Theater.
1971 Columbia Pictures
Saturday, 1/18
"The Last Picture Show" (1971), directed by Peter Bogdanovich, with Timothy
Bottoms, Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shephard, 7:15 p.m.
"Emma," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Long Kiss Goodnight," 9:40 p.m., Uris.
"Bound" (1996), directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, with Gina Gershon and
Jennifer Tilly, 9:45 p.m.
"I Am Curious (Yellow)," midnight, Uris.
Sunday, 1/19
"Emma," 4:30 p.m.
"Bound," 7:30 p.m.
"Gate of Hell" (1986), directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, with Machiko Kyo and
Kazuo Hasgawa, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
Monday, 1/20
"The Last Picture Show," 7:15 p.m.
"Emma," 9:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 1/21
"La Dolce Vita," 7 p.m.
"The Long Kiss Goodnight," 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 1/22
"Pixote" (1981), directed by Hector Babenco, with Fernando Ramos da Silva,
Marilia Pera and Jorge Juliano, 7:15 p.m.
"Bound," 9:45 p.m.
Thursday, 1/23
"Small Faces" (1996), directed by Billy and Gillies MacKinnon, with Clare
Higgins, Ian McElhinney and Iain Robertson, 5:15 p.m.
"The Long Kiss Goodnight," 7:30 p.m.
"Last Tango in Paris" (1973), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, with Marlon
Brando and Maria Schneider, 9:45 p.m.
* 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.
* Late registration is Jan. 20 through Feb. 7, Office of the
University Registrar, 222 Day Hall. A late registration fee of $200 plus
interest payments will be assessed to those registering after Feb. 7.
* 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.
* 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 the spring semester, the form must be
received by Feb. 7. Qualifications: doctoral candidate, completed six semesters
in the Cornell Graduate School, passed A-Exam, no longer taking courses.
* Selection and change form: New students need to return the
completed Special Committee Selection and Change form to the Graduate School by
Feb. 7. For an entering student, the form must bear at least the signature of a
temporary adviser.
* Active file fee deadline: Ph.D. candidates for a May degree who
are not registered for Spring 1997 and wish to avoid the $200 active file fee
for Spring 1997 must complete all degree requirements by Feb. 7.
* Dissertation/thesis seminars will be held in 100 Caldwell Hall at
2:30 p.m.: master's on Tuesday, Feb. 18; doctoral on Thursday, Feb. 20. The
thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations;
students, faculty and typists are encouraged to attend.
* Travel grants: Conference travel grant applications are due at
the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by Feb. 1 for March conferences.
Applications are available at graduate field offices; registered graduate
students invited to present papers or posters are eligible.
* Graduate faculty meeting: Friday, Jan. 24, 4 p.m., 125 Caldwell
Hall. This meeting is solely for the purpose of voting on January degrees.
* TA workshop: Teaching development workshops will be held
Saturday, Feb. 1, 9: a.m. to 4 p.m., beginning in Trillium, Kennedy Hall.
Registration forms are available at the Office of Instructional Support, Room
415, CCC, phone: 255-3493. Refundable $5 registration fee.
* Trustees: Candidate's petitions for student member of the Cornell
Board of Trustees are due Feb. 14; Forms are available from Office of
Assemblies, 165 Day Hall.
* Summer travel grants: Applications for 1997 Sicca and Manon
summer travel grants for graduate students in the humanities and social
sciences are available at the Institute for European Studies, 120 Uris Hall,
255-7592; deadline is Feb. 14.
* Einaudi Fellowship: Ph.D. candidates in modern European
government, history, economics and related fields are eligible for the Einaudi
Fellowship to support European-based research for the 1997-98 academic year.
Information and applications are available at the Institute for European
Studies, 120 Uris Hall, 255-7592; deadline is March 3.
* Fellowships: 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, Jan. 28,
noon to 1 p.m.; Big Red Barn, Jan. 23, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Maplewood Park
Community Center, Jan. 19, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Note: The position requires a time
commitment of 10 to 20 hours per week.Info: phone 255-7290.
* Assembly meeting: The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
will meet on Monday, Jan. 27, at 5 p.m. in the Big Red Barn. All graduate
students are welcome.
John Kirk and Trish Miller are featured on Bound for
Glory this week. Photo by Richard
Walker
Bound for Glory
Jan. 19: John Kirk and Trish Miller will perform their mix of old-time and
contemporary folk. The show runs Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m., with live sets at
8:30, 9:30 and 10:30, in the Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free.
Bound for Glory is broadcast on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.
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 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.
Christian Science
Thursdays, 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Everyone on campus is
welcome. 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. Sunday school and adult Bible classes at 9 a.m. 149 Honness Lane,
Ithaca, 273-9017.
Ecology & Systematics
"Parasite in a Finite World: Behavioral Adaptations of Varroa Mite
Assures Its Reproductive Success in the Honeybee Capped Brood," Gérard
Donzé, ecology and systematics, Jan. 22, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Fruit & Vegetable Science
"What Gardening Means to People in the Urban Environment," Charlie Mazza,
floriculture and ornamental horticulture, Jan. 23, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science
Building.
Geological Sciences
"Dynamics of the Tien Shan: The View From Down Under," Steven Roecker,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Jan. 21, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
International Nutrition
"The Timing of the Influence of Maternal Nutritional Status During Pregnancy on
Fetal Growth," Ruowei Li, nutritional sciences, Jan. 23, 12:20 p.m., 200 Savage
Hall.
Physics
"From Order to Spatio-Temporal Chaos: Experiments in Rayleigh-Benard
Convection," Eberhard Bodenschatz, physics, Jan. 20, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz
Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Pathology
"The Effect of Composted Municipal Waste on the Growth of Citrus and Infection
by Phytophthora nicotianae," Timothy Widmer, plant pathology, Geneva,
Jan. 21, 3:30 p.m., A133 Barton Laboratory, Geneva.
"Reducing Vector Transmission Efficiency: An Integrated Approach to Control
Barley Yellow Dwarf," Stewart Gray, plant pathology, Jan. 22, 12:20 p.m., 404
Plant Science Building.
Science of Earth Systems
"State of the Climate Report," Kerry Cook, soil, crop and atmospheric sciences,
Jan. 21, 1:30 p.m., 105 Bradfield Hall.
Gateway Theatre
Friends and alumni of Gateway Theatre present the Broadway musical
Pippin, by Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson, in a concert version,
on Jan. 23 at 8:15 p.m. in Barnes Hall Auditorium. Tickets are $5 general
admission and are available at the door. For more information, call Gateway
Theatre at 255-7159.
Department of Theatre, Film & Dance
Students interested in working behind the scenes on theater productions should
attend the stage crew meeting Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre at
the Center for Theatre Arts.
Employee/Family Night at the Court
Employee/Family Night at the Court will be held Jan. 18 in the Multipurpose
Room of the Field House. The men's and women's basketball teams will take on
Columbia; the women's game starts at 5 p.m., men's at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the
games are $3.
Figure Skating Club
The Cornell Figure Skating Club is a non-profit organization that offers ice
sessions for advanced skaters in ice dance, freestyle, moves in the field and
stroking. Sessions are set at Lynah Rink on Thursday evenings and Sunday
mornings. For information, call club president Linda Kabelac at 257-3071.
Group Folk Guitar Lessons
Once again the Willard Straight Hall Program Board presents Phil Shapiro's
group folk guitar lessons. There are eight one-hour lessons on Monday evenings,
starting Jan. 27 in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. Registration is at
the first lesson; just come and bring a guitar. The beginner lesson will be
held at 7 p.m.; intermediate, at 8 p.m. The cost is $45, payable at the first
lesson. For more information, call Phil Shapiro at 844-4535.
Library Tours
* A tour of Olin*Kroch*Uris Libraries will take place Jan. 17 at 1:30 p.m.
starting from the upper lobby of Uris Library. The tour will last about 45
minutes. For information, call 255-4144.
* An introduction to the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Kroch Library, will take place Jan. 17 at 2:15 p.m. starting on level 2B of the
Kroch Library rotunda.
* A library research orientation session will be held Jan. 23 from 3:30 to
5 p.m. in Uris Library Electronic Classroom. The tour will last approximately
20 minutes.
Men's Basketball (7-5, 0-2 Ivy)
Jan. 18, Columbia, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 21, at Colgate, 7:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball (4-7, 1-1 Ivy)
Jan. 18, Columbia, 5 p.m.
Jan. 20, Colgate, 7 p.m.
Women's Gymnastics
Jan. 18, at Pennsylvania w/Wilson
Men's Hockey (8-4-4, 6-3-2 ECAC)
Jan. 18, at Colgate, 7:30 p.m.
Women's Hockey (7-9, 5-5 ECAC, 2-2 Ivy)
Jan. 18, at Dartmouth, 3 p.m.
Jan. 19, Boston College at Northeastern
Men's Squash (4-6, 0-3 Ivy)
Jan. 18, Dartmouth, 11 a.m.
Jan. 18-19, at West Point Invitational
Women's Squash (0-7)
Jan. 18, Dartmouth, 11 a.m.
Jan. 18-19, at Williams Tournament
Men's Swimming (1-2, 1-2 EISL)
Jan. 17, Navy, Yale (diving only), 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 18, Navy, Yale, 1 p.m.
Women's Swimming (3-1, 2-1 Ivy)
Jan. 19, Yale, noon
Men's Indoor Track (1-2)
Jan. 17, Pentathlon 1
Jan. 18, Penn, St. Joseph's, Fordham
Women's Indoor Track (3-1)
Jan. 17, Pentathlon 1
Jan. 18, Penn, St. Joseph's, Fordham
Wrestling (4-3, 0-0 Ivy)
Jan. 17-18, N.Y. College Tournament at Buffalo