Cornell Chronicle Calendar1/23/96
The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events
January 23 - 30, 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.
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.
* "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.
* "Gendered Visions: The Art of Contemporary African Women Artists," Jan.
25 through March 9.
* Panel Discussion: "Gendered Visions: The Art of Contemporary African and
African Diaspora Women Artists," featuring artists Elsabeth Tariqua Atanfu,
Angèle Etoundi Essamba, Houria Niati, Xenobia Bailey, Etiyé Dimma
Poulsen and Renée Cox, will be held Jan. 25 from 2 to 5 p.m.
* Public Reception: The museum will host a reception for its three new
exhibitions Jan. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m.
* Workshop Preview: On Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. artists John Hardesty, Ben
Sherman and David Estes will give demonstrations of their work as a preview of
upcoming workshops at the museum. Participatory activities will be held, and
information and sign-up sheets will be available for all of the spring semester
workshops for children and adults.
Hartell Gallery
"Department of Architecture Student Show," through Jan. 25.
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 p.m.) and Sunday matinees
($3.50). Films are held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted.
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" (1996), directed by Renny Harlin, with Geena Davis
and Samuel L. Jackson, 7:30 p.m.
"Last Tango in Paris" (1973), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, with Marlon
Brando and Maria Schneider, 9:45 p.m.
Friday, 1/24
"Blush" (1996), directed by Li Shaohong, with Wang Ji and He Saifei, 7:15
p.m.
"Extreme Measures" (1996), directed by Michael Apted, with Hugh Grant, Gene
Hackman and Sarah Jessica Parker, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Lone Star" (1996), directed by John Sayles, with Chris Cooper, Elizabeth
Peña and Matthew McConaughey, 9:45 p.m.
"Sirens" (1994), directed by John Duigan, with Hugh Grant, Elle Macpherson and
Sam Neill, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"And Now for Something Completely Different" (1972), midnight, Uris.
Saturday, 1/25
"Lone Star," 7:10 p.m., Uris.
"Small Faces," 7:15 p.m.
"Blush," 9:30 p.m.
"Extreme Measures," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Last Tango in Paris," midnight.
Sunday, 1/26
"Extreme Measures," 4:30 p.m.
"Lone Star," 7:30 p.m.
"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Crimes of Dr. Mabuse" (1919/1932), presented
by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
Monday, 1/27
"A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies" (1995),
directed by Martin Scorsese, 7 p.m., $5.
Tuesday, 1/28
"Small Faces," 7:15 p.m.
"And Now for Something Completely Different," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 1/29
"The Little Fugitive" (1953), directed by Ruth Orkin, Ray Ashley and Morris
Engel, with Richie Andrusco and Rickie Brewster, 7:15 p.m.
"Sirens," 9 p.m.
Thursday, 1/30
"Ma Saison Préférée" (1996), directed by André
Techiné, with Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Auteuil, 5 p.m.
"Faces" (1968), directed by John Cassevetes, with Gena Rowlands and Seymour
Cassel, 7:30 p.m.
"Sleepers" (1996), directed by Barry Levinson, with Brad Pitt, Robert DeNiro
and Jason Patric, 10:10 p.m.
* PCCW grants: The President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW)
invites women Ph.D. candidates at Cornell to apply for grants to support
research. Grant applications up to $2,500 will be considered; deadline is Feb.
28. For information, contact PCCW at 255-6624.
* 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 the Trillium, Kennedy Hall.
Registration forms are available at the Office of Instructional Support, Room
415, CCC, phone: 255-3493. Refundable $5 registration fee.
* 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.
* 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., or Big Red Barn, Jan. 23, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Note: The position
requires a time commitment of 10 to 20 hours per week. Questions: phone
255-7290.
* Assembly meeting: The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
will meet Monday, Jan. 27, at 5 p.m. in the Big Red Barn. All graduate students
are welcome.
East Asia Program
"The Construction of Sexuality in Premodern Japan: Class, Gender and the Erotic
Arts," Chizuko Ueno, Tokyo University, Jan. 24, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
Medieval Studies
"Northern Apostles: Describing Missionaries in the Ninth Century," Ian Wood,
University of Leeds, Jan. 23, 4:30 p.m., G22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Society for the Humanities
"Moliere's Don Juan: Censorship and the Limits of Representation," Joan
DeJean, University of Pennsylvania, Jan. 24, 4 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White
House.
Southeast Asia Program
"Southeast Asian Studies: New Intersections and Dead Ends (The Case of Thai
American Studies," Thak Chaloemtiarana, Asian studies, Jan. 30, 12:20 p.m.,
Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
Department of Music
Jan. 26, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Ken Chan will give a student piano recital
featuring J.S. Bach's Toccata con fuga in E minor, Beethoven's Piano
Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, Gubaidulina's Chaconne and
Schumann's Allegro, Op. 8.
Johnson Museum of Art
Christopher Morgan Loy will perform Four Hand Dances on the piano with
Michael Salmirs on Jan. 25 at 1 p.m.
Bound for Glory
Jan. 26: A singer-songwriter from Malawi in southern Africa, Tony Bird, will
perform. 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. Kids are
welcome. Refreshments are available. Bound for Glory is broadcast on WVBR-FM
93.5 and 105.5.
Sage Chapel
David McCann, chair of the South Asia Program, will give the sermon Jan. 26 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 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.
Animal Science
"Your Lab, the EPA, OSHA and You," Tom Shelley, chemical hygiene officer, Jan.
28, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"The South Pole Imaging Fabry-Perot Interferometer: SPIFI," Gordon Stacey,
astronomy, Jan. 23, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
Cognitive Studies Program
TBA, Robert McCauley, Emory University, Jan. 30, 8 p.m., 124 Goldwin Smith
Hall.
Ecology & Systematics
"The Nature and Role of Indirect Effects in Simple Aquatic Food Webs," Earl
Werner, University of Michigan, Jan. 29, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Electrical Engineering
"Gallium Nitride Materials and Devices for High Power Microwave Amplifiers,"
Lester Eastman, electrical engineering, Jan. 28, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips
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.
"Field Testing Gliocladium virens as a Biocontrol Agent of Phytophthora
Root Rot Control in Red Raspberry," Laurel Raines, fruit and vegetable science,
Jan. 30, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Geological Sciences
"Tectonic and Climatic Controls on Sediment Supply: Implications of a Landscape
Evolution Model," Greg Tucker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jan. 28,
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.
"Beliefs and Behavioral Factors Affecting Vitamin A Deficiency in Niger,"
Lauren Blum, University of Connecticut, Jan. 30, 12:20 p.m., 200 Savage
Hall.
International Studies in Planning
"The Indian Economy Recent Reforms and Future Prospects," Kaushik Basu,
economics, Jan. 24, 12:15 p.m., 335 Baker Hall.
Peace Studies
"Nobel Laureates (and Others) as Peacemakers: Lessons of the End of the Cold
War," Matthew Evangelista, government, Jan. 23, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Current events roundtable on Bosnia, Valere Gagnon, Ithaca College, Jan. 30,
12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Exploiting the Solar Neutrino Opportunity: Second Generation Solar Neutrino
Detectors," Douglas Cowen, University of Pennsylvania, Jan. 27, 4:30 p.m.,
Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Physiology
"Control of Placental Blood Flow by Nitric Oxide and Other Free Radicals,"
Leslie Myatt, University of Cincinnati, Jan. 28, 4 p.m., LH III, Veterinary
Research Tower.
Plant Biology
"The Pea Linkage Map and Cloning Genes From Complex Genomes," Noel Ellis, John
Innes Institute, Jan. 27, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Plant Pathology
"The Role of Detoxification of the Antimicrobial Compound [[alpha]]-tomatine by
Fungal Pathogens of Tomato," Bob Sandrock, plant pathology, Jan. 29, 12:20
p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Psychology
"Social Dilemmas: How Selective Entry and Repetition Can Benefit a `We'
Orientation," Robyn Dawes, Carnegie-Mellon University, Jan. 24, 3:30 p.m., 202
Uris Hall.
Soil, Crop & Atmospheric Sciences
"Environmental Issues in Russia: Past and Present," Alexander Gennadiyev,
University of Moscow, Jan. 28, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Johnson Graduate School of
Management
The Johnson School will present a BEDR Workshop Jan. 24 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
in 224 Malott Hall. Featured will be Robyn Dawes of Carnegie-Mellon University
speaking on "Retrospection Versus Prediction: How Asymmetries of Sampling and
Statistical Analysis Combine With Memory to Create an Illusion of
Understanding."
Project 2000 Open Forum
The Project 2000 Open Forum hosted by the Employee Assembly will be held Jan.
29 from noon to 2 p.m. in Bailey Hall. A free bus service will run from 11:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in a continuous loop from East Hill Plaza to the Veterinary
College to Bailey Hall.
Department of Theatre, Dance & Film
David Mamet's satire "Speed-the-Plow" will be performed Jan. 29 through Feb. 2
and Feb. 5 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 2 and Feb. 8 and 9 at 2 p.m. in the Black Box
Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $8 and $6. For information
call 254-ARTS.
Gateway Theatre
Gateway Theatre presents 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 information, call Gateway Theatre at 255-7159.
Jennie's Will
Jennie McGraw Fiske, a Dryden socialite in the 1800s whose charitable
contributions gave Cornell its chimes and Dryden its library, is the subject of
a musical, Jennie's Will, written and scored by two area residents. The
musical will be performed Jan. 24 and 25 in the Forum Reception Room at
Tompkins Cortland Community College, and Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Barnes Hall on
the Cornell campus. All performances begin at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are available
at the door for $5.
Alcoholics Anonymous
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.
Also, meetings will be held Fridays at 5 p.m. in the Moore Library at Gannett
Health Center.
Group Folk Guitar Lessons
Phil Shapiro is giving 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. The beginner lesson is at 7
p.m.; intermediate, at 8 p.m. The cost is $45, payable at the first lesson. For
information, call Phil at 844-4535.
Housing Fair
Information tables and displays concerning student housing options for next
year will be set up Jan. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Memorial Room of
Willard Straight Hall. For information, contact the Off-Campus Life program at
255-5368.
Meditation Group
An ongoing meditation group is 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. For more information, call Nanci Rose in the Health Education Office at
255-4782.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan
T'ai Chi Ch'uan will be taught by Kati Hanna '64. Classes are Mondays and
Thursdays, starting the week of Feb. 3 and ending the week of May 1, at 5 p.m.
in the Edwards Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. Fees will be charged, but the first
week's classes are free. Wear comfortable clothing. Call Kati Hanna, 272-3972,
for further information.
Men's Basketball (9-5, 1-2 Ivy)
Jan. 25, at Columbia
Senior guard Michael Roberts (Andover, Mass.) scored 14 points to lead four
players in double figures as the Cornell men's basketball team won its first
Ivy League game of the season with a 62-46 victory over Columbia at the Newman
Arena Saturday night.
Women's Basketball (7-7, 2-1 Ivy)
Jan. 25, at Columbia
The women's basketball team won its third straight game on Monday night after
defeating intrastate rival Colgate 58-50. The Big Red also picked up a 71-62
Ivy League win on Saturday against Columbia.
Women's Fencing
Jan. 25, at Wellesley w/Brandeis, Brown, Boston College
Women's Gymnastics (0-1)
Jan. 25, West Chester and Bridgeport, 1 p.m.
Freshman Elise DiVincenzo (Cos Cob, Conn.) tied for first place on the vault
with a score of 9.100, but the women's gymnastics team lost its opening meet of
the season, falling to Pennsylvania 185.90-178.675.
Men's Hockey (9-4-4, 7-3-2 ECAC)
Jan. 24, Ferris State, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 25, Ferris State, 7 p.m.
In its only game of the week, the Big Red traveled to Colgate on Tuesday, Jan.
14, and came home with a 3-2 triumph.
Women's Hockey (8-9-1, 6-5-1 ECAC, 3-2 Ivy)
Feb. 1, Dartmouth, 2 p.m.
Feb. 2, Boston College, 2 p.m.
The Big Red women icers continued to improve last weekend, earning three points
on the road by beating Darmouth 3-0 and tying Boston College 3-3.
Men's Squash (6-8 overall, 0-4 Ivy)
Jan. 25, Yale, 11 a.m.
Jan. 26, Brown, 11 a.m.
Jan. 26, Army, 1 p.m.
The Big Red went 2-2 last week, beating Wesleyan (7-2) and Vassar (8-1), while
losing to Dartmouth (9-0) and Trinity (9-0).
Women's Squash (2-11)
Jan. 25, Yale, 11 a.m.
Jan. 25, Franklin & Marshall, 4 p.m.
Jan. 26, Brown, 11 a.m.
After a 9-0 home loss to Darmouth to start off the day, the Big Red racketwomen
picked up the first win in the history of the program, topping Smith College by
a score of 6-3 last Saturday at the Williams Invitational. The Red also beat
Vassar 9-0 on the following day, while losing to Tufts (5-4), Bates (7-2) and
Williams (6-3).
Men's Swimming (1-4, 1-4 EISL)
Jan. 25, Army, 3:30 p.m.
The men's swimming team lost to Yale 173-70 and to Navy 175-68 last weekend.
Women's Swimming (3-2, 2-2 Ivy)
Jan. 25, Dartmouth and Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Jan. 28, St. Bonaventure, 5 p.m.
Senior co-captain Kate Milligan (Castle Rock, Colo.) won two individual events
and was part of two winning relays, but the women's swimmng and diving team
lost to Yale 161-136 on Sunday at Teagle Pool.
Men's Indoor Track (3-3)
Jan. 26, at Harvard with Brown
Pennsylvania defeated Cornell 93.5-67.5 on Saturday, but the Red outscored St.
Joseph's (33) and Fordham (9).
Women's Indoor Track (5-2)
Jan. 26, at Harvard with Brown
The women's track and field team lost to Pennsylvania 101-59, but outscored
Fordham (22) and St. Joseph's (16) over the weekend.
Wrestling (4-3, 0-0 Ivy)
Jan. 25, Ithaca College, 7:30 p.m.
The Big Red won its second consecutive team title at the New York state
championships at SUNY Buffalo's Alumni Arena last Saturday, as four Cornellians
won individual titles and two finished second. The title was Cornell's third in
four years.
Big Red Online
Information on Cornell athletics is available on the Web at http://www.athletics.
cornell.edu.
Big Red Hot Line
The Big Red Hot Line, 255-2385, is open 24 hours a day and has scores of all
men's and women's varsity events.