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The CIFD meets Sunday evenings in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. Teaching is held from 7:30 to 8:30, and request dancing is 8:30 to 10:30. On Feb. 2, African dances and Kopacka will be taught. For information, call Edilia at 387-6547 or Marguerite at 539-7335.
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.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.
* "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.
* "Gendered Visions: The Art of Contemporary Africana Women Artists," through March 9.
* "Landscapes Rural and Urban: Photographs by Paula Chamlee and Michael A. Smith," through March 16.
* "Art for Lunch": On Feb. 6 at noon, tour the Cornell Council for the Arts' invitational exhibition Nine Artists with Warren Bunn, curatorial assistant.
* "Drawings: Department of Architecture Student Exhibition," through Feb. 1.
* "Printmaking: Student Exhibition," Feb. 2 through 8.
"WSH Darkroom Members: Photography Exhibition," through Feb. 8.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
Films are held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted.
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"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.
"Everything Relative" (1996), directed by Sharon Pollack, with Ellen McLaughlin, Olivia Negron and Stacey Nelkin, 7 p.m.
"Strictly Ballroom" (1992), directed by Baz Luhrman, with Paul Mercurio and Tara Morice, 7:20 p.m., Uris.
"Ma Saison Préférée," 9:25 p.m.
"Sleepers," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Hype!" (1995), directed by Doug Pray, midnight.
"Oliver Twist" (1948), directed by David Lean, with Alec Guinness and Robert Newton, IthaKid Film Fest, 2 p.m.
"Spartacus" (1960), directed by Stanley Kubrick, with Kirk Douglas and Jean Simmons, 7 p.m.
"Girlstown" (1996), directed by Jim McKay, with Lili Taylor, Aunjanue Harris and Bruklin Harris, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Sleepers," 9 p.m., Uris.
"Hype!" 10:35 p.m.
"Strictly Ballroom," midnight, Uris.
"Spartacus," 3:30 p.m.
"Sleepers," 7:30 p.m.
"Speaking Parts" (1989), directed by Atom Egoyan, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone" (1995), directed by Donald Taylor Black, narrated by Gabriel Byrne, 5:30 p.m., free.
"Typically British" (1995), directed by Stephen Frears, 7 p.m., special price of $5 includes admission to "Kes."
"Kes" (1970), directed by Ken Loach, with David Bradley and Lynne Perie, 8 p.m., free with admission to "Typically British."
"Hype!" 10:20 p.m.
"Ma Saison Préférée," 7 p.m.
"Svankmajer: Alchemist of the Surreal" (1964), directed by Jan Svankmajer, 9:35 p.m.
"Il Ladro di Bambini" (1992), directed by Gianni Amelio, with Enrico Lo Verso and Valentina Scalici, 7:15 p.m.
"Girlstown," 9:40 p.m.
"Big Night" (1996), directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci, with Tucci and Tony Shalhoub, 5:15 p.m.
"Minnie and Moskowitz" (1971), directed by John Cassavetes, with Gena Rowlands and Seymour Cassel, 7:30 p.m.
"Get on the Bus" (1996), directed by Spike Lee, with Charles Dutton, Andre Braugher and Ossie Davis, 10 p.m.* Late registration continues 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. graduate bulletin
* 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.
* 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.
* 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: Candidates' petitions for student member of the Cornell Board of Trustees are due Feb. 14; forms are available from Office of Assemblies, 165 Day Hall.lectures
"What Really Happened to Peter? Textual Fluidity and Historical Consciousness," Christine Thomas, University of California at Santa Barbara, Jan. 31, 4 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"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.
"Pregnancies in the Philippines: What Spouses Know or Think They Know About One Another's Attitudes," Lindy Williams and Theresa Sobieszczyk, rural sociology, Feb. 6, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
Jan. 31, 8:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel: David Yearsley will present a program of organ music. The first half of the concert is dedicated to organ music composed between 1750 and 1845, and the second half consists of three works composed for the Flötenuhr by Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart. Some of the featured works will be C.P.E. Bach's Sonata in D major, Wq. 70/5, W.F. Bach's Fugue in C minor, Kreb's Wir glauben all an einen Gott, Haydn's Presto in G major, Hob. 19:30 and Mozart's Fantasie in F minor, K. 608.
Feb. 2: Mac Benford and Friends 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.religion
University Jewish Chaplain Laurence Edwards will give the sermon Feb. 2 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
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.
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.
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.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Meeting for worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care and rides provided. For information, call 273-5421.
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.
Sundays, 1 p.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Sundays, 9:30 a.m., and Thursdays, 7 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave.
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 Cooperative Ministry: Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
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.seminars
"Economic Valuation of Risk Perceptions," Jeffrey Lazo, Pennsylvania State University, Feb. 6, 1 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Nutritional Regulation of Glucose Transport and Partitioning During Late Pregnancy," Richard Ehrhardt, graduate student, Feb. 4, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"Recent Scientific Results From HST," Robert Williams, Space Telescope Science Institute, Jan. 30, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"X-ray Crystallographic Structures of Eukaryotic Transcription Factors," Stephen Burley, Rockefeller University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Jan. 31, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
"Uncovering Relationships Using Tree Methods: Application to Titanic Survivorship, Mother-Infant Behaviors and Food Security," Edward Frongillo and Cara Olden, nutritional sciences, Feb. 6, 12:20 p.m., Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"The Proton Translocation Mechanisms of the Cytochrome bo3-type Ubiquinol Oxidase Complex and the Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Oxidase Complex," Siegfried Musser, University of California at Davis, Feb. 3, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker.
"Hidden Stochastic Structures in Macromolecular Energy Landscapes," David Shalloway, biochemistry, Feb. 6, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"Molecular Recognition of dsRNA by the Human Antiviral Agent, PKR and by the Tetrahymena Ribozyme," Philip Bevilacqua, University of Colorado at Boulder, Feb. 6, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker.
"Co-evolution and Explanatory Pluralism," Robert McCauley, Emory University, Jan. 30, 8 p.m., 124 Goldwin Smith Hall.
McCauley also will lead an informal brown-bag discussion on the philosophy of religion Jan. 31 at 12:15 p.m. in 205 Uris Hall and give the give a seminar on "Levels of Explanation, Connectionism and Cognitive Architecture" Jan. 31 at 3:30 p.m. in 202 Uris Hall.
A legislative update will be presented Feb. 3 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in 401 Warren Hall.
"Plumbing, Plants and Passing Gas: Hydraulic Limitations to Plant Gas Exchange," Jonathan Comstock, Boyce Thompson Institute, Feb. 5, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Design and Performance of Microwave High Efficiency Power Amplifiers," James Komiak, Microwave Electronics Division, Sanders, Feb. 4, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"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.
"Pathological and Genetic Differentiation of the Gummy Stem Blight Organism and Its Impact on Pathology and Plant Breeding Programs," Tom Zitter, plant pathology, Feb. 6, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Induction of Cardiac Myogenesis," Thomas Schultheiss, Harvard Medical School, Jan. 30, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Cosmogenic Geomorphology," Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, Feb. 4, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"Mechanisms of Resistance to Toxoplasma gondii Infection: Role of IL-12 and Nitric Oxide," Alan Sher, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Jan. 31, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Beliefs and Behavioral Factors Affecting Vitamin A Deficiency in Niger," Lauren Blum, University of Connecticut, Jan. 30, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"E-Mail Nationalism," Benedict Anderson, government, Jan. 31, 12:10 p.m., 335 Baker Hall.
"Syntheses of Compound Semiconductor Materials and Structures With CVD-Based Processes," Dick Shealy, electrical engineering, Jan. 30, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Surface Processing of Fusion-Drawn Glass for Microelectronics: Morphology by X-ray Scattering," Christopher Umbach, materials science and engineering, Feb. 6, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Genetic Dissection of a Habituating Escape Response in Drosophila," Jeff Engel, neurobiology and behavior, Jan. 30, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Female Control of Reproduction in the Wattled Jaçana: Do They or Don't They?" Peter Wrege, neurobiology and behavior, Feb. 6, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Current events roundtable on Bosnia, Valere Gagnon, peace studies and Ithaca College, Jan. 30, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Jupiter's Atmosphere as Viewed by the NASA Galileo Spacecraft," Peter Gierasch, astronomy, Feb. 3, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Nitric Oxide in the Regulation of Uterine Blood Flow and Contractility in Sheep," Jorge Figueroa, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Feb. 4, 4 p.m., LH III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Divalent Cation Channels in Plant Cells," Miguel Pineros, postdoctoral fellow, Jan. 31, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Peculiar Plant Pathogen Prevents Plant Pathogenesis," Steve Beer, plant pathology, Feb. 5, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.symposiums
"Instructional Uses of the Web," a hands-on workshop for faculty using Windows 95, is being offered Feb. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. in G25A Stimson Hall. See how the Web is used in teaching and research and learn methods of searching to find Web resources. Create Web pages that incorporate instructional materials, including text, images and links to other Web resources. There is no charge, but registration is required. Register online at http://atc.it.cornell.edu/workshops/courses/register.html or call 255-8000 for information.theater
David Mamet's satire Speed-The-Plow will be performed tonight 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.
Click here to read the story.
Following the Dec. 6 performance of Speed-The-Plow, the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance presents a "Talk-Back" discussion on this biting satire of Hollywood.
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. 31 and Feb. 1 in Barnes Hall Auditorium. Performances begin at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $5. Click here to read the story.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.
Also, meetings will be held Fridays at 5 p.m. in the Moore Library at Gannett Health Center.
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.
Join the Employee Assembly for its bimonthly meetings. Meetings are held from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in the Day Hall board room on the following dates: Feb. 5 and 19, March 5 and 19, April 2 and 16 and June 4 and 18. Call the Office of the Assemblies for further information, 255-3715.
Every Thursday when school is in session from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Big Red Barn. Welcome international and U.S. students, visiting scholars, faculty, staff, spouses and children. Free coffee, tea and cookies. For more information, call Leslie O'Malley at 255-5243.
Enhance your public-speaking skills. The Toastmasters meet the first, third and fourth Thursdays each month at 7 p.m. at BOCES Room A14. For information call 277-3342.
The open meditation group guided by Nanci Rose, health educator at Gannett Health Center, meets each Tuesday from 5:15 to 6 p.m. in the Founders Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. Sessions are free and open to the Cornell community. For more information, call Nanci Rose at 255-4782.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Chinese martial art done for health and self-defense, will be taught by Kati Hanna '64. Classes are held 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 soft, flat shoes and loose, comfortable clothing. Call Kati Hanna, 272-3972, for further information. Open to all.
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
Jan. 31, Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1, Pennsylvania, 7:30 p.m.
Senior forward John McCord scored 20 points and senior guard Alex Compton (Madison, Wis.) had 19, including 17 in the second half, to lead the men's basketball team to a 74-69 away-game victory over Columbia, Jan. 25. Colgate defeated the Big Red 74-59 in Hamilton on Jan. 21.
Jan. 31, at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Feb. 1, at Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
Cornell defeat Columbia 62-61 in Ivy League action in New York City. It was the team's fourth straight victory and the first four-game win streak since the 1992-93 season.
Feb. 1, Harvard, 11 a.m.
The Big Red won a pair of matches at the Wellesley Invitational last Saturday, Jan. 25, beating Wellesley (17-15) and Brandeis (22-10), while losing to MIT (23-9).
Feb. 1, Indiana (Pa.), 1 p.m.
The women's gymnastics team turned in a second-place performance against Bridgeport and West Chester last Saturday.
Jan. 31, Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1, Yale, 7 p.m.
The men skaters split a weekend series with CCHA foe Ferris State at Lynah Rink, winning 4-3 and losing 6-4.
Feb. 1, Dartmouth, 2 p.m.
Feb. 2, Boston College, 2 p.m.
Jan. 31, at Rochester, 4 p.m.
Jan. 31, at Hobart, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1, Tufts, 11 a.m.
The racketmen won their first Ivy League match since the 1990-91 season, beating Brown 5-4 on Jan. 26. The Big Red had two other matches over the weekend, falling to Yale (8-1) and accepting a 9-0 win over Army, which forfeited due to disciplinary problems.
Jan. 30, Colgate, 7 p.m.
The Big Red went 0-2 last weekend, falling to Yale (9-0) and Brown (7-2).
Feb. 1, Brown, 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 4, at Colgate, 4 p.m.
The swimming and diving team recorded an impressive 145-98 victory over Army last weekend to halt a three-meet losing streak.
Feb. 1, Brown, noon
Feb. 4, at Colgate, 4 p.m.
In a home meet last Saturday afternoon, the women's swimming team defeated both Dartmouth (149-132) and Buffalo (167-121).
Feb. 1, Bucknell and Yale
Brown and Harvard both defeated the Big Red last Sunday at Cambridge, Mass. Brown won the meet with 81 points, followed by Harvard with 52 and Cornell with 37.
Feb. 1, Bucknell and Yale
The Big Red earned 68 points to defeat both Brown (54) and Harvard (26) last Sunday at Cambridge, Mass. Cornell took first in seven individual events and also won the two mile relay.
Jan. 31, Pennsylvania, 9:30 p.m.
With a pin and five major decisions, the 20th-ranked Big Red extended its dominance over crosstown rival Ithaca College with a 35-9 win last Saturday at Newman Arena.Sports info
Information on Cornell athletics is available on the Web at http://www.athletics. cornell.edu.
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.