Cornell Chronicle Calendar4/10/97
The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events
April 10 - 17, 1997
All items for the Chronicle Calendar should be submitted
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are questions.
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should appear.
Ballroom Dance Club
The second annual Intercollegiate and Adult Ballroom DanceSport Competition
will be held on campus April 18-20. The weekend begins April 18 at 8 p.m. with
the Blossom Ball, a non-competitive social dance, in Willard Straight Hall.
Dance competition starts April 19 at 8 a.m. in the Field House. Contact
Jonathan Darrow at
jjd11@cornell.edu or 257-8297 or
visit the Web site http://www.w4.lns.cornell.edu/hs/cbdc/.
Specialty dance workshops will be held April 20.
Cornell International Folkdancers
April 11-13, a vintage dance workshop with Richard Powers will be offered in
the North Room of Willard Straight Hall; admission will be charged, except for
Cornell students. For information, call Edilia at 387-6547 or Marguerite at
539-7335.
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.
* "Raising the Curtain: Images of Performance," through May 25.
* "Joseph Norman: Monologue," through May 25.
* "The Tale of Genji: Splendor and Innovation in Edo Culture," through
June 15.
* "Contemporary Prints From the Anbinder Collection," through June 15.
* Special Public Program Day: "The Arts of Japan," April 12, noon to 4
p.m. The museum will host a variety of activities for people of all ages,
including music, artist demonstrations, calligraphy, origami, fashion, food, a
demonstration of the tea ceremony and more. See
story.
* "Art for Lunch": On April 17 at noon, join Nancy Green, curator of
prints, drawings and photographs, for a tour of "Contemporary Prints From the
Anbinder Collection."
Cornell Plantations
"Cymbidiums and Other Spring-Blooming Orchids." Enjoy a taste of spring at the
A.D. White House solarium, open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
through April 30.
Hartell Gallery, Sibley Dome
* M.F.A. thesis show: sculpture by Mark Gaertner; paintings by Jeffrey
Whittle, through April 12.
* M.F.A. thesis show: photographs, paintings and prints by Sabrina Raaf
and Emily Trespas, April 13 through 18.
Martha Van Rensselaer Gallery
"Work Environments: Making the Office Work," showcase design solutions for AWRE
Project in Washington, D.C., through April 18.
Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery
"Photographs from Nepal" by Amelia Bookstein, through April 19.
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. Check
out the Cornell Cinema Web site at http://www-cinema.slife.cornell.ed.
* Cornell Cinema welcomes cosponsorship proposals from faculty, student
and community organizations for films or series to be included in the fall 1997
Cinema schedule. For more information or an application, contact Cornell
Cinema, 104 Willard Straight Hall, 255-3522. Deadline for proposals is May
1.
* Cornell Cinema's advisory board has one opening for a Cornell staff
member for a two-year term. The board meets once a month, and its members are
entitled to a complimentary pass for Cornell Cinema screenings. For information
or an application, contact Cornell Cinema, 255-3522.
Thursday, 4/10
"Everyone Says I Love You" (1996), directed by Woody Allen, with Alan Alda,
Drew Barrymore and Goldie Hawn, 7:15 p.m.
"The Wings of Honneamise" (1994), directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga, 9:35 p.m.
Friday, 4/11
"The Baby of Macon" (1993), directed by Peter Greenaway, with Julia Ormond and
Ralph Fiennes, 7 p.m.
"The Crucible" (1996), directed by Nicholas Hytner, with Winona Ryder and
Daniel Day-Lewis, 7 p.m., Uris.
"He's a Woman, She's a Man" (1995), directed by Peter Chan, with Anita Yuen,
Leslie Cheung and Carina Lau, 9:40 p.m.
"Gridlock'd" (1996), directed by Vondie Curtis Hall, with Tupac Shakur, Tim
Roth and Thandie Newton, 9:50 p.m., Uris.
"A Better Tomorrow" (1986), directed by John Woo, with Chow Yun Fat, Leslie
Cheung and Ti Lung, midnight, Uris.
Saturday, 4/12
"Gridlock'd," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern" (1997), directed by Jeanne Jordan and Steven
Ascher, with the Jordan family, 7:30 p.m.
"The Crucible," 9:20 p.m., Uris.
"Dune" (1984), directed by David Lynch, with Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis
and Sting, midnight, Uris.
Sunday, 4/13
Black Maria Film and Video Festival, with festival director John Columbus, 4:30
p.m.
"Reflection in a Mirror" (1992), directed by Svetlana Proskurina, with Victor
Proskurin, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Everyone Says I Love You," 8 p.m.
Monday, 4/14
"I Know Where I'm Going" (1947), directed by Michael Powell, with Wendy Hiller,
Roger Livesey and Petula Clark, 7:15 p.m.
"Gridlock'd," 9:20 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/15
An evening with director Pratibha Parmar, featuring "Jodie: An Icon," 7:15
p.m.
"Obsessive Becoming" (1995), directed by Daniel Reeves, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film
Forum.
"The Baby of Macon," 9:45 p.m.
Wednesday, 4/16
"Forgotten Silver" (1996), directed by Peter Jackson, with Sam Neill and
Leonard Maltin, 7:15 p.m.
"The Godfather Part II" (1975), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with Al
Pacino and Robert DeNiro, 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, 4/17
"Thieves" (1996), directed by André Téchiné, with
Catherine Deneuve, 7:15 p.m.
"World's Best Commercials 1996," 9:45 p.m.
* CoursEnroll: Fall course pre-enrollment will be online via Bear
Access, through April 18. Information is on the Web at http://www.sas.cornell.
edu/OUR/CoursEnroll.html. A graduate student must obtain consent from
the committee chairperson for the pre-enrollment course selections and then
receive an electronic `adviser key' (password) from the chairperson or graduate
field office. If you do not pre-enroll, you must submit a form during the first
three weeks of the fall semester. If you pre-enroll and make changes, you must
submit a course add and drop form in the fall.
* Summer registration: Summer graduate registration begins Monday,
May 12, at the Graduate School information desk, Caldwell Hall. Student ID and
in-person registration are required. Students must register if they are l)
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 noncredit
summer registration. Students approved for summer residence credit must pay the
appropriate prorated Graduate School tuition rate. Tuition must be paid for
summer courses taken through the School of Continuing Education and Summer
Sessions.
Africana Studies & Research Center
"The Polemics of Womanist Theory," Patricia Kaurouma, visiting associate
professor, April 16, noon, Hoyt Fuller Room, Africana Studies and Research
Center.
Cornell College Republicans
On April 14 at 8 p.m., Lt. Col. Oliver North will speak in the Statler Hall
Auditorium. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. See
story.
CUSLAR
"The Road Ahead for Colombia's Guerrilla Movement," Mauricio Lopez, a
representative of the FARC-EP, the oldest and largest militant opposition group
in Colombia, April 14, 7:30 p.m., the Cafe, Anabel Taylor Hall.
East Asia Program
"The Language Dividend: The Value of Speaking Japanese in Exporting to Japan,"
Andrew Horvat, Johns Hopkins University, April 10, 4:30 p.m., 400 Riley Robb
Hall. A dinner at the Thai Cuisine Restaurant, 501 S. Meadow St., Ithaca, will
follow the lecture; cost is $20 per person; reservations are required; call
266-0721.
"Social Sciences in Japan and the United States: The Case of Maruyama Masao,"
Hiroaki Matsuzawa, International Christian University Visiting Fellow,
Reischauer Institute, Harvard University, April 14, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller
Hall.
European Studies Institute
"Too Many, Too Small: Self-Employment in Post-Socialist Hungary," Istvan Gabor,
Budapest University of Economics, April 14, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Economic roundtable on "Post-Communist Transformations: Economic and Social
Policy in Eastern Europe," with Istvan Gabor, Peter Gedeon and Ivo Bicanic,
April 16, 4:30 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Food Science
"Pro-active Molecular Epidemiology: Identification and Control of
Escherichia coli 0157:H7 Outbreaks," Mansour Samadpour, University of
Washington, April 15, 4:30 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Hillel
"Kabbalah and Healing," Arthur Spokojny, Cornell Medical Center, April 13, 1
p.m., Founder's Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Hotel Administration
On April 10 at 2:55 p.m. in 165 Statler Hall, Rob Johnson, director of
Atlanta's Table and Atlanta Community Foodbank, will speak about food banking
and prepared food rescue.
Johnson Museum of Art
"Strategies of Form: Geometry in the Ceramic Arts," Christopher Gustin,
University of Massachusetts, April 11, 5 p.m., Johnson Museum.
"Images of Female Celebrity in British Romantic Theatre," Catherine Burroughs,
visiting assistant professor in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance,
April 16, 5 p.m., Johnson Museum.
Kroch Library
"Bernard Shaw and Bernard Burgunder: Double Genius," Dan Laurence, a scholar of
George Bernard Shaw, April 17, 4 p.m., Kroch Library Atrium.
Latin American Studies
"The Golden Trap of Social and Economic Dependence: The Case of Puerto Rico,"
Elías Gutiérrez Sánchez, University of Puerto Rico, April
10, 4:30 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Music
Mario Lavista will give a composer's forum April 12 at 1 p.m. in 301 Lincoln
Hall.
"Rogers and Me: Reading American Identity Between the Lines of Hart and
Hammerstein," Rose Rosengard Subotnik, Brown University, April 14, 4:15 p.m.,
102 Lincoln Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"Does Southeast Asia Conform to the East Asian Model," Anne Booth, School of
Oriental and African Studies, University of London, April 10, 12:20 p.m., Kahin
Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Notes on the Culture and Political Economy of Malaysia's Islamic Courts,"
Michael Peletz, Colgate University, April 17, 12:20 p.m., 640 Stewart Ave.
Department of Music
* April 12, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Chamber Orchestra, under
the direction of John Hsu, will present Handel's Concerto Grosso in F Major,
op. 3, no. 4; Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066; and Mozart's
Symphony in B-flat Major, K. 319.
* April 13, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cuarteto Latinoamericano and Mexican
composer Mario Lavista will be in residency at Cornell April 11 to 13. At the
concert April 13, they will play the world premiere of a string quartet by
Lavista, as well as works by Revueltas, Alvarez and Shostakovich. On April 11
at 1:25 p.m. in Barnes Hall, the Cuarteto Latinoamericano will read D.M.A.
composition students' string quartets, and on April 12 at 1 p.m. in Barnes
Hall, the quartet will hold a master class.
* April 14, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell students, including four
pianists, a singer and four instrumentalists, will present a mixed recital
including works by Beethoven, Ashton, Schumann and Mendelssohn.
* April 15, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Piano students of Xak Bjerken will
present works by Schubert, Gould, Chopin, Szymanowski and Milhaud.
East Asia Program
A concert of traditional shakuhachi and koto will be performed by Ralph
Samuelson and Ishigure Masayo on April 17 at 8 p.m. in Barnes Hall.
Hillel
A concert of Jewish music, with Cantor Robert Michael Esformes and Zoë
Zak, organ and accordion, will be performed April 13 at 4:30 p.m. in Anabel
Taylor Hall Chapel. Admission is $4 for students, $7 for the community.
Johnson Museum of Art
The Cornell Jazz ensemble will perform in the galleries April 13 from 3 to 5
p.m.
Bound for Glory
April 13: Rod MacDonald 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.
Creative Writing Program
Richard Wilbur, whose poetry has been honored with two Pulitzer Prizes and a
National Book Award, will give a reading April 10 at 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E.
Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. See
story.
Sage Chapel
John Noonan, federal district judge, San Francisco, will give the sermon April
13 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
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: Orthodox, 9:45 a.m., Edwards Room, ATH.
Korean Church
Sundays, 11 a.m., One World Room (in English), and 1 p.m., chapel (in Korean),
Anabel Taylor Hall. Call 255-2250 for more information.
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for
directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m. For geneology
resources, call Jeremy at 257-7187.
Lutheran
Sundays, 10:45 a.m. (traditional service) and 5 p.m. (contemporary). St. Luke
Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave. For info, call 273-6811.
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.
Pagan
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious
Work at 255-4214.
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
"Beyond Nutritional Recommendations: Integrating Scientific Knowledge for
Effective Action," Cutberto Garza and David Pelletier, nutritional sciences,
April 15, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Tomographic Observation of Vortex Filaments in Excitable Media," Arthur
Winfree, University of Arizona, April 11, 3 p.m., 310 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"Supernova 1987A: Ten Years After," Nino Panagia, Space Telescope Science
Institute, April 10, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Cosmological Parameters From Cosmic Flows: Is the Universe Bound?" Avishai
Dekel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem/UC Santa Cruz, April 17, 4:30 p.m., 105
Space Sciences Building.
Biochemistry
"The Protein Endoskeleton of Genes: The Nucleosome Core," Evangelos
Moudrianakis, Johns Hopkins University, April 11, 4 p.m., large conference
room, Biotechnology Building.
"Science Writing and Editing," Becky Chasen, editor, BioScience, and
John Yaukey, science writer, Ithaca Journal, April 16, 7 p.m., large
seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
Bioengineering
"New Device for Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease," David Fishell, MedinTec
Inc., April 10, 3:35 p.m., 155 Olin.
"Merger Mania to Spin-off Craze: The Anatomy of Baxter Healthcare's Spin-off of
Allegiance," Lester Knight, chairman and CEO, Allegiance Corp., April 17, 4:30
p.m., 155 Olin.
Boyce Thompson Institute
"Interactions and Intersections of Signal Transduction Pathways in Higher
Plants," Nam Hai Chua, April 16, 3 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center
"Housing Quality Across Seven U.S. Metropolitan Areas," Nandinee Kutty,
consumer economics and housing, April 16, 1:20 p.m., Faculty Commons, Martha
Van Rensselaer Hall.
Entomology
"Ecological Patterns Exhibited by the Aquatic Insect Communities of the Pitcher
Plant Sarracenia purpurea," Jessamy Rango, Cornell, April 14, 4 p.m., A106
Corson Hall.
Environmental Toxicology
"Regulation of Apoptosis at Different Stages of Neoplastic Progression," Gloria
Preston, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, April 11, 12:20 p.m., 135
Emerson Hall.
Fruit & Vegetable Science
"Genetic Control of Fruit Physiological Disorders: Role of Active Oxygen
Species and Their Metabolism," Rao Mulpuri, fruit and vegetable science, April
17, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Genetics & Development
"Molecular Biology of the Zona Pellucida: Oocyte-specific Gene Expression,
Mutations and Infertility," Jurrien Dean, National Institutes of Health, April
14, 4 p.m., Large Seminar Room, Biotechnology Building.
"The Pheotypic Basis of Mating Discrimination in Drosophila
pseudoobscura and D. persimilis," Mohamed Noor, April 16, 12:20
p.m., small seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
Immunology
"Regulation of Epithelial Function in Rodent Models of Hypersensitivity," Mary
Perdue, McMaster University, April 11, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson
Auditorium.
International Studies in Planning
"Psychopathologies of Urban Space in Modern Urbanism," Anthony Vidler, dean,
College of Architecture, Art and Planning, April 11, 12:10 p.m., 335 Baker
Hall.
Johnson Graduate School of
Management
Ray Cote of Dalhousie University will speak April 11 at 10 a.m. in Bache
Auditorium, Malott Hall, as part of the "Industrial Ecology: Connecting
Business and the Environment" seminar series.
Latin American Studies Program
"The Neighborhood as an Urban Workshop: Popular Participation and Environmental
Action in Havana," Mario Coyula Cowley, University of Havana, April 8, 12:15
p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Manufacturing Engineering
"Bringing Innovation to Market: Experiences and Challenges of a Biomedical
Device Entrepreneur," David Fischell, IsoStent Inc., April 10, 4:30 p.m., 155
Olin Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Colossal Magnetoresistance: New Science and Technological Promise," Sang-Wook
Cheong, Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies, April 10, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard
Hall.
"The Role of Strain in the Magnetic Properties of Magnetic Oxide Thin Films,"
Yuri Suzuki, materials science and engineering, April 17, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard
Hall.
Microbiology
TBA, Martin Alexander, soil, crop and atmospheric sciences, April 10, 4 p.m.,
105 Riley-Robb.
"Plant Secondary Compounds and Ruminal Bacteria: Toxicity and Tolerance," Alice
Pell, animal science, April 17, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
Modern Languages
"Psycholinguistics Is Comparatively Healthy," Anne Cutler, Max Planck Institute
for Psycholinguistics, April 15, 4:30 p.m., 106 Morrill.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"The Functional Differentiation of Cochlear Hair Cells," Paul Fuchs, Johns
Hopkins University, April 10, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Effect of Isolation and Social Stimuli on the Changing Electric Organ
Discharge of the Weakly Electric Pulse Fish Brachyhypopomus
pinnicaudatus," Cheryl Franchina, neurobiology and behavior, April 15,
12:15 p.m., A106 Corson.
Nutritional Sciences
"Does Phosphorylation Regulate Hormonal Action?" A. Ahmed, nutritional
sciences, April 10, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Dietary Risk Factors Among Hispanic/Latino Families: A Biculture Household
Investigation," Maria Rodriguez, Ph.D. candidate, April 14, 12:20 p.m., NG-02
Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"The Eating Trait Inventory: An Analysis of Eating Behavior Questionnaires,"
Terrance Horner Jr., Ph.D. candidate, April 14, 4 p.m., 100 Savage.
"Impact of a Cancer Intervention on Diet-related Cardiovascular Disease Risks
of White and African-American EFNEP Clients," Winna Rivera, extension
associate, April 15, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Food and Nutrition Interventions in Refugee Camps and Complex Emergencies:
From Food Monetization to Micronutrient Fortification," Steve Hansch,
nutritional epidemiologist and food aid analyst, refugee policy, Washington,
D.C., April 15, 12:20 p.m., 200 Savage Hall.
Ornithology
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting: "Everything You Wanted to Know About Avian Anatomy
but Were Afraid to Ask," George Kollias, Cornell, April 14, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes
Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
Peace Studies Program
"Palestinian Public Attitudes to the Peace Process," Salim Tamari, visiting
professor, April 10, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Pharmacology
"Calcium Influx in Mast Cells: New Twists on an Old Theme," Michael McCloskey,
Iowa State University, April 14, 4:30 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary
Research Tower.
Physics
"The Life of a Vortex in Superfluid Helium 4," Eric Varoquaux, UCLA, April 14,
4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Breeding
"Development and Mapping of Microsatellite Markers in Rice," Xiuli Chen,
graduate student, April 15, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Evaluation of Grape Downy Mildew (Plasmopara viticola) Management
Strategies," Wendy McFadden, April 15, 3:30 p.m., A133 Barton Laboratory,
Geneva.
"The Potential of Thiarubrine C Against Plant Pathogenic Nematodes," Susanna
Sanchez, and "Molecular Genetic Bases of Homothallism in Filamentous
Ascomycetes," Sung-Hwan Yun, April 16, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science
Building.
Psychology
"Why Are We Happy: Temperament vs. Money and Other Situational Factors," Ed
Diener, University of Illinois, April 11, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
Rural Sociology
"Poverty and Children's Schooling in Rural and Urban Chile," Leif Jensen, Penn
State University, April 11, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"Place in Truth, Or: The Architecture of Authenticity," Thomas Gieryn, Indiana
University, April 14, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
Soil, Crop & Atmospheric Sciences
"Soybean Growth and Mycorrhizal Interactions in Phosphorus-Deficient Soil in
Moist Savanna Region of the Humid Tropics," Abdelaziz Hamid Abdelgadir, soil,
crop and atmospheric sciences, April 15, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
South Asia Program
"Settling the Frontier: Agrarian and Judicial Processes in Colonial Peshawar,"
Robert Nichols, University of Pennsylvania, April 14, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris
Hall.
Statistics
"Schur Properties of Convolutions of Exponential and Geometric Random
Variables," Emad El-Neweihi, University of Illinois at Chicago, April 16, 3:30
p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
"Low-Input Agriculture in Cuba - State of the National Experiment," Karl North,
Northland Sheep Dairy, April 16, 4 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"Characterization of Colored Compounds Formed Upon Aging Oily Soils and Their
Interaction With Textile Fibers," Yong-Seung Chi, Cornell, April 10, 12:20
p.m., 317 MVR Hall.
"The Makings of a Tent: Recovering a Sense of Identity Through Surface Design,"
Sara Sherwin, Cornell, April 17, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Veterinary Medicine
"Why Is There a Fuss Over Animals in Biomedical Research?" Tom Beauchamp,
Georgetown University, April 17, noon, Lecture Hall I, Veterinary Education
Center.
Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Studies
A conference, "Queer Academics at Work in Public Policy: What's All This About
Family Values?" featuring John E'milio, executive director of the National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute, and Nan Hunter of Brooklyn Law School,
will be held April 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. in G-08 Uris Hall.
Professors-at-Large Program
A symposium on creativity will be held April 18 in Barnes Hall. See story.
Society for the Humanities
"Recycling Culture," featuring speakers Mieke Bal, Michael Steinberg, Hubert
Damisch and Giovanni Careiri, will be held April 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. in the Guerlac Room of the A.D. White House. For more information, call
255-4086 or e-mail
mea4@cornell.edu.
Society of Engineers
A conference, "Frontiers in Bioengineering," sponsored by the Cornell Society
of Engineers, will be held April 10-12. Speakers will include Richard Hazelton,
chairman and CEO of Dow Corning Corp., and Samuel Fleming, chairman and CEO of
Decision Resources Inc. For complete details, call Jeanne Subialka, conference
registrar, at 255-9920, or visit
http://www.engr.cornell.edu/Newsline/Newsline.html via the World Wide Web.
Brand X
Brand X Musical Theatre, a student-run theater group, announces its sixth
production, Merrily We Roll Along, with music and lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim. Performances will be held in the James Law Auditorium of the College
of Veterinarian Medicine and are scheduled for April 11 at 8:15 p.m., April 12
at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m., and April 13 at 2:15 p.m. For info, contact Joshua Glick
at 253-1981.
Risley Theatre
Risley's Night of One Acts, produced by Katherine Copic, will be held April 10,
11 and 12 at 8 p.m. in Risley Theatre. Pieces will include Israel Horowitz's
"It's Called the Sugar Plum" and John Guare's "In Fireworks Lie Secret Codes"
and "The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year." Call 255-9521 for reservations and
information.
Cornell Design League
The Cornell Design League presents its 13th annual fashion show April 12 at 5
and 8:30 p.m. in Barton Hall. A total of 28 designers with the aid of more than
100 models will show their work. See
story.
CUSLAR Benefit
Coyote Loco restaurant in East Hill Plaza will host a benefit brunch for CUSLAR
April 13 at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available for a sliding scale
donation of $10 to $20; advance purchase is recommended. Tickets are available
at Coyote Loco, the Bead Store Cafe in Center Ithaca, the Alternatives Library
in Anabel Taylor Hall and by calling CUSLAR at 255-7298.
Employee Assembly Meetings
Join the Employee Assembly for its next meeting April 16 from 12:15 to 1:30
p.m. in the Day Hall board room. Call the Office of the Assemblies for
information, 255-3715.
Veterinary Open House
The annual open house at the College of Veterinary Medicine will be held April
12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Easy parking is available in "B" lot on Route 366,
with an entrance to the open house through the Veterinary Medical Center.
Baseball (6-10, 1-3 Ivy)
April 12, at Harvard (2), noon
April 13, at Dartmouth (2), noon
April 16, Penn State (2), 1 p.m.
Men's Hvwt. Crew (1-0)
April 13, Rutgers
Men's Ltwt. Crew (0-0)
April 12, Rutgers, Princeton
April 13, Yale
Women's Crew (0-0)
April 12, at Princeton w/Radcliffe
Golf (0-0)
April 11-12, at Rutgers Invitational
Men's Lacrosse (2-6, 1-2 Ivy)
April 12, at Dartmouth, 1 p.m.
April 15, at Hobart, 4:30 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse (3-5, 0-3 Ivy)
April 12, Dartmouth, noon
April 13, Vermont, noon
Softball (13-8, 2-0 Ivy)
April 10, at Le Moyne, (2), 3 p.m.
April 12, at Princeton (2), 1 p.m.
April 13, at Bucknell (2), 1 p.m.
April 16, at Colgate (2), 3 p.m.
Men's Tennis (10-5, 1-2 EITA)
April 11, at Brown, 2 p.m.
April 12, at Yale, noon
Women's Tennis (8-6, 2-0 Ivy)
April 11, Brown, 2 p.m.
April 12, Yale, noon
Men's Track (0-0)
April 11-12, Sea Ray Relays at Knoxville, Tenn.
April 12, at Bucknell Invitational
Women's Track (0-0)
April 11-12, Sea Ray Relays at Knoxville, Tenn.
April 12, at Bucknell Invitational