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Oct. 4, vintage dances will be taught, North Room, Willard Straight Hall. Teaching and review, 7:30-9 p.m.; request dancing, 9-10:30 p.m. Open to the Cornell community and the general public. Events are free unless noted; beginners are welcome; no partners are necessary.emeritus/retired
The following is the second in a series of four lectures on "The Ithaca Environs," sponsored by the Cornell Association of Professors Emeriti, and is open to the public.
"WWW.fingerlakes: The Wild Wacky Weather of the Finger Lakes," Mark Wysocki, meteorology, Oct. 1, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.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.
* "A Golden Age: American Painting and Sculpture From the Collection of Richard J. and Sheila W. Schwartz," through Oct. 1.
* "Susan Rothenberg Prints and Drawings," through Nov. 1.
* "Celestial Bodies: Images of the Heavens," through Nov. 1.
* "Pre-Columbian Works From the Permanent Collection," through Nov. 22.
* "Graveurs en taille douce: 17th Century French Printmakers," through Dec. 19.
* "200 Years of Lithography," through Jan. 3.
* Art for Lunch: Oct. 1, noon to 1 p.m., tour the Asian collection with new curator Ellen Avril.
* Sunday Afternoon Artbreak: Oct. 4 at 2 p.m., the Rev. Byron Breese presents "Rare Insight: A Scene of Protestant Worship in Melchers' `The Communion.'"
(9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
1997-98 Cornell in Rome Program student exhibition, through Oct. 2.
(9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Books by students of Elisabeth Meyer, through Oct. 2.
The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Exhibition Gallery is located on the 2b Level of the Kroch Library (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Telephone: 255-3530.
"Laura (Riding) Jackson and the Promise of Language" opens Oct. 8.
(9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
Paintings by alumna Jennifer Fuentes, through Oct. 3.Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema and held in Willard Straight Theatre, except where noted, and are open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students, kids 12 and under and seniors). films
"La Nouba des Femmes" (1977), with visting filmmaker Assia Djebar, 7 p.m.
"Bulworth" (1998), directed by Warren Beatty, with Beatty and Halle Berry, 10 p.m.
Empire State Film Festival, with Michael Zimmerman and Jon Galt, 7 p.m.
"Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975), directed by Peter Weir, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Bulworth," 9:35 p.m., Uris
"Spanish Prisoner" (1997), directed by David Mamet, with Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon and Steve Martin, 10 p.m.
"Easy Rider" 1969), directed by Dennis Hopper, with Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson and Hopper, midnight, Uris.
"Bulworth," 7 p.m., Uris.
"Taste of Cherry" (1997), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, with Homayoun Ershadi and Abdolhossein Bagheri, 7:15 p.m.
"Picnic at Hanging Rock," 9:25 p.m., Uris.
"Spanish Prisoner," 9:30 p.m.
"Easy Rider," midnight, Uris.
"Picnic at Hanging Rock," 4:30 p.m.
"Honey Moccasin," directed by Shelley Niro, presented by CAIGPS, 7 p.m., Auditorium D, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Spanish Prisoner," 7:30 p.m.
"La Strada" (1954), directed by Federico Fellini, with Giulietta Masina and Anthony Quinn, 7 p.m.
"Spanish Prisoner," 9:20 p.m.
"Taste of Cherry," 7:15 p.m.
"Third World Newsreel Tribute," Program 1, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Bulworth," 9:30 p.m.
"Medium Cool" (1969), directed by Haskell Wexler, with Robert Forster and Verna Bloom, 7:15 p.m.
"Buffalo 66" (1998), directed by Vincent Gallo, with Gallo, Christina Ricci and Anjelica Huston, 9:40 p.m.
"To Have (or Not)" (1995), directed by Laetitia Masson, with Sandrine Kiberlain and Arnaud Giovaninetti, 7:15 p.m.
"The Butcher Boy" (1998), directed by Neil Jordan, with Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea and Fiona Shaw, 9:20 p.m.* Course changes: Courses may be dropped or credit hours may be changed through Oct. 16 without penalty. After Oct. 16 both instructor's and chairperson's signatures needed on drop/add form to drop a course or to change credit hours. A course dropped after Oct. 16 will appear on transcripts with a "W" (withdrawn), unless petition approved. No course may be dropped or changed after Dec. 4. graduate bulletin
* Dissertation and thesis seminars: 100 Caldwell Hall, 2 p.m.; master's thesis, Wednesday, Oct. 14; Doctoral dissertation, Wednesday, Oct. 21. The thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations; students, faculty and typists are welcome.
* Travel: Conference travel grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship and Financial Aid Office, Caldwell Hall, by Nov. 1 for Dec. conferences. Grants for transportation are awarded to registered graduate students invited to present papers. Application forms are available at graduate field offices and on the web at http://ww.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/intro.html.lectures
"John Henrik Clarke, 1915-1998: His Life and Times in the Recovery of Black History and Culture, II," Robert Harris Jr., Africana Studies and Research Center, Oct. 7, noon, Hoyt Fuller Room, 310 Triphammer Road.
"The Rural History of Ancient Greek City-States: Oropos and the Oropos Survey Project," Michael Cosmopoulos, University of Manitoba, Oct. 5, 8 p.m., 22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Thomas Gold Lecture Series: "Neutron Stars," Malvin Ruderman, Columbia University, Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Gaiashkibos, an American Indian environmental activist and tribal chairman of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Chippewa, will give a lecture on contemporary issues affecting Native peoples, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium.
John Brauman of Stanford University will give the following Baker Lectures in 119 Baker Lab: "Isotope Effects in Isolated Systems at Low Pressure," Oct. 1, 11:15 a.m.; "Infrared Multiple Photon Activation and Chemistry," Oct. 7, 4:40 p.m.; and "Acidity, Basicity and Hydrogen Bonding," Oct. 8, 11:15 a.m.
"Microenterprise: Programming and Policy," Jose Cruz, executive director, Worker Ownership Resource Center, Oct. 2, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley.
"Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World," Peter Kuniholm, history of art, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall.
A reception with Consuelo Cabrera Rosales, a human rights and women's rights leader from Guatemala, will be held Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall. At 8 p.m. she will give a lecture at Ithaca College, in 202 Williams Hall, and rides are available from the reception to the lecture. For information, call 255-7293.
Annette Henry of the University of Illinois at Chicago will make a presentation on her research of black women teachers and students Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., 213 Kennedy Hall.
German elections roundtable, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"The European Left After the Second World War," Geoff Eley, University of Michigan, Oct. 5, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Global Financial Services in the New Millennium," John Reed, chairman and CEO, Citicorp and Citibank, N.A., Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Photography and the Rhetoric of Art History," Ralph Lieberman, architectural historian and photographer, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., 22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Vicente Huidobro, Noticias del Futuro" (in Spanish), Ana Pizarro, Wellesley College and Universidad de Santiago, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m., 277 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"A Present for the Ladies or the Redemption of Dido," Wendy Heller, Princeton University, Oct. 5, 4:15 p.m., 102 Lincoln Hall.
"Don Quixote on the Elephant Border: Tales From the Kuai," Peter Cuasay, University of Washington, Oct. 1, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"A Gift to Be Free: Buddhism and Siam's Gift Diplomacy With America," Oct. 8, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
Marian Zeitlin will give a slide presentation about the EcoYoff project in the village of Yoff, Senegal, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
"Military Culture and `Final Solutions' in Imperial Germany," Isabel Hull, history, Oct. 1, 12:15 p.m., G92 Uris Hall.music
On Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium, contralto Ewa Podles will present a program that includes Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death and songs by Chopin, Kartowicz, Lutoslawski and Rachmaninoff. See story, Page 7.
Singer-songwriter Cosy Sheridan will give a concert Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. Tickets are $8 and are available at Rebop Records, Borealis Books and at the door.
On Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium, Ulali, a Native American women singing group, will perform. Tickets are available at Willard Straight Hall ticket office or at the door. Prices are $5 for students and $7 for nonstudents.
Oct.4: Magpie will perform. The show runs Sunday nights from 8 to 11, 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.readings
Marjorie Agosin, a human rights award-winning poet, will be in the area for three events. There will be a reception Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. in the Women's Community Building in Ithaca. She will read from her work Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bookery, and she will read Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. in the Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall. Call 255-6486 for more information.religion
Sister Elizabeth Candon, president emeritus of Trinity College in Vermont, will give the sermon Oct. 4 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., International Room, Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion and refreshments. Sunday morning prayers and breakfast, 7 a.m., at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-5320.
Weekend Masses: Sundays, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
There will be a Spanish Mass Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Anabel Taylor Chapel, with a reception at 8 p.m. in the Founders Room.
Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays at 4 p.m. in G-21 Anabel Taylor Hall; Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. in 219 ATH.
Testimony meetings (Christian Science College Organization at Cornell): Thursdays, 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Church services: 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, 10:30 a.m., Hector Meeting House, Perry City Road. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
Conservative and Reform: Call 255-4227 for information.
Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for information; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
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.
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. at College Ave. For information, call 273-6811.
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.
Wednesdays, 5:15 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Instructional techniques from various cultures. Some gentle movement and discussion included. For more information, call CURW at 255-4214.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. For more information, call the Protestant Cooperative Ministry at 255-4224.seminars
"Cosmology With High-Resift Galaxy Clusters," Stefan Morgani, IN IF, Italy, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Observations of Saturn's Rings With the Hubble WFPC2," Luke Does, NASA Ames, Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Cornell Genomics Initiative: Forging Ahead," Steven Tanksley, Cornell, Oct. 8, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall II, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Calcium Mediated Functions in Human and Mouse Neutrophils," Oliver Nuesse, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Engineering the Growth of Viruses," John Yin, University of Wisconsin, Oct. 5, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Leaning Tower of Pisa - Current Situation," Michele Jamiolkowski, Technical University of Torino, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., 110 Hollister Hall.
Jennifer Greene will give a presentation Oct. 2 at 11:15 a.m. in 211 Kennedy Hall.
"Ecology and Epidemiology of Brucellosis in Yellowstone National Park," Andrew Dobson, Princeton University, Oct. 7, 4 p.m., A106 Corson.
"Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Arthropods From Nuclear Gene Sequences," Jerome Regier, University of Maryland, Oct. 5, 4 p.m., A106 Corson.
"Functional Foods/Nutraceuticals: Opportunities and Pitfalls," Institute of Food Technologists videoconference, Oct. 6, 8 p.m., 178 Stocking Hall.
"Improving Wine Quality in NYS," Thomas Henick-Kling, NYSAES, Geneva, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Mapping Resistance to Potato Late Blight, Derived From a Wild Species," Elmer Ewing, fruit and vegetable science, Oct. 8, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Studying the Genetics of Human Vascular Disease Using Yeast," Warren Kruger, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Oct. 5, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Life at Low Reynolds Numbers and High Temperatures: Continuous Convective Transport of Thermophilic Microbes in Hydrothermal Systems," Michael Ryan, U.S. Geological Survey, Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"Role of Oblique Convergence in Active Deformation of the Himalayas and Southern Tibet Plateau," Rob McCaffrey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"Vaccine Requirements for Sustained Cellular Immune Responses to an Intracellular Parasitic Infection," Robert Seder, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Oct. 2, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"ECOnomics, ECOtourism, ECOlogy in Tropical Forest, Ecuador," Regina Harrison, University of Maryland, Oct. 6, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Organic Light Emitting Diodes," George Malliaras, Cornell, Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Science Magazine: From Peer Review to Press Releases," Phillip Szuromi, senior editor, Science magazine, Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Tsunami: Generation, Propagation and Runup," Phillip Liu, civil engineering, Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m., Upson Hall.
"Herpesvirus DNA Packaging," Joel Baines, veterinary microbiology and immunology, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Multiple Mechanisms Contribute to Achieving Specificity in Adrenergic Systems: Coupling to Multiple Effectors and Localization to Discrete Surface Domains," Lee Limbird, Vanderbilt University, Oct. 5, 3:45 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Consumption, Population and Environment: Big Problem, Bigger Opportunity," Norman Myers, author and environmentalist, Oct. 5, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Sex and Death in Katydids: Central Auditory Adaptations for Sound Categorization," Paul Faure, neurobiology and behavior, Oct. 1, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"From Lemons the Lemonade," Tom Jasikoff, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and St. Lawrence Wetland and Grassland District, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"Do Germany and Japan Rely Too Much on the United States for Their Own Good?" Peter Liberman, Queens College, CUNY, Oct. 1, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Patterns of Military Intervention Towards the Millennium's End," Gil Merom, Tel-Aviv University, Oct. 8, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Thomas Gold Lecture Series: "Pulsar Evolution," Malvin Ruderman, Columbia University, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller.
"How Do Plant Cells Process Spatial Information? Role of the Cytoskeleton," Richard Cyr, Penn State University, Oct. 2, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Secondary Metabolites for General and Specific Fungal Virulence," Olen Yoder, plant pathology, Oct. 6, 3 p.m., A133 Barton Lab, NYSAES, Geneva.
"Gummy Stem Blight (Didymella bryoniae) of Cucurbits: Pathogen Characterization and Inheritance of Resistance in Melon," Tito Zuniga, plant pathology, Oct. 7, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Sorghum Ergot: Globalization of a Plant Disease Problem," Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, International Crops Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, Oct. 8, 10:10 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Negotiating Mathematical Ecomomics: Patinkin v. Phipps," Roy Weintraub, Duke University, Oct. 5, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Soil Management Research in Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems of South Asia," John Duxbury, soil, crop and atmospheric sciences, Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m., 205 Riley-Robb Hall.
"A Molecular Biology Approach to the Preservation of Engineered Tissues," Robert VanBuskirk, SUNY Binghamton, Oct. 1, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"DNA Topology and Elasticity," David Swigon, Rutgers University, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston.
"Dietary Protection Against Cancer," Don Lisk, Cornell, Oct. 2, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.symposiums
The annual Graduate Student Research Forum will be Oct. 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. in G-01 Biotechnology Building.
Oct. 3, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Johnson Museum: "The Museum as a Place of Learning" gathers scholars and museum educators to reflect on current views of the museum as a place where people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, ages and capabilities can find a setting for learning. The symposium is free and open to the public; there is a $15 charge for lunch. For information and registration, contact Cathy Klimaszewski at 254-4627 or crk7@cornell.edu by Oct. 1.
"Laura (Riding) Jackson and the Promise of Language," Oct. 8-9. See story, Page 6.
A biotechnology and ethics symposium will be held Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. in 305 Ives Hall. The presenter is Paul Thompson of Purdue University, and respondents are William Lacy and Milton Zaitlin of Cornell and Andrew Light of SUNY Binghamton.theater
Black Box Series: Trifles by Susan Glasspell, Oct. 2 at 4:30 p.m., Oct 3-4, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theatre. Visit the department's web site, http://www.arts.cornell.edu/thatrearts.miscellany
Oct. 2 at noon on Ho Plaza, there will be a speak out on "Columbus (Re)visited."
Mental health professionals will offer employees the opportunity to learn about the signs and symptoms of depression/manic-depression and to participate in a free screening Oct. 8. The free program will be held at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in 163 Day Hall. For info, call the EAP office at 255-1531.
Oct. 6, Resume critique (bring your resume), noon to 1 p.m., 215 Upson Hall.
A Latin American Speakers Bureau training meeting will be Oct. 8 at 4:30 p.m. in 153 Uris Hall. If you are interested in participating in the LASP Speakers Bureau, which shares information on Latin America and the Caribbean with area schoolteachers, contact Mary Jo Dudley at 255-3345.
* Until Oct. 9, sign your support for LGBT acceptance at Cornell. Contact the LGBT Resource Center to add your name to the growing number of queers and straights who will be listed in a "Coming Out Ad" for Coming Out Month.
* Green on Thursdays Coffeehouse, Thursdays, 8 to 10 p.m., Anabel Taylor Cafe.
* LGBT-themed book discussion group: Wednesdays at 7 p.m., September's book selection is Aquamarine by Carol Anshaw, First Baptist Church, Dewitt Park, Ithaca.
Contact the LGBT Resource Center at 254-4987 or http://LGBTRC.cornell.edu for info.
The Animal Science Teaching and Research Center in Dryden is holding an open house Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. From Ithaca, take Route 13 north to the village of Dryden and then south on Route 38 for five miles. Free parking.
The Women's Resource Center will hold an open house Oct. 7, 4 to 6 p.m., 207 Willard Straight Hall. For information, call 255-0015.sports
Oct. 3, Paul Short Invit. at Lehigh
Oct. 3, Harry Lang Invit. at Colgate
Oct. 3, Paul Short Invit. at Lehigh
Oct. 3, Harry Lang Invit. at Colgate
Oct. 7, Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Oct. 3, Buffalo, noon
Oct. 2, Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4-5, at St. Bonaventure Invitational
Oct. 3, Princeton, 4 p.m.
Oct. 7, Syracuse, 4 p.m.
Oct. 3, at Columbia, 11 a.m.
Oct. 6, at Army, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2-4, at Penn State Invitational
Oct. 3-4, Northeastern Invitational