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The Cornell International Folk Dancers meet Sundays when Cornell is in session in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. Teaching begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by open dancing from 8:30 to 10 p.m. For more information, contact David at 564-3613, e-mail dhr1@cornell.edu.
Thursdays, 8 to 10 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.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.
* "Treasures of the Johnson Museum," through March 8.
* "Richard Artschwager Exhibition," through March 15.
* "Rembrandt and the Art of Etching," through March 15.
* "A Pictorialist Vision: Photographs by Herbert B. Turner," through March 22.
* Art for Lunch: Melinda Simon, M.F.A. candidate, leads a tour of "A Pictorialist Vision: Photographs by Herbert B. Turner," Feb. 5, noon.
* Sunday Artbreak: Diane Butler, museum educator, will give a behind-the-scenes tour of African art at the museum Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.
* Art for Lunch: On Feb. 12 at noon, Andy Weislogel, the Mellon print room assistant, leads a tour of "Treasures of the Johnson Museum."
(Sibley Dome, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* "Studio Granda," architectural show from Iceland, through Feb. 7.
* Work by students in Mark Cruvellier's Architecture 363 class, Feb. 8-14.
(M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sa, 1-5 p.m.)
"The Art of the Book: 500 Years of Printing, Book Binding and Illustration," February and March.
(8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
DEA: First Projects Show by students of Gary Evans, through Feb. 14.
(9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* Photographs and drawings by Nilda Taveras, through Feb. 6.
* "Lithography at Cornell," works by past and current students of Greg Page, Feb. 7-13.
(9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
* Paintings by Elizabeth Stott, through Feb. 6.
* Black-and-white photographs by Michelle Icenogle, WSH darkroom manager, Feb. 8-20.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), except for Sunday matinees, $3.50, and CTA Tuesday events, $2. Check out the Cornell Cinema web site at http://www-cinema.slife.cornell.ed. films
"A Man Vanishes" (1967), directed by Shohei Imamura, 4:30 p.m., free.
"Where is the Friend's Home?" (1987), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, with Babek Ahmed Poor and Ahmed Ahmed Poor, 7:15 p.m.
"Gattaca" (1997), directed by Andrew Niccol, with Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, 9:20 p.m.
"Shall We Dance?" (1997), directed by Masayuki Suo, with Koji Yakusyo and Tamiyo Kusakari, 7 p.m., Uris.
"A Self-Made Hero" (1995), directed by Jacques Audiard, with Mathieu Kassovitz and Anouk Grinberg, 7:15 p.m.
"Basquiat" (1996), directed by Julian Schnabel, with Parker Posey, Gary Oldman and Christopher Walken, 9:30 p.m.
"Gattaca," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Hard-Boiled" (1992), directed by John Woo, with Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung, midnight, Uris.
"Where is the Friend's Home?" IthaKid Film Fest, 2 p.m. See story.
"Follow Me Home" (1996), with special guest Lakota Harden, 7 p.m., free.
"Gattaca," 7 p.m., Uris.
"Shall We Dance?" 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Hard-Boiled," 10:15 p.m.
"The Fly" (1958), directed by Kurt Neuman, with David Hedison, Patricia Owens and Vincent Price, midnight, Uris.
"Shall We Dance?" 4:30 p.m.
"Gattaca," 7:30 p.m.
"Witness" (1985), directed by Peter Weir, with Harrison Ford, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Intentions of Murder" (1964), directed by Shohei Imamura, with Masumi Harukawa, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi and Ko Nishimura, 7 p.m.
"Shall We Dance?" 10 p.m.
"A Self-Made Hero," 7:15 p.m.
"Speaking Parts" (1989), directed by Atom Egoyan, with Michael McManus and Arsinée Khanjian, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"The Fly," 9:30 p.m.
"W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices" (1996), directed by Louis Massiah, 7 p.m.
"Clockwatchers" (1997), directed by Jill Sprecher, with Parker Posey and Lisa Kudrow, 9:30 p.m.
"Vengeance is Mine" (1979), directed by Shohei Imamura, with Ken Ogata and Rentaro Mikuni, 4:30 p.m., free.
"And Life Goes On" (1996), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, with Ferhad Kherdamend and Buba Bayour, 7:15 p.m.
"Seven" (1995), directed by David Fincher, with Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, 9:45 p.m.* Dissertation/thesis seminars will be held in 100 Caldwell Hall on the following Wednesdays at 2 p.m.: master's on Feb. 11; doctoral on Feb. 18. The thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations; students, faculty and typists are encouraged to attend. graduate bulletin
* Income tax: International students with Cornell fellowships from which Cornell withheld tax in 1997 will receive their form 1042-S prior to March 15. You must use the form 1042-S along with the form W-2 "Wage and Tax Statement" (if you were also an employee) when filing your 1997 personal income tax return.
* Commencement: Commencement is Sunday, May 24. To receive a May degree, the deadline for completing all requirements is May 15. Deadlines are earlier to have a diploma available for pickup following the commencement exercises (March 13) or to have one's name appear in the commencement program (March 25). A ceremony to individually recognize Ph.D. candidates will be at Barton Hall, Saturday, May 23, at 5 p.m. A reception follows the ceremony. Information will be in commencement packets available in March at the Graduate School.
* Degree requirement: To receive a graduate degree, students must have their final undergraduate transcripts on file with the Graduate School showing the conferral date of their undergraduate degrees. If your graduate application for admission was made before the conferral of your undergraduate degree and you have not had a later transcript sent, contact your undergraduate institution to have a final transcript sent to the Graduate Records Office, Caldwell Hall.
* Travel grants: Conference travel grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by March 1 for April 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.
* Lunch with Dean Cohen: Grad students may join the dean for lunch Mondays, noon to 1 p.m., Big Red Barn (table near piano). Concerns of students in the physical sciences fields will be the focus of the Feb. 9 lunch.lectures
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the former NBA star who announced in 1991 that he is HIV-positive, will speak Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Tickets are $7, available at the Willard Straight Hall box office.
TBA, Kaori Chino, Gakushuin University, Feb. 6, 4:30 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Developing Intuition," Joyce Morgenroth, theater arts, Feb. 9, 2:55 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Football, Feminism and Other Contemporary Contradictions," Jackson Katz, founder and director of MVP Strategies Inc., part of Health Awareness Week, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium.
"Qur'an Recitation Competitions in Indonesia," Anna Gade, visiting lecturer, Feb. 5, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.music
* Feb. 7, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Department of Music and the Ithaca Opera Association present an evening of music by Manuel de Falla. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for adults and are available at the ticket center at Clinton House, Hickey's Music and at the door. See story.
* Feb. 10, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Concertino Armonico, which is composed of Geoffrey Burgess and Owen Watkins on recorders and oboes and Peter Watchorn on harpsichord, presents music from the German Baroque courts, including trios and trio sonatas by Bach, Telemann and Fasch.
* Feb. 11 and 12, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Pianists from the studios of Malcolm Bilson, Xak Bjerken and Blaise Bryski will present J.S. Bach's complete Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 2) over the course of two evenings.
Feb. 8: Hugh Blumenfeld 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. Bound for Glory is broadcast on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.reading
Colette Inez, author of eight books of poetry, associate professor with Columbia University's Writing Program and visiting writer at Cornell, will give a poetry reading Feb. 12 at 4:30 p.m. in the A.D. White House.religion
The Rev. George Heyman, from Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Ithaca, will give the sermon Feb. 8 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
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: 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: Sunday at 4 p.m. in G-22 ATH or Wednesday at 5 p.m. in 219 ATH.
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 provided. for information, call 273-5421.
Conservative and Reform: Friday, 6:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall.
Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for information; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Call 255-4227 for more information.
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.
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
"Knowledge, Language and Writing System: Case of Ethiopia," Ayele Bekerie, Africana Studies and Research Center, Feb. 5, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Saving Lives and Livelihoods in Southern Sudan," Oliver Mogga, graduate student, international development, Feb. 12, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Leptin: Potential Applications to Animal Agriculture," Dale Romsos, Michigan State University, Feb. 10, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"Rational Matrix Functions and Low-Rank Updates," Charles Van Loan, computer science, Feb. 6, 3 p.m., 456 Rhodes Hall.
"The Disk-Jet Interaction in the Microquasar GRS 1915+105," Stephen Eikenberry, California Institute of Technology, Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Cosmic Magnetic Fields and Ultra-Rich Energy Cosmic Rays," Angela Olinto, University of Chicago, Feb. 12, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
"Mechanism of RNA Editing in the Mitochondrion of Trypanosomes," Steven Hajduk, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Feb. 6, 4 p.m., conference room, Biotechnology Building.
"Control and Local Dynamics in Cardiac Tissue," Robert Gilmour, physiology, Feb. 12, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin.
TBA, Winfried Denk, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Employment Patterns of Husbands and Wives in the Family Cycle," Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Bremen University, Feb. 10, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"The Silicon/Silicon Oxide Interface: The Heart and Soul of Modern Microelectronics," Mark Banaszak-Hall, University of Michigan, Feb. 5, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Laboratory.
"What's in the Lexicon?" Ray Jackendoff, Brandeis University, Feb. 12, 4:30 p.m., 106 Morrill.
"Population Structure, Species and Speciation in Bacillus," Conrad Istock, visiting fellow, Feb. 11, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Built-in Self-Test of VLSI Systems - From Ics to Embedded Cores," Krishnendu Chakrabarty, Boston University, Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m., 310 Rhodes Hall.
"Environmental and Economic Costs of Pesticide Use in the U.S. and World," David Pimentel, ecology and agricultural science, Feb. 9, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Cover Crops - An Essential Practice for Sustainability," Aref Abdul-Baki, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, Feb. 5, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science.
"Supersweet Corn Germination in Cold Soil," Iwona Rybus, fruit and vegetable science, Feb. 12, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Using Drosophila Mutants to Study Neurotransmitter Release," David Deitcher, neurobiology and behavior, Feb. 9, 4 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building.
"Killing of African Trypanosomes by Human High Density Lipoproteins," Steven Hajduk, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Feb. 6, 12:15 p.m., Lecture Hall 1, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Violence Against Workers in the Global Economy: Freedom of Association and International Labor Standards," Lance Compa and Mark Anner, industrial and labor relations, Feb. 6, 12:10 p.m., 157 E. Sibley Hall.
"The Power of the Word: Indigenous Writers and Mayan Social Movements in Guatemala," Victor Montejo, University of California at Davis, Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Early Stages of Nucleation and Growth in Polymer Mixtures," Nitash Balsara, Polytechnic University, Feb. 5, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"The Growth of Oxides and Oxide Superlattices by Molecular Beam Epitaxy," Darrell Schlom, Penn State University, Feb. 12, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Low Environmental Impact Fire Suppression Concepts," Deborah Pence, University of Rhode Island, Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"Coping With a Poisonous Gas: Molecular Explanations for the Toxicity of Oxygen," James Imlay, University of Illinois at Urbana, Feb. 5, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"On the Trail of the Holy Grail: A Putative, Potential, Possible Anaerobic Methane Oxidizer," Joseph Yavitt, natural resources, Feb. 12, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Long-Term Ecological Research at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest," Tim Fahey, natural resources, Feb. 10, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"The Honeybee's Recruitment Dance Follows a Mathematical Structure," Barbara Shipman, University of Rochester, Feb. 5, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Genomic Diversity and the Recombinational Landscape in Drosophila and Humans," Chip Acquadro, genetics and development, Feb. 12, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Naturalizing Misery: Popular Tales of the Transition in Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Estonia," Ted Hopf, Ohio State University, Feb. 5, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Current events roundtable on the Asian financial crisis, with Jonathan Kirshner, government; Erik Thorbecke, nutritional sciences; and Henry Wan, economics, Feb. 12, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Infinite Dilution at High Concentration: Structure and Mechanism of Chaperonin Assisted Protein Folding," Paul Sigler, Yale University, Feb. 9, 4:15 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"SIRTF: The Last of the Great Observatories," Jim Houck, Feb. 9, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Genetics Manipulation of the Phenylpropanoid Pathway," Richard Dixon, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Feb. 6, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science.
"Helminthosporium solani: Phylogenetic Relationships and Control of an Unusual Plant Pathogen," Claudia Olivier, plant pathology, Feb. 11, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Exotic Becomes Erotic: Explaining the Enigma of Sexual Orientation," Daryl Bem, psychology, Feb. 6, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Balance in Community Resources: The Pluses and Minuses of Social Capital," Cornelia Butler Flora, Iowa State University, Feb. 6, 2:30 p.m., NB17A Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"On the Histories of Relativity: The Propagation and Elaboration of Relativity Theory in Participant Histories in Germany, 1905-1911," Richard Staley, University of Chicago, Feb. 9, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
The film Emerging Powers will be shown Feb. 9, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Incorporating Three-Dimensional Body Scan Data Into Apparel Pattern Development: Exploring a New Methodology," Julie Voellinger, Cornell, Feb. 5, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Fluid Penetration of Barrier Materials," Angela Miller, textiles and apparel, Feb. 12, 12:20 p.m., 317 MVR Hall.symposiums
All interested members of the Cornell community are invited to a greenhouse pest management update Feb. 10, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium. Speakers at the program include faculty from the departments of entomology and plant pathology; staff from the Department of Environmental Health and Safety; greenhouse staff from BTI; and Don Elliot, director of Applied Bionomics Ltd. Preregistration is required. To register or for more information, contact Mary-Lynn Cummings at 255-2557 or mc101@cornell.edu.theater
Comedy, science, history and romance weave together to form the basis of Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia, set to premiere at the Center for Theatre Arts Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. Evening performances continue Feb. 12-15 and 18-21. Afternoon matinees will be presented Feb. 15 and 21 at 2 p.m. There will be a "talk back" session for the audience and members of the cast and production team following the Feb. 19 performance.
For play and ticket information, call or visit the box office in the Center for Theatre Arts, 430 College Ave., between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS.
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Meetings are open to the public and will be held Monday through Friday at 12:15 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call 273-1541.
Auditions for A Little Night Music will be Feb. 8 from 4 to 7 p.m. in 403 Barton Hall, Feb. 10, 7 to 10 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Art and by appointment. Bring music to sing. For rides or information, call 257-0496. Applications for dramatic, musical and technical directors also are being accepted.
Living with diabetes? Weekly support group meetings are Thursdays, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Group Room, Counseling and Psychological Services, 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.
Every Thursday afternoon when school is in session from 3:30 to 5:30 at the Big Red Barn. International and U.S. students, visiting scholars, faculty and staff, spouses and children are welcome. Free coffee, tea and cookies.
Interviewing, Feb. 6, noon to 1 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
* Green on Thursdays Cafe, Feb. 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Cafe in Anabel Taylor Hall. Staff are invited to study, chat with friends or read the latest from the gay press and the Alternatives Library.
* LGBTQ Employee Discussion Group: Feb. 5, 5:15 p.m., 316 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Feb. 11, 12:20 to 1:10 p.m., Stone Microcomputer Center, Mann Library. To register, call 255-3319.
Every Wednesday when school is in session, 5 to 5:45 p.m. in the Founders Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. Some discussion included. Beginner through experienced. Attend any or all sessions. Free. Call Health Education at 255-4782.
Free walk-in instruction in writing:
* 178 Rockefeller Hall, Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m.; Monday-Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. 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
Feb. 6, Brown, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 7, Yale, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, at Brown, 7 p.m.
Feb. 7, at Yale, 6 p.m.
Feb. 7, Princeton, Haverford, Brandeis
Feb. 6, at California - Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.
Feb. 7, at California - Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6, at Yale, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 7, at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Feb. 7, Princeton, 2 p.m.
Feb. 8, Yale, 1 p.m.
Feb. 7, at Navy, 11 a.m.
Feb. 7, at F&M, 4 p.m.
Feb. 7, at Johns Hopkins, noon
Feb. 7, at F&M, 6 p.m.
Feb. 7, at Brown, 10 a.m.
Feb. 7, at Brown, noon
Feb. 7, at Yale w/Bucknell
Feb. 7, at Yale w/Bucknell
Feb. 6, at Lehigh
Feb. 7, Columbia
Feb. 7, Ithaca