Cornell Chronicle Calendar3/12/98
The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events
March 12 - 19, 1998
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, Surge 3, Judd Falls 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.
Israeli Folk Dancing
Thursdays, 8 to 10 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Lecture Series
The Cornell Association of Professors Emeriti is sponsoring a lecture series
for all retirees, "Photographs: Creating, Using and Preserving." On March 12 at
10:30 a.m. in the Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium, President Emeritus Dale
Corson will speak on "An Amateur's Nature Photography."
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.
* "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. See story.
* "Ruth Bernhard: Known and Unknown," March 14 through May 17
* "PRIVATE: Exploring Personal Space," March 14 through June 7.
Cornell Plantations
(Weekdays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.)
The annual orchid display in the Class of 1952 Solarium in the A.D. White House
is on view through April 30. For additional information, call 255-3020.
Hartell Gallery
(Sibley Dome, weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Student exhibition corresponding with accreditation visit by NAAB, through
March 14.
Kroch Library, Exhibition Gallery
(M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
"The Art of the Book: 500 Years of Printing, Book Binding and Illustration,"
through March.
Martha Van Rensselaer Gallery
(Weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
* DEA 150, First Projects Show, through March 14.
* DEA 102, Table Designs, March 15-29.
Olive Tjaden Gallery
(Weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
"Images Unseen," March 14-20.
Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery
(Weekdays, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
Hillel students exhibit: "Photographs from Israel," through March 28.
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. Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at
.
See story about this week's film
offerings.
Thursday, 3/12
"God's Comedy" (1995), directed by João César Monteiro, with
Monteiro and Manuela de Freitas, 6:45 p.m.
"Critical Care" (1997), directed by Sidney Lumet, with James Spader, Kyra
Sedgwick and Helen Mirren, 10 p.m.
Friday, 3/13
"Other Voices, Other Rooms" (1997), directed by David Rocksavage, with Lothaire
Bluteau, Anna Thompson and David Speck, 7:15 p.m.
"The End of Violence" (1997), directed by Wim Wenders, with Bill Pullman and
Andie MacDowell, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, 3/14
"A Midwife's Tale" (1997), directed by Richard Rogers, with Kaiulani Lee and
Ron Tough, 7:30 p.m.
"Critical Care," 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, 3/15
"The End of Violence," 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 3/16
"Critical Care," 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/17
"A Midwife's Tale," 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 3/18
"Love Serenade" (1996), directed by Shirley Barrett, with Miranda Otto, Rebecca
Frith and George Shevtsov, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 3/19
"Nénette et Boni" (1997), directed by Claire Denis, with Alice Houri,
Grégoire Colin and Vincent Gallo, 7:30 p.m.
* Susan Faludi lecture: The annual Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin
Foundation Lecture will be given by Susan Faludi on March 26 at 8 p.m. in
Bailey Hall. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available
at the Willard Straight ticket office, the Graduate School (Room 150) and at
the door.
* Tax seminars: Income tax seminars for International Students are
on March 17, 2-4 p.m.; March 25, 4-6 p.m.; April 2, 4-6 p.m.; and April 13, 4-6
p.m.; 100 Caldwell Hall. If you have additional tax questions, contact IRS,
toll-free, 1-800-829-1040.
* Lunch with Dean Cohen: No lunch Monday, March 16, due to spring
break. Monday lunches resume March 23 at noon in the Big Red Barn.
Southeast Asia Program
"Shifting Languages and Identities on Java," Joseph Errington, Yale University,
March 12, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
Bound for Glory
March 15: Albums from the studio. The show runs Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. and
is broadcast on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.
Sage Chapel
No service March 15.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
Baha'i Faith
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.
Catholic
Spring break Mass schedule: March 15, 10 a.m., Anabel Taylor Auditorium.
Stations of the Cross: March 27, and April 3, 4 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall
Chapel.
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.
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 provided. For information, call 273-5421.
Jewish
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.
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.
Lutheran
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.
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
Sunday service, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. For more information, call the
Protestant Cooperative Ministry at 255-4224.
African Development, Institute for
"The Legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa: Survival of the MOSOP Movement," Biodun Jeyifo,
English, March 12, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Agricultural, Resource & Managerial Economics
"General Equilibrium Welfare Effects of an Export Tax: An Application to
Thailand," Peter Warr, Australian National University, March 12, 9 a.m., 401
Warren Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"From a Chaotic Mapping: Variations in Music and Image," Diana Dabby,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 13, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall
Auditorium.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"CONTOUR: The Next Big Step in Exploring Comets," Joseph Veverka, astronomy,
March 12, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
Biochemistry
"Biosynthesis of Iron-Sulfur Clusters," Dennis Dean, Virginia Tech, March 13, 4
p.m., large seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
Bioengineering
"Mathematical Methods for Metabolic Analysis and Design," Vassily
Hatzimanikatis, Dupont, March 12, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin.
Chemistry
"Wet Chemistry With Computers," Michael Klein, University of Pennsylvania,
March 12, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Advances in the Stereospecific Gas Phase Polymerization of Propylene With
Supported Metallocene and Ziegler-Natta Catalysts," Meinolf Kersting, TARGOR,
Mainz, Germany, March 13, 1:15 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Fruit & Vegetable Science
"Measurement and Modeling of Carbon Balance of the Apple Tree," Alan Lakso,
horticultural sciences, NYSAES, Geneva, March 12, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science
Building.
Genetics & Development
"An Organismal Approach to the Study of a `speciation mechanism' in
Drosophila," Mohamed Noor, March 18, 12:20 p.m., small seminar room,
Biotechnology Building.
Geological Sciences
"Mantle Shear Wave Tomography and the Fate of Subducted Slabs," Steve Grand,
University of Texas, March 12, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
International Studies in Planning
"Circles of Violence, Repression and Resiliency: Street Children in Guatemala
City," Nancy Tierney, Cambridge Housing Authority, March 13, 12:10 p.m., 157 E.
Sibley Hall.
Manufacturing Engineering
"Photonics Manufacturing: Introduction to Fiber Optic Amplifiers," Franziska
Lorey, Corning Inc., March 12, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Controlling Defects in Block Copolymers," Karen Winey, University of
Pennsylvania, March 12, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Microbiology
"Stress Protection Systems in Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria," Kathryn Boor,
food science, March 12, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Tyrosine Kinases and Oncogenic Signals in Prostate Cancer," Hsing Jien Kung,
Case Western Reserve University, March 13, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson
Auditorium.
Peace Studies Program
Current events roundtable on Northern Ireland with Paul Arthur, USIP, and Paul
Teague, University of Ulster, March 12, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Pharmacology
"Nuclear Transport and Membrane Binding: What Can We Learn From Influenza
Virus?" Gary Whittaker, microbiology and immunology, March 16, 4 p.m., Lecture
Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Plant Biology
"Response of Overstory and Understory Tree Species to a Severe Summer Drought
in the Southern Tier of New York," Fardad Firouznia, graduate student, March
13, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Rural Sociology
"Neoliberalism and the Sociology of Development," Cornell Development Sociology
panel, March 13, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"Polyelectrolyte Adsorption Onto Photoresists and Dielectric Materials for
Printed Circuit Board Manufacture," Anastasia Angelopoulos, IBM, March 12,
12:20 p.m., 317 MVR Hall.
Alcoholics Anonymous
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.
Diabetes Support Group
Living with diabetes? Weekly support group meetings are Thursdays, 4:30 to 6
p.m., Group Room, Counseling and Psychological Services, Gannett Health
Center.
Early Childhood Center
The Early Childhood Center at Cornell, accredited by the National Academy of
Early Childhood Programs, is having an open house April 4 from 10 a.m. to noon
at the center on the ground floor of Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. This is a
chance for families interested in enrolling for fall to visit. Children must be
3 years old to enter the program. Application forms are available through Shawn
Lovelace, 255-6245.
Emotions Anonymous
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.
Internet Workshops
The following workshops are offered by Olin-Kroch-Uris Libraries and will meet
from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Uris Library Electronic Classroom. Register on
the web at or call
255-3319.
* HTML III: Advanced Tables, Introduction to Forms, March 25.
* HTML IV: Introduction to Frames, March 27.
Job Search Workshops
Interviewing, March 18, noon to 1 p.m., 183 Rockefeller Hall.
Writing Workshop
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.
Baseball
March 14, West Chester at Georgia Coll.
March 15, at Georgia Coll.
March 16, at Mercer
March 17, at Mercer
March 18, at Mercer
March 19, at Georgia State
Women's Equestrian
March 28, at St. Lawrence
Five Big Red riders came away with first-place showings to secure Cornell's top
finish at its own equestrian show, held Sunday afternoon at the Oxley
Equestrian Center. It was the Cornell equestrian squad's first-ever team
victory.
Women's Fencing (6-10, 0-5 Ivy)
March 19-22, NCAA Championships at Notre Dame
Golf
March 14-15, Columbia at Orlando
Women's Gymnastics (8-8)
March 14, at Vermont
The women's gymnastics team earned a school record 183.125 points, but Rutgers
turned in a 186.675 to defeat the Red last Saturday at Teagle.
Men's Hockey (13-14-2, 9-12-1 ECAC)
March 13-15, ECAC quarterfinals at Rensselaer
The road was a rough one last weekend in the North Country, as the Big Red lost
a pair of overtime contests to end the regular season. Cornell, seeded No. 8,
travels to No. 3 Rensselaer for a three-point series.
Women's Hockey (15-8-3, 14-5-3 ECAC)
Season complete. The season for the women's hockey team came to a hard-fought
conclusion Saturday evening, losing to Brown 1-0 in the ECAC quarterfinals at
Providence.
Men's Lacrosse (0-2, 0-0 Ivy)
March 11, at Colgate
March 14, at Maryland
Junior midfielder Pat Dutton (Webster, N.Y.) scored four goals but it wasn't
enough as UMBC handed the men's lacrosse team its second loss in a row, beating
the Big Red 14-9 Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell and Colgate
will be meeting for the 40th time, with the Big Red leading the series 31-7-1.
Women's Lacrosse
March 15, Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt
March 18, at Vanderbilt
Women's Polo (11-6-3)
March 27, Maryland, 7:30 p.m.
Last weekend the women rode to a 10-10 tie with Meadowbrook. The Meadowbrook
team included alumni from Cornell, Virginia and Colorado State, and it gave the
women an excellent game.
Softball
March 15, at Bethune Cookman
March 16, at Stetson
March 17, Liberty at Winter Garden
March 17, Middle Tenn. at Winter Garden
March 18, Rider at Winter Garden
March 18, Morehead (Ky.) at Winter Garden
March 19, Fairfield at Winter Garden
March 19, Vermont at Winter Garden
Men's Swimming (5-5, 4-5 EISL)
Season complete. Cornell placed seventh at the Easterns at Army last weekend
with 261 points, establishing one school individual record and tying another in
the relays.
Men's Tennis (4-2, 0-1 EITA)
March 14, Oral Roberts at Hilton Head Island, S.C.
March 15, Kutztown at Hilton Head
The Big Red improved its record to 4-2 after a 5-2 victory over Colgate last
Thursday.
Men's Track (3-6)
Season complete. The men's indoor track team finished in 32nd place with 8.5
points at this year's IC4A Championships held at Cornell last weekend. Nine
Barton Hall records were set at this prestigious meet that featured 660
athletes from 72 schools.
Women's Track (7-4)
Season complete. The women's indoor track team finished in 19th place with 15
points at this year's ECAC Championships at Boston University. This was a huge
improvement on last year's 40th-place finish at Dartmouth.
Wrestling (11-5-2, 4-1 Ivy)
March 19-21, NCAA Tournament at Cleveland State
Senior captain Joel Holman (Leamington, Utah) won the championship bout at 190
pounds to lead the wrestling team to a third-place finish at the Eastern
Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships. Penn won the tournament,
followed by Lehigh and Cornell.