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* "Untangling the Web: Information Retrieval From the World Wide Web" (prerequisite of basic computer experience):
-- For Mac users: May 21, 2 to 4 p.m., Stone II computer classroom, First Floor, Mann Library.
* "Basic Computer Skills: Keystrokes for Positioning the Cursor, Mouse Use, Writing, Cut, Copy and Paste, etc." (no prerequisite):
-- For PC users: May 27, 10 a.m. to noon, Stone I computer classroom, Mann Library.
-- For Mac users: May 28, 10 a.m. to noon, Stone II computer classroom, Mann Library.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.
* "PRIVATE: Exploring Personal Space," through June 7.
* "Workers' Art Between the Wars: Prints and Photographs in Honor of ILR Anniversary," through June 7.
* "A Curator Collects," through June 14.
* "Tiffany," May 23-Aug. 23.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* BFA Thesis Show: Thien Khoi Uong, Ellen Walpert, Kate Kranak and Amy Lee, through May 23.
* M.Arch. Thesis Show: Jorge Camara-Dominguez, May 24-30.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
* "Women Challenging Gender," a mini-exhibit, reference room of Rare and Manuscript Collections, through June.
* "A.R. Ammons: The Writing Life," through June 30.
* Senior Studio Work, DEA 499, through June 3, MVR Gallery, Weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
* "Textile Treasures From the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection," in the Costume and Textile Gallery on the third floor, through Aug. 25.
* "Ancestry and Invention: Connecting Identity With Style and Tradition," an exhibition of dress, 317 MVR Hall, through Aug. 25.
(Weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* BFA Thesis Show: Kate Silba, Sandra Lee, Angela VanNamee and Shana Frase, through May 22.
* BFA Thesis Show: Photographs by Red Bradley, May 25-29.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). Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://www-cinema.slife.cornell.ed. films
"The Graduate" (1967), directed by Mike Nichols, with Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, 7:30 p.m.
"Wag the Dog" (1997), directed by Barry Levinson, with Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Anne Heche, 9:45 p.m.
"Zero Effect, the World's Most Private Detective" (1998), directed by Jake Kasdan, with Bill Pullman and Ben Stiller, 7:30 p.m.
"Total Recall" (1990), directed by Paul Verhoeven, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin and Sharon Stone, 10 p.m.
"Wag the Dog," 7:30 p.m.
"The Graduate," 9:45 p.m.
"Zero Effect, the World's Most Private Detective," 7:30 p.m.
"Zero Effect, the World's Most Private Detective," 7:15 p.m.
"The Graduate," 9:45 p.m.
"Wag the Dog," 7:30 p.m.
"Total Recall," 9:45 p.m.
"A Wedding" (1978), directed by Robert Altman, with Carol Burnett, Mia Farrow and Desi Arnaz Jr., 7 p.m.
"Zero Effect, the World's Most Private Detective," 9:40 p.m.
"Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back" (1967), directed by D.A. Pennebaker, with Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, 7:30 p.m.
"Brazil" (1985), directed by Terry Gilliam, with Jonathon Pryce and Michael Palin, 9:45 p.m.
"Late Bloomers" (1997), directed by Julia Dyer, with Connie Nelson and Dee Hennigan, 7:30 p.m.
"Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back," 9:45 p.m.
"Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back," 7:30 p.m.
"Brazil," 9:45 p.m.
Cornell Cinema will not screen films May 31 through June 17.* Diploma distribution: Diplomas will be available for May 1998 degree recipients who completed requirements by mid-March for those fields and/or colleges that distribute diplomas at ceremonies after commencement. Diplomas will be mailed to other recipients . graduate bulletin
* Ph.D. recognition event: The ceremony to honor Ph.D. recipients will be held in Barton Hall Saturday, May 23, at 5 p.m. Family, friends and faculty advisers are invited; reception will follow. Candidates who participate must wear a cap and gown and must register in Barton Hall between 3:30 and 4 p.m. before the ceremony.
* Faculty meeting: A graduate faculty meeting will be held Friday, May 22, 4 p.m., 125 Caldwell Hall. The meeting is solely for the purpose of voting on May degrees.
* Dissertation and thesis seminars will be held in 100 Caldwell Hall. Master's thesis seminar will be Wednesday, June 17, 2 p.m.; doctoral dissertation seminar is Wednesday, June 24, 2 p.m. The thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations; students, faculty and typists are encouraged to attend.
* Degree deadline: Friday, Aug. 21, is the deadline for completing all requirements for an August degree, including submitting the thesis/dissertation to the Graduate School.lecture
Aggarwal Lecture: "Tailor-made Polyolefins and New Polymer Architectures via Catalytic Polymerization," Rolf Mülhaupt, Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, May 21, 2 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.music
* May 23, 3 p.m., Arts Quad: The Cornell University Wind Ensemble presents its Senior Week Concert. Part of Commencement-week activities, the concert repertoire includes favorite works played during the 1997-98 season, patriotic songs and marches and traditional Cornell songs.
* May 23, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club present a Commencement-eve concert. Admission is $6 in advance, $7 at the door. Advance tickets are available at the Lincoln Hall ticket office, Monday through Friday, 9:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
May 24: Albums from the studio. Bound for Glory runs Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.religion
The Very Rev. Robert Giannini, dean of Christ Church Cathedral of Indianapolis, will present an address at the baccalaureate service May 24 at 8:30 a.m. in Bailey Hall.
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.
Ascension Mass: Thursday, May 21, 12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Commencement Weekend Masses: May 23, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium; May 24, 8:30 a.m., ATH Auditorium.
May 31 Mass: Sunday, 10 a.m., ATH Auditorium.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: By 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, 10:30 a.m., Hector Meeting House, Perry City Road. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-4324.
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
"Licensing Chromosomes for a Single Round of Replication," Julian Blow, University of Dundee, May 22, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
"Herpes Simplex Virus I DNA Cleavage and Packaging," Joel Baines, microbiology and immunology, May 22, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Toward a Unified Theory of Social Evolution: Reproductive Skew in Social Wasps," H. Kern Reeve, neurobiology and behavior, May 21, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Molecular Genetic Studies of Oculo-Skeletal Dysplasia in Canine Models," Jharna Ray, James Baker Institute, June 2, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.miscellany
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.
For information about or to register for the following classes, call Cornell Plantations at 255-2407.
* Learn techniques of illustrating plants and their flowers at a workshop, "Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink," with Bente King, May 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee is $50 for members, $60 for nonmembers.
* Join Peter Podaras for "Hardy Ferns: Diversity in the Shade" May 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $25 members, $35 nonmembers.
Living with diabetes? Weekly support group meetings are Thursdays, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Group Room, Counseling and Psychological Services, Gannett Health Center.
Competitive, coed and recreational leagues are now forming for the summer softball season, June 15 to Aug. 7. Intramural softball is open to all Cornell staff, students and spouses/domestic partners. Teams play two games a week (MW or TR). Choice of day and time is on a first-come, first-served basis. The $50 entry fee and roster must be submitted to the Intramural Office, 305 Helen Newman Hall by June 9 at 5 p.m. Entry forms and more information is available at the IM Office; call 255-2315 or 255-5133. A meeting for managers will be June 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the Helen Newman Hall classroom.
Lose weight at work with Weight Watchers. New session starts May 27, noon to 1 p.m., G-1 Stimson. For information, call 1-800-234-8080.sports
May 22, at Penn
May 28-30, IRA Champs. at Camden, N.J.
May 30, IRA Champs. at Camden
May 28-30, IRA Champs. at Camden