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The Cornell Association of Professors Emeriti will meet Oct. 14 in the James Law Auditorium of Schurman Hall. Registration and refreshments begin at 1:30 p.m., followed by Professor John Fitzpatrick's talk, "Birds Can Save the World."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.
* "Andy Goldsworthy: Fall Creek Project," through Oct. 16.
* "The Art of Looking: Unlocking the Mysteries of Objects and Images," through Oct. 17.
* "Seeing the Unseen: Photographs of Harold Edgerton," through Oct. 17.
* "Netsuke: The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving," through Oct. 24.
* "Posed From Life: Japanese Studio Photography From the Meiji Period (1868-1912)," through Oct. 24.
* "Voyage of Discovery: African American Art From the Collection of Donald Byrd," through Oct. 31.
* "Reflections to Astound: 17th Century Dutch Prints From a Private Collection," through Nov. 7.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; phone 255-3530)
"Alison Lurie: Writer at Work," through Jan. 30. See story.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Work by artist Emilie Clark, B.F.A. '91, through Oct. 8.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 matinees, $3.50, and CTA Tuesday events, $3. Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
Cornell Cinema welcomes proposals from faculty, student and community organizations for films or series to be included in the spring '00 schedule. Proposals are most likely to be approved when they meet the needs of the co-sponsor's members, are of interest to a broader audience and when accompanied by the promise of assistance (publicity, speaker presentations or funding). Call 255-3522 for information and an application form. The deadline for proposals is Oct. 15.
"Foreign Affairs" (1992), directed by Jim O'Brien, with Joanne Woodward and Brian Dennehy, with special guest Alison Lurie, 4 p.m., free.
"Modern Times" (1936), directed by Charlie Chaplin, with Chaplin and Paulette Goddard, 7:30 p.m.
"Relax, It's Just Sex" (1999), directed by P.J. Castellaneta, with Jennifer Tilly, Mitchell Anderson and Lori Petty, 9:30 p.m.
"The Swindle" (1999), directed by Claude Chabrol, with Isabelle Huppert, Michel Serrault and Francois Cluzet, 7:15 p.m. See story.
"The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), directed by James Whale, with Boris Karloff, Colin Clive and Elsa Lanchester, 9:30 p.m.
"The Bride of Frankenstein," 5 p.m.
"Open Your Eyes" (1997), directed by Alejando Amenabar, with Eduardo Noriega and Penelope Cruz, 7:15 p.m.
"Summer of Sam" (1999), directed by Spike Lee, with John Leguizamo, Mira Sorvino and Adrien Brody, 9:35 p.m.
"Summer of Sam," 7:30 p.m.
"Modern Times," 7 p.m.
"Open Your Eyes," 9 p.m.
"The Swindle," 7:15 p.m.
"Relax, It's Just Sex," 9:30 p.m.
"Pretty Village, Pretty Flame" (1996), directed by Srdjan Dragojevic, with Dragan Bjelogric and Nikola Pejakovic, 7 p.m.
"Summer of Sam," 9:45 p.m.
Empire State Film Festival, with festival directors Jon Galt and Mike Zimmerman, 7 p.m.
"South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut" (1999), directed by Trey Parker, with Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny, 10 p.m.graduate bulletin
* CoursEnroll: Pre-enrollment for spring `00: All course pre-enrollment is online through Bear Access, Oct. 16-Nov. 12. A graduate student obtains consent from the committee chairperson for the pre-enrollment course selections and then receives an electronic "adviser key" (password) from the chairperson or graduate field office. CoursEnroll website http://www.sws.cornell.edu/UR/CoursEnroll. Course "add and drop" can be done during the first three weeks of the spring semester.
* Course changes: Courses may be dropped through Oct. 15 without penalty. A "W" (withdrawal) will appear on transcripts after Oct. 15, unless a petition is approved. The chairperson's (adviser's) signature is required for all changes on the Add/Drop form, and instructor or department approval is required when adding courses or changing grade options/credit hours. No courses may be dropped, added or grade option/credit hours changed after Dec. 3.
* Hertz Graduate Fellowship: Applications are available on the web at www.hertzfndn.org/app.html. Available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the applied physical sciences. Deadline: Nov. 5, 1999.
* National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents in early stages of graduate study. Application can be made on the web at http://www.orau.org/nsf/nsffel.htm. Paper applications are available in the Graduate Fellowships Office, Caldwell Hall. Applications must be postmarked by Nov. 4, 1999.
* Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in the Biological Sciences: Some paper applications will be available in the Graduate Fellowships Office. Applications will be available on the web at http://www.hhmi.org/grants/graduate/ and at 155 Caldwell Hall. Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply. Deadline: Nov. 9, 1999.
* Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grants: Provides one year of funding for scholars to conduct research overseas in the field of modern foreign languages and area studies. Applications should be available mid- to late-September in the Graduate Fellowships Office. Deadline: Usually early November 1999.
* Javits Fellowships: For study at the doctoral level (and M.F.A. in art) in selected fields of the arts, humanities and social sciences. Applications are available at 155 Caldwell Hall. Due Nov. 29, 1999.
* Social Science Research Council International Predissertation Fellowships: Supports training for eventual dissertation research overseas - not a research fellowship. Information session is Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 4:30 in G08 Uris Hall. Applications are available in the Graduate Fellowships Office, Caldwell Hall. Due Dec. 10, 1999. No citizenship requirements, but foreign nationals are discouraged from studying their own cultures.
* International fellowship information session: Writing a good fellowship proposal, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m., G08 Uris Hall All.
* Bundeskanzler Scholarship: One-year study in Germany, 2000-2001, U.S. citizens only, social sciences and humanities fields, applications due Oct. 31. See http://www.avh.de.
* Travel grants: Conference transportation grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by Nov. 1 for December conferences. Late applications are not considered; grants are awarded to registered graduate students invited to present papers or posters. Forms are at graduate field offices and the web http://ww.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/intro.html.
* Research travel grants: Applications for research travel grants in the United States are due by Nov. 1 in the Graduate Fellowship Office for travel during academic year 1999-2000 (fall and/or spring semester). Forms are at graduate field offices, the Graduate Fellowship Office and on the web at http://ww.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/intro.html.
* Dissertation and thesis seminars: Room 100, Caldwell Hall, 2 p.m.; master's thesis, Wednesday, Oct. 20; doctoral dissertation, Wednesday, Oct. 27. The thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations; students, faculty and typists are welcome.
* Lunch with Dean Cohen: Grad students may join the dean for lunch Wednesdays, noon-1 p.m., Big Red Barn (table near piano). Bring your lunch and discuss concerns or get acquainted.
* Degree Requirement: To receive a graduate degree, students must have the final transcript (and/or original official document for international students) on file with the Graduate School showing the conferral date of their undergraduate degree.lectures
Baker Lectures: "Photodetachment and Electron Affinities," Carl Lineberger, University of Colorado, Oct. 7, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"The Exotic Garden: Designing With Tropical Plants in Almost Any Climate," Richard Iversen, SUNY Farmingdale, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall.
Millman Lecture: "Creating Communities of Reform: Images of Continuous Improvement Planning Teams," Sharon Kruse, University of Akron, Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
Artist Andy Goldsworthy will give the Georges Lurcy Lecture Oct. 14 at 5:15 p.m. in Uris Hall Auditorium. See story.
"The Culture of Ecology in Malaysia," Alberto Gomes, La Trobe University, Oct. 7, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"The Undead: Photography in the Philippines, 1899-1920s," Vince Rafael, University of California, San Diego, Oct. 14, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Nutrition Tips for Diabetes," Nancy Peckenpaugh, registered dietitian, Oct. 14, noon, G-01 Biotechnology Building.music
Annette Richards, university organist, presents the complete works of Melchior Schildt (1592-1667) on Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Oct. 10: Albums from the studio. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.religion
No service Oct. 10.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., meet in the lobby of Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion, games and service-oriented activities. Classes, speakers, prayers, celebrations at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-3037 or send e-mail to bahai@cornell.edu.
Fall Break Mass schedule: Sunday, 10 a.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium. Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G-22 ATH.
Testimony meetings: Mondays, 7 p.m., G-20 Anabel Taylor Hall. Church services: Sundays, 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 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. Saturday Halaqa gathering for all, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., One World Room.
Mondays at 5:15-6 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Brief instruction followed by silent sitting. Diverse backgrounds welcome. Some discussion. For information, call 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
TBA, Chris Clemens, University of North Carolina, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
"Latest Results From the Mars Global Surveyor," Michael Malin, Malin Space Sciences Systems, Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Redesign of a Viral Membrane: Applications in Specific Targeting and Vaccines," John Rose, Yale University School of Medicine, Oct. 8, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
TBA, Frederick Maxfield, Cornell Medical College, Oct. 7, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Venture Capital," Rebecca Robertson, IVP, Oct. 14, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Mining Protein Chemical Shifts," Gary Pielak, University of North Carolina, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"CaMV and BTI: In the Midst of a Revolution in Plant Science," Stephen Howell, Boyce Thompson Institute, Oct. 11, 9 a.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Diseases and the Rainforest: The Role of Pathogens in Maintaining Rainforest Diversity," Christopher Wills, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Combustion Chemistry: Modeling Macroscopic Phenomena From a Microscopic Perspective," James Miller, Sandia National Laboratory, Oct. 7, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Recent Chemical Research With Mass Spectrometry," M.M. Nibbering, University of Amsterdam, Oct. 13, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"A Structural Model of the Cre-loxP Site-Specific Recombination Pathway," Greg Van Duyne, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Oct. 14, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Robert Burchell, professor at the Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research, will be visiting Tompkins and Schuyler counties Oct. 7-8. He will give two presentations in Ithaca: "The Cost of Sprawl: Land Use and Your Tax Bill," Oct. 7, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, 222 S. Cayuga St.; and he will give a talk Oct. 8, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., 157 E. Sibley Hall.
"Optimizing Strategic Airlift," Richard Rosenthal, Naval Postgraduate School, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m., B-14 Hollister Hall.
TBA, Dennis Decoteau, Penn State University, Oct. 7, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
TBA, Frank Rossi, Cornell, Oct. 14, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Developing a Screen for Regulators of COX2 Expression," Christina Demlow, and "Senescence in Petunia Petals," Garrett Anderson, Oct. 13, 12:20 p.m., small seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"Manufacturing Strategies in a Decentralized Consumer Business," Gerald Ostrov, Johnson & Johnson, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Nanometer Scale Property Variation in Complex Materials," Dawn Bonnell, University of Pennsylvania, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Organic Flat-Panel Displays: Beyond the Light-Emitting Diode," Campbell Scott, IBM-Almaden Research Center, Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Unraveling the Puzzle of the Retroviral CA Protein," Rebecca Craven, Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine, Oct. 8, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Do Bacterial Communities Transcend Natural Selection?" Doug Caldwell, University of Saskatch-ewan, Oct. 14, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Ligand Binding in Signal Oocytes Reveals Fundamental Insights Into GABA Receptor Activation," David Weiss, University of Alabama, Oct. 11, 4 p.m., G-3 Veterinary Research Tower.
Current Events Roundtable: "Perspectives on Peace Keeping and Peace Agreements," with Haris Silajdzic, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, and Muna Ndulo, Cornell Law School, Oct. 7, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Investigating the Difference Between Matter and Antimatter," Edward Blucher, University of Chicago, Oct. 18, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Genetic Analysis of Plant Responses to Salt, Drought and Cold," Jian-Kiang Zhu, University of Arizona, Oct. 8, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science.
"Virus Movement in Plants," Rick Nelson, Noble Foundation, Oklahoma, Oct. 13, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Understanding Nature: From Topology to Novel Materials," Victor Castano, UNAM, Mexico, Oct. 12, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Swords Into Plowshares: Dismantling Nuclear Weapons and Managing the Environmental Consequences of Weapon Disposal," Mark Turnquist, Cornell, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.symposiums
Creating Course Web Sites With Macromedia Dreamweaver, Oct. 8, 1 to 4 p.m., G83 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Registration is required. Call 255-4983 to enroll.
The 31st annual African Heritage Studies Association will hold its annual conference Oct. 14-17 at the Clarion University Hotel in Ithaca. For information contact the AHSA Conference Publicity Team at 255-7970 or lnm5@cornell.edu.miscellany
Are you pregnant and planning to breastfeed? If interested in participating in a community-based study examining some of the nutritional aspects of breastfeeding, contact Sunjya Schweig, Division of Nutritional Sciences, at 255-4804 or sks21@cornell.edu.
A U.S. Tennis Association National Tennis Rating Program is being offered at the Reis Tennis Center Oct. 8 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Oct. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. Discover the level of your tennis-playing ability according to standardized, national criteria. Enter instruction, join leagues and compete on ladders with players of comparable skills. Call 272-0037 for more information.
Free tutorial assistance in writing.
* 178 Rockefeller Hall: Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m.; Monday through Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell: Sunday through Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center: Sunday through Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m.
For info, http://www.arts.cornell.edu/writig/.sports
Oct. 15, IC4A Championships at Van Cortlandt Park.
The men's cross country team placed 10th in the season's first invitational at Notre Dame last Friday afternoon. Michigan scored 81 points and placed first among the 23-team field at the 44th Adidas/Notre Dame Invitational. The Big Red scored 297 points to earn its 10th-place finish. Sophomore Geoff Van Fleet was Cornell's top runner with a 41st-place finish and a time of 24:58.
Oct. 15, ECAC Championships at Van Cortlandt Park.
The women's cross country team placed fourth in the season's first invitational at Notre Dame last Friday afternoon. The Fighting Irish scored 57 points and placed first in the 21-team field. The Big Red scored 157 points to earn its fourth-place finish. Junior Meredith Freimer was Cornell's top runner with a 12th-place finish and a time of 17:47.
Oct. 10, Harvard, noon
Oct. 12, at Lafayette, 2 p.m.
Senior co-captain Kelley Boutin scored off a feed from classmate Sarah Walton four minutes into overtime to lift Cornell to a 4-3 win over Columbia Friday night at Schoellkopf Field. Boutin led the Big Red with three goals, while Walton added three assists.
Oct. 9, Harvard, 1 p.m.
Sophomore quarterback Ricky Rahne passed for a school-record 443 yards and two second-half touchdowns, and the Cornell defense picked off two passes in the fourth quarter, as the Big Red beat Brown 33-28 Saturday afternoon in Providence. Rahne completed 29 of 58 passes for 443 yards with two second-half touchdowns. Bill Lazor, a current assistant coach with the Big Red, held the old mark of 400 yards vs. Columbia in 1992. He also broke Lazor's mark for total offense in a game with 430, surpassing the former mark of 409 set against Columbia in 1992. Rahne completed 21 of 32 passes for 333 yards in the second half, including a spectacular 11-of-16 performance for 201 yards in the fourth quarter, as Cornell roared back from a 28-7 third quarter deficit.
The Big Red swept the Ivy League awards on Monday, with Rahne earning Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week accolades in addition to being named ECAC/Budget Offensive Player of the Week. Senior weak safety John Algeo was tabbed as the Ivy League's Defensive Player of the Week, while senior placekicker John McCombs was selected as the Special Teams Player of the Week. Junior receiver Joe Splendorio was named to the Ivy League honor roll.
Cornell and Harvard have met 63 times previously dating back to 1890, with the Crimson holding a slight 32-29-2 series advantage. Harvard posted a 19-12 victory last year in Cambridge.
Oct. 8-9, at Rutgers Invitational
The Cornell golf team traveled to the St. Bonaventure Invitational Sunday and Monday and finished 12th out of the 18-team field. The Big Red shot a two-day combined 646, which was 39 off the pace set by George Washington (607). Cornell was led by junior Conor Brownell, who shot a 158 which was good enough for a tie at 29th place.
Oct. 9, Harvard, 2:30 p.m.
The men's soccer team tied a school record by notching its fourth consecutive shutout as it upset 17th-ranked Brown 1-0 in overtime Saturday, Oct. 2. The Big Red also had four shutouts in a row in 1972, when current United States national team coach Bruce Arena was the Cornell goalkeeper, and then again in the 1973 and 1974 seasons. Senior midfielder Lewis Vaughn provided the only goal of the Brown game when he scored 5:25 into the first overtime session off a pass from sophomore forward Ted Papadopoulos.
Oct. 9, Harvard, noon
Oct. 10, Vermont, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13, Army, 4:30 p.m.
The Big Red recorded a pair of one-goal home wins last week. Cornell defeated regional rival Colgate 2-1 in overtime Tuesday and knocked off Columbia 1-0 in an Ivy League game Friday. In the Colgate game, freshman midfielder Sarah Olsen scored on a loose ball in the penalty area with 4:45 left in the first overtime session to give the Big Red the 2-1 win. Against Columbia, junior forward Sophia Smith scored 9:31 into the second half off a perfect give-and-go with junior midfielder Miki Agrawal to provide the game's only goal.
Oct. 8-10, ECAC Champs. at Princeton
Oct. 8, at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9, at Dartmouth, 4 p.m.
Oct. 12, Syracuse, 7 p.m.