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The Ballroom Dance Club will hold a Valentine's Ball Friday, Feb. 12, in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall. There will be an introductory lesson from 8 to 9 p.m., followed by dancing until midnight. Semiformal attire is suggested. Admission is $5 for club members, $7 for nonmembers.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.
* "Sylvia Plimack Mangold: Trees," through March 7.
* "Insight: Women's Photographs From the Collection of the George Eastman House," through March 14.
* "Rubell Collection of Contemporary American Art," through March 14.
* "Nine Beautiful Objects: Recent Asian Acquisitions," through March 21.
* Students Only: Fourth Annual Blues Night, Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m.
* Sunday Artbreak: On Feb. 14 at 2 p.m., join Diane Butler, museum educator, for "The Body Beautiful."
* Art for Lunch: Feb. 18 at noon, tour "Insight: Women's Photographs From the Collection of the George Eastman House," led by chief curator Nancy Green.
Freshman Design Projects: students of Jack Elliott, through Feb. 19.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* "The Lens of Architecture: Ronchamp Through Herve," through Feb. 12.
* Work by Eugene Colberg and Chinling Liao, Feb. 15-19.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Work by students of Karen Norton's fall '98 Photo Processes course, Feb. 13-19.
Gallery hours vary. Contact Mien Wong, WSH Art Gallery coordinator, at mw40@cornell.edu for information.
* "I3: Identity, Integration and the Self," lithographs and paintings by Miri Amihai, through Feb. 12.
* Jeremiah Donovan: Photos from China, Feb. 15-26. The public opening will be Feb. 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.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
"SlamNation" (1998), directed by Paul Devlin, with Saul Williams, Jessica Care Moore and others, and live performances by local poets, 7:15 p.m.
"Enter the Dragon" (1973), directed by Robert Clouse, with Bruce Lee and John Saxon, 9:45 p.m.
"Like Water for Chocolate" (1991), directed by Alfonso Arau, with Lumi Cavazos and Marco Leonardi, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Kitchen Party" (1997), directed by Gary Burns, with Scott Speedman and Laura Harris, 7:25 p.m.
"The World's Best Commercials '98" (1998), 9:40 p.m.
"Pecker" (1998), directed by John Waters, with Edward Furlong and Christina Ricci, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Enter the Dragon," midnight.
"Summer of the Monkeys" (1998), directed by Michael Anderson, with Wilford Brimley and Michael Ontkean, Ithakid Film Fest, 2 p.m., $2/$1.50 kids 12 and under.
"The World's Best Commercials '98," 5 p.m.
"Seventh Heaven" (1997), directed by Benoit Jacquot, with Sandrine Kiberlain and Vincent Lindon, 7:15 p.m.
"Like Water for Chocolate," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Enter the Dragon," 9:25 p.m.
"Pecker," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Like Water for Chocolate," 4:30 p.m.
"Seventh Heaven," 7:30 p.m.
"The Heiress" (1949), directed by William Wyler, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Othello" (1952), directed by Orson Welles, with Welles and Suzanne Cloutier, 7:15 p.m.
"Pecker," 9:20 p.m.
Merce Cunningham, Program IV, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum, $2.
"Seventh Heaven," 7:30 p.m.
"The World's Best Commercials '98," 9:30 p.m.
"Ma Vie en Rose" (1997), directed by Alain Berliner, with Michele Laroque and Georges du Fresne, 7:15 p.m.
"If I Never See You Again" (1997), directed by Juan Pablo Villasenor, presented by the Latin American Studies Program and CUSLAR, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Happiness" (1998), directed by Todd Solondz, with Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle and Ben Gazzara, 9:20 p.m.
"Slam" (1998), directed by Marc Levin, with Saul Williams and Sonja Sohn, featuring live performances by local poets, 7:15 p.m.
"Antz" (1998), directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson, with the voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone, Dan Ayckroyd and many others, 9:45 p.m.
* Registration: To see if you are registered, check Just the Facts on Bear Access. If you have a hold, go to the office as directed on Just the Facts and clear the hold. Then go to the University Registrar's Office in Day Hall to be registered. Final day for spring registration without penalty is Feb. 12. After that there is a $200 late fee plus interest charges.
* New students return the completed Special Committee Selection and Change form to the Graduate School by Feb. 12. For entering students the form must bear at least the signature of a temporary adviser.
* Active file fee deadline: Ph.D. candidates for a May degree who are not registered for spring 1999 and wish to avoid the $200 active file fee for spring 1999 must complete all degree requirements by Feb. 12.
* Dissertation/thesis seminars will be held in 100 Caldwell Hall at 2 p.m.: master's on Feb. 10; doctoral on Feb. 17. The thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations; students, faculty and typists are encouraged to attend.
* Commencement is Sunday, May 30. To receive a May degree, the deadline for completing all requirements is May 21. Deadlines are earlier to have a diploma available for pickup following the commencement exercises (March 19) or to have one's name appear in the commencement program (March 26). A ceremony to individually recognize Ph.D. candidates will be at Barton Hall, Saturday, May 29, 5 p.m.; family, friends and faculty are invited. A reception follows the ceremony. Information will be in commencement packets available in March at the Graduate School.
* International students: Do not file your U.S. income tax return until March 20. You may receive a 1042-S form. These forms will not be mailed to you until about March 15.
* 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.
* Lunch with the dean: Grad students may join the dean for lunch Mondays, noon -1 p.m., Big Red Barn (table near piano). Bring your lunch and discuss concerns or get acquainted.
* Associate Dean Plater's revised student office hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for office-related business. An appointment is preferred (255-5235). All students are welcome for open hours Wednesdays from 4 to 5 p.m.; no appointment needed.lectures
Joycelyn Elders, former U.S. surgeon general, will speak Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. Free tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office.
"Korea's Recent Women Writers: Shin Kyoung-suuk as a Romantic Nihilist and Choi Yoon as an Intellectual Postmodernist," Suh Ji-moon, Korea University, Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"Community Building: A Passion for Play," Bob Leathers, Leathers and Associates, Feb. 15, 2:55 p.m., Uris Auditorium.
"Three Deficits of European Union Citizenship: Inclusion Rights and Identity," Rainer Baudoeck, Institute for Advanced Study, Vienna, Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m., 145 McGraw Hall.
"Screening Healthy Adults to Determine Whether They Are Carriers for Recessive Genetic Disease," Rita Ann Calvo, genetics and development, Feb. 11, 5 p.m. Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Vietnam, Forgotten Marxism and the Politics of Memory: Tran Du Thao 1946-1993," Shawn McHale, George Washington University, Feb. 11, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Learning to `Labor': Discourses of Population and the Tamil Migration to Colonial Malaysia," Richard Baxtrom, University of Pennsylvania, Feb. 18, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Gender, Family and Religion in Upstate New York: A Preliminary Report," Penny Edgell Becker, sociology, Feb. 11, 12:15 p.m., 254 Uris Hall.
"Rethinking Salem," Mary Beth Norton, history, Feb. 17, 12:15 p.m., 254 Uris Hall.music
* Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Three students of Professor Malcolm Bilson will give a piano recital. Rebecca Schaefer, Dennis Chang and Emily Green will perform works by Gabriel Faure, Bela Bartok, Franz Haydn and Robert Schumann.
* Feb. 12-14, C.P.E. Bach Conference, see story.
Conductor Joseph Swensen, violinist Robert McDuffie and the 33-member Scottish Chamber Orchestra will present a concert Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. The program includes a new work by the orchestra's affiliate composer James MacMillan, Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3.
Tickets range from $22 to $30 for the general public and $11.50 to $18 for students. They are on sale at the Lincoln Hall box office, 105 Lincoln Hall, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 255-5144. Tickets also may be ordered via the Cornell Concert Series Web site at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/ccs.
The Cayuga Vocal Ensemble presents "The Torrid Zone," featuring music from equatorial climes, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. in Barnes Hall. Tickets are available at the Ticket Center at Clinton House (273-4497 or 800/724-0999), Hickey's Music Center (272-8262), Mickey Roof Designer Goldsmith (257-4666) and at the door. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors. For information, call 255-4760 or visit http://www.cayuga-vocal.org. See story
The Annual Festival of Black Gospel proudly presents Dickson Guillaume and the NYS Haitian Interdenominational Mass Choir, Feb. 19, 7 p.m., Bailey Hall. For ticket information and details, call 255-6514.
Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity is sponsoring "Sammypalooza," an event to benefit Pediatric AIDS, Feb. 19, 7-11 p.m., Statler Auditorium. The event features such popular Cornell bands as Kaiser Soze, Coyote, David Linhart, Shifter Henry and Jard. Tickets are $5, available in front of Willard Straight Hall starting Feb. 15 up to the day of the event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or from any SAM fraternity member.
The Sadie Green Sales Ragtime Jugband will perform Feb. 14. Bound for Glory broadcasts from the Cafe in Anabel Taylor Hall Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5. Admission is free.reading
As part of the Sexual Health Awareness Week, a staged reading of "The Vagina Monologues," by Eve Ensler, will be held Feb. 14 and 15, 7:30 p.m., Big Red Barn. Free tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office and at the door if available.religion
Robert L. Johnson, director of Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service Feb. 14 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.
Ash Wednesday Masses: Feb. 17, 12:20 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., ATH Auditorium
Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays at 4 p.m. in G-22 Anabel Taylor Hall; Thursdays at 4 p.m. in G-15 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, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For information, 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.
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
"Old White Dwarfs and Their Implications," Brad Hansen, CITA, Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
"The Deep Hot Biosphere," Thomas Gold, Cornell, Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
"Extracellular Virulence Proteins and Their Secretion Pathways: Keys to Bacterial Pathogenesis in Plants and Animals," Alan Collmer, plant pathology, Feb. 12, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
"Land Use Change and Biogeochemical Controls of Trace Gas Fluxes From Soils in Eastern Amazonia," Louis Verchot, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Feb. 12, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Research in Biomedical Sciences: Group 7, featuring talks by Robert M. Lewis, Jharna Ray, Tracy Stokol and Christina Wahl-Loew, Feb. 11, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall II, Veterinary Medicine.
"Structural Insights into the Mechanism of Synaptic Exocytosis," Axel Brunger, Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Yale University, Feb. 17, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Exploring the World of Molecular Ions," Marilyn Jacox, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Feb. 11, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Chemical Waves and Patterns," Kenneth Showalter, West Virginia University, Feb. 18, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Diapausing Eggs and Dynamics of Plankton Communities," Carla Cáceres, Illinois Natural History Survey, Feb. 17, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of Horticultural Extension Agents in New York," Steve Hoying, CCE-Lake Ontario Fruit Program, Feb. 11, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Transgenic `Galaxy' Apple Containing Multiple Antibacterial Genes and Optimization of Their Expression for Enhanced Fire Blight Resistance," Ki-Sung Ko, fruit and vegetable science, Feb. 18, 4 p.m. 404 Plant Science Building.
"Neuronal Defects in Drosophila Kinesin Mutants," Daryl Hurd, Feb. 17, 12:20 p.m., small seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"Environmental Issues Within Native American Communities: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives," Jane Mt. Pleasant, American Indian Program, Feb. 12, 12:10 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"The Decline of Yellow Perch in Lake Michigan: Managing a Shared Resource," Ellen Marsden, University of Vermont, Feb. 16, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Reconstruction After Hurricane Mitch: Challenges, Needs and Opportunities," featuring Tahnee Robertson, Ken Schlather and Breny Mendoza, Feb. 16, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Relationship Between Morphology and Optical Properties in Electronic Polymers," Lewis Rothberg, University of Rochester, Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Magnetism in Small Structures: From the Micron Toward the Molecular Scale," Andrew Kent, New York University, Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Engineering Small Space Based Optical Systems," Dexter Wang, president, SSG, Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Surface Force Driven Coalescence of Fiscoelastic Particles," Anand Jagota, DuPoint Co., Feb. 16, 4:30 p.m. 111 Upson Hall.
"What is the True Value of a Corporation: Is it Just the Stock Price?"Bill Hudson, AMP Inc., Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
TBA, David McCormick, Yale University School of Medicine, Feb. 11, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
TBA, Christiane Linster, Boston University, Feb. 18, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"A New Approach to Studying South American Bird Migration," Leo Joseph, Academy of Natural Science, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"International Institutions and Socialization," Jeffrey Checkel, University of Oslo, Feb. 11, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"And They Think I'm a Nice Old Lady: Gender Identities and War in Belfast, Northern Ireland," Lorraine Dowler, Pennsylvania State University, Feb. 18, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"From Fireflies to Josephson Junctions: Coupled Nonlinear Oscillators in Biology and Physics," Steve Strogatz, Cornell, Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Protection of Biological Systems Against Desiccation by LEA and LEA-like Proteins," George Lindsey, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 11, 2 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Regulation of Grape Powdery Mildew in Wild and Cultivated Grapes by a Mycophageous Mite," Andrew Norton, entomology, Feb. 16, 3 p.m., A133 Baron Laboratory, NYSAES, Geneva.
"Leafhopper Carriers of Phytoplasmas on Sites of Ash Yellows Occurrence in New York State," Gordon Hill, plant pathology, Feb. 17, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Sensory World of Infants," Julie Mennella, Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Feb. 12, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Europe and the Caribbean in the Making of the Modern World: The Anarchy of History," Hakiem Nankoe, Binghamton University, Feb. 12, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
"Cultures of Christianity and Colonialism in Central India," Saurabh Dube, visiting professor, history, Feb. 15, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Column Buckling by a Follower Load: A Mechanical Example of 1:1 Resonance for Time Reversible Systems," Kevin MacEwen, theoretical and applied mechanics, Feb. 17, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thruston Hall.
"Oxidative Stress in Marine Invertebrates: Quantifying Oxidant Scavenging Capacity," Gary Winston, North Carolina State University, Feb. 12, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.symposiums
A FLEX workshop will be held Feb. 17 from 9 to noon in 124 CCC. Open to instructors who would like to learn to use Powerpoint, create web pages, use audio and video on the Web or put Filemaker databases on the web. Register online at http://atc.cit.cornell.edu/couses.html or call 255-8000 for information. There is no fee, but registration is required.
Christopher Hogwood will deliver the keynote address for the C.P.E. Bach Conference on Feb. 12 at 1:45 p.m. in Barnes Hall Auditorium. The conference runs Feb. 12-14, and the schedule is available at http://www.arts.cornelledu/music/CPEBach.html.
Theatre, Film & Dance
For play and ticket information, call 254-ARTS weekdays between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m.
* "The Brecht Project" continues through Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. A matinee is offered Feb. 14 at 2 p.m.
* Stephen Jeffreys black comedy, "The Clink," opens Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre. This intriguing and funny play revolves around a professional comedian who finds himself in the middle of a devious plot to name the successor of the dying Elizabeth I. Evening performances continue Feb. 18-21 and 24-27, with matinees offered Feb. 21 and 27 at 2 p.m. For play and ticket information, call 254-ARTS weekdays between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m.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.
* 178 Rockefeller Hall, Sunday, 2-8 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.
* 118 Mary Donlon, Sunday-Thursday, 8-11 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center, Sunday-Thursday 8-11 p.m.sports
Feb. 12, at Dartmouth, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 13, at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12, Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Feb. 13, Harvard, 7 p.m.
Feb. 13, Big Red Invitational, 1 p.m.
Feb. 12, at Vermont, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 13, at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12, at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Feb. 13, at Yale, 3 p.m.
Feb. 13, at Western Ontario, 1 p.m.
Feb. 13, Waterloo at Western Ontario, 4 p.m.
Feb. 14, at Rochester, 11 a.m.
Feb. 17, Hobart at Rochester, 4 p.m.
Feb. 13, at Western Ontario w/Waterloo
Feb. 14, at William Smith, 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 13, at Dartmouth w/Harvard, noon
Feb. 12, at Dartmouth w/Harvard, 5 p.m.
Feb. 13, Kane Invitational
Feb. 13, Kane Invitational
Feb. 12, Boston College, Harvard, 6 p.m.
Feb. 13, Brown, 2 p.m.
Feb. 18, Syracuse, 1 p.m.
Feb. 18, Buffalo at Vestal HS