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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.
* Art for Lunch: Take a tour of the "Rubell Collection" exhibition with Sean Ulmer, assistant curator of painting and sculpture, Feb. 4 at noon.
* Art-Full Family Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, free to members, $5 per family for nonmembers: Feb. 6, The Story Weavers. Celebrate African-American History Month with storytellers/musicians Ted and Jackie Grace. Explore African art and examine the works of African-American artists in the museum's collection. Then join in a studio workshop to make African-inspired musical instruments to take home.
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.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
"Exile Shanghai," Part 3, 4 and 5 (1997), with visiting filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, 7 p.m.
"Rush Hour" (1998), directed by Brett Ratner, with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, 10:30 p.m.
"The Lady From Shanghai" (1948), directed by Orson Welles, with Welles and Rita Hayworth, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Monty Python's Parrot Sketch Not Included," with A.D. White Professor-at-Large John Cleese, 7:30 p.m.
"Ronin" (1998), directed by John Franken-heimer, with Robert De Niro and Jean Reno, 9:25 p.m., Uris.
"Six-String Samurai" (1998), directed by Lance Mungia, with Jeffrey Falcon and Justin Mcguire, 9:45 p.m.
"Orgazmo" (1998), directed by Trey Parker, with Parker, Dian Bachar and Robyn Lynne Raab, midnight, Uris.
"The Lost World" (1925), directed by Harry Hoyt, with Bessie Love and Lloyd Hughes, Ithakid Film Fest, 2 p.m., $4/$3 for kids 12 and under.
"Six-String Samurai," 5 and 9:20 p.m.
"The Inheritors" (1997), directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, with Simon Schwarz and Sophie Rois, 7:15 p.m.
"Ronin," 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Orgazmo," 10 p.m., Uris.
"The Inheritors," 4:30 p.m.
"Six-String Samurai," 7:30 p.m.
"Smiles of a Summer Night" (1955), directed by Ingmar Bergman, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"The Lady From Shanghai," 7:15 p.m.
"Ronin," 9:20 p.m.
"The Inheritors," 7:15 p.m.
Merce Cunningham Program III, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum, $2.
"Orgazmo," 9:20 p.m.
"Kitchen Party" (1997), directed by Gary Burns, with Scott Speedman and Laura Harris, 7:15 p.m.
"Pecker" (1998), directed by John Waters, with Edward Furlong and Christina Ricci, 9:25 p.m.
"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.* 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. graduate bulletin
* 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 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.
* 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.
* Students elected to board of trustees: Candidate petitions for student member are available at the Office of Assemblies, 165 Day Hall, and are due Feb. 11 by 12:30 p.m.
* Travel grants: Conference transportation grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by March 1 for April conferences. Grants are awarded to registered graduate students invited to present papers or posters. Application forms are available at graduate field offices and at http://www.gradschool. cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/intro.html.
* 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
"Recent Discoveries at the Byzantine City of Amorium (Turkey)," Christopher Lightfoot, University of Durham, England, Feb. 4, 8 p.m., Lecture Room D, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"A Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr." will be held Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. in Sage Chapel. The Rev. Walter Fluker, director of the Leadership Center at Morehouse College, will speak about the relevance of King's legacy for the Cornell community.
Comedian Paula Poundstone has rescheduled her visit for Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Tickets for the original show will be honored. Tickets are on sale at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office ($5 for CU students, $8 for public), and if tickets remain the day of the show, they will be available at Bailey beginning at 7 p.m.
Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general of the United States, will speak as part of Sexual Health Awareness Week, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. Free tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office.
"False Beliefs in Very Young Children: Is There a `Pinocchio Test?'" Steve Ceci, research psychology, Feb. 8, 2:55 p.m., Uris Auditorium.
"Europol: Toward Supranationalism in European Union Police Cooperation," John Occhipinti, Canisius College, Feb. 8, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Artist Sylvia Plimack Mangold will discuss her paintings and prints of trees in her current exhibition, Feb. 5, 4 p.m., Johnson Museum. A public reception follows, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Grout Lecture: Joseph Kerman of the University of California at Berkeley will give the 12th annual Donald J. Grout Lecture Feb. 8 at 4:30 p.m. in 301 Lincoln Hall.
"Paper Before Print: The Origins and History of Paper in the Middle East and Europe," Jonathan Bloom, Feb. 4, 4:30 p.m., Kroch Library Lecture Room.
SOLD OUT - John Cleese will introduce his award-winning film, "A Fish Called Wanda," and answer questions following the screening Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. in Bailey Hall.
"The Status of Experience and Objectivity in Historical Inquiry," John Zammito, Rice University, with a response by Dominick LaCapra, Feb. 5, 3 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"The Seeds of Facism in Burmese Socialism," John Badgely, former curator of the Echols Collection, Kroch Library, Feb. 4, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"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.
As part of Brecht-Fest, Tony Kushner, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America, will speak on Brecht, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. See story.
"Women on the Academic Job Market," a panel discussion with Sandra Greene, history; Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, government; Amy Villarejo, women's studies and theatre, film and dance; Kathleen Whitlock, genetics and development; and Shelley Wong, English, Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m., G-90 Uris Hall.
"Gender, Family and Religion in Upstate New York: A Preliminary Report," Penny Edgell Becker, sociology, Feb. 11, 12:15 p.m., 254 Uris Hall.music
* C.P.E. Bach Conference and Concert Festival: See story.
* Feb. 4, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest artist Nurit Tilles presents a solo piano concert.
* Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Nurit Tilles appears in concert with Cornell faculty member David Borden.
* Feb. 7, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Daniel Kim presents a violin recital, assisted by Cornell faculty member and pianist Xak Bjerken.
* Feb. 9, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest violinist Ariadne Daskalakis is joined by pianist Miri Yampolsky to present a concert of works by Fauré, Schubert, Ravel and Bartok.
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. See story.
Anyone is welcome to sign up for 15 minutes of fame at the acoustic open mic Feb. 5 from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Big Red Barn. Contact Brian Utter at bcu1@cornell.edu or 272-4907 for sign-up and information.
The Dady Brothers will perform Feb. 7. 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.religion
Joseph Williamson, dean of Princeton Chapel, will lead the service Feb. 7 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.
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
"Teaching Statistics in an Interactive Multimedia Learning Environment," Paul Velleman, Feb. 4, 2 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
"A Liability Theory of Organizational Structure: Theory and Evidence From the Oil Industry," Richard Brooks, policy analysis and management, Feb. 10, 2:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Fast Energy Minimization for Computer Vision via Graph Cuts," Ramin Zabih, computer science, Feb. 5, 3:30 p.m., 453 Rhodes Hall.
"New Discoveries of Binary Pulsars in the Globular Cluster 47-Tucanae," Duncan Lorimer, Arecibo Observatory, Feb. 4, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Structures of Endothelial and Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthases Reveal a Novel Metal Center and Present Insights Into Pterin Function," Betty Sue Masters, University of Texas, Feb. 5, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
"The Linked Employer-Household Dynamics Project at the Census Bureau," John Abowd, Cornell and U.S. Bureau of the Census, Feb. 9, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Kinetics, Structure and Reaction Engineering of Siloxane Copolymers," Stephen Rankin, University of Minnesota, Feb. 8, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"High-Speed Electrophonetic Separations: A New Route to Monitoring Neurotransmitters in Vivo and Single Cells," Robert Kennedy, University of Florida, Feb. 4, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy Imaging of Materials," John Marohn, University of Maryland, Feb. 9, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Polyaniline - Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid Polymerized From Aqueous Medium: A Solid State NMR Characterization," Asher Schmidt, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Feb. 10, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Exploring the World of Molecular Ions," Marilyn Jacox, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Feb. 11, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Ruth Millikan of the University of Connecticut will give the following seminars: "The Language-Thought Partnership," Feb. 4, 8 p.m., 160 Goldwin Smith Hall; and "Abilities," Feb. 5, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Collaborative Academic Research Among Multi-University Project Teams: An Examination of Communication Network Relationships, Teamwork Dimensions and Performance," Alex Susskind, Feb. 5, 11:15 a.m., 211 Kennedy Hall.
"Models of Reinforcement: Gene Flow and the Genetics of Non-random Mating," Maria Servedio, Cornell, Feb. 10, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"A Self-Incompatibility Study in Sweet Cherry," Cheol Choi, fruit and vegetable science, Feb. 4, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of Horticultural Extension Agents in New York," Steve Hoying, Cornell Cooperative Extension - Lake Ontario Fruit Program, Feb. 11, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Evolution by Mutations With Compensatory Fitness Interactions," Wolfgang Stephan, University of Rochester, Feb. 8, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Mcm 10 Is an Origin Bound Protein Required for the Binding of Mcm2-Mcm7," Timothy Christensen, Feb. 10, 12:20 p.m., small seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"What's Mother Earth Got to Do With It? Women, Gender Myths and the Environment," Kathryn March, anthropology, Feb. 5, 12:10 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Atomistic Aspects of Fracture and Dislocation Motion," Peter Gumbsch, Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Feb. 4, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"How Shrinking Product Life Cycles Impact Manufacturing Strategy: A Report From Hewlett Packard," John Monroe, Hewlett Packard, Feb. 4, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Analysis of Damage Evolution in Polymeric Composites," Allan Zhong, Goodyear Tire, Feb. 9, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"Relationship Between Morphology and Optical Properties in Electronic Polymers," Lewis Rothberg, University of Rochester, Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Bioregionalism, Natural History and People on the Land: The Case of Vermont," Christopher McGory Klyza, Middlebury College, Feb. 9, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Lessons Learned From Being Wrong: An Update on Parent-Offspring Conflict," Doug Mock, University of Oklahoma, Feb. 4, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Sensory Biology of Star-Nosed Mole," Kenneth Catania, Vanderbilt University, Feb. 9, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
TBA, David McCormick, Yale University School of Medicine, Feb. 11, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"Iraq and the UN: An Ongoing Crisis," Ambassador Jan Eliasson, state secretary for foreign affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden, Feb. 4, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"International Institutions and Socialization," Jeffrey Checkel, University of Oslo, Feb. 11, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Folding Pathways of Protein-Like Polymers," Daniel Rokhsar, University of California at Berkeley, Feb. 8, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Changing Taste in Crucifer-Feeding Insects: A Model for Plant-Insect Interactions," Alan Renwick, Boyce Thompson Institute, Feb. 5, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Radical Biology: The Biological and Cultural Significance of Underground Plant Organs," Hector Flores, Pennsylvania State University, Feb. 9, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Combining Scientific and Pragmatic Approaches for Using Transgenic Plants to Control Virus Diseases," Dennis Gonsalves, plant pathology, Feb. 9, 3 p.m., A133 Barton Laboratory, NYSAES, Geneva.
"Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Discovery of the Virus, Followed by 100 Years of Contributions to Virology," Milt Zaitlin, plant pathology, Feb. 10, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"A Nation in Two States: The Reorganization of Annishnabeg Ethnic Identity in the United States and Canada," Brian Baker, visiting lecturer, American Indian Program, Feb. 5, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
TBA, Jagdish Sharma, consulate general of India, Chicago, Hindu Temples in Vietnam, Feb. 8, 12:15 p.m., B108 Comstock Hall.
"Wax Tectonics: Morphological Pattern Formation With Wax," Eberhard Bodenschatz, physics, Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
"Environmental Toxicology of a Coal Tar Waste-Contaminated Site," Eugene Madsen, microbiology, Feb. 5, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.symposiums
"European Union and Transnational Contention: A Roundtable and Workshop," Feb. 5, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall; 4 to 6 p.m., ILR Conference Center; and Feb. 6, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall. For information, contact Sidney Tarrow at 255-6765.theater
The Department of Theatre, Film and Dance presents "The Brecht Project," which runs Feb. 4-7 and 9-13 at 8 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Matinees are offered Feb. 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. For play and ticket information, call 254-ARTS weekdays between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. See story.miscellany
For information on the following classes or to register, write or call the Cornell Plantations, One Plantations Road, Ithaca, NY 14850; 255-3020:
* Interior Landscaping, Feb. 17 and March 3, 7 to 9 p.m., and March 20, 9 a.m. to noon. Fee: $30 for members, $35, nonmembers.
* Introduction to Botanical Illustration, 6 consecutive Wednesdays beginning March 3, 7 to 9 p.m. Fee: $60 members, $70 nonmembers. Fee includes a beginner kit.
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.
* All are invited to voice their thoughts on lgbt faculty needs at a faculty open forum Feb. 4 at 5:15 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Cafe.sports
Feb. 5, at Yale, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, at Brown, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5, Yale, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6, Brown, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6, at Princeton
Feb. 7, Harvard, noon
Feb. 6, Radford, 1 p.m.
Feb. 5, Yale, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, Princeton, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5, at Mankato State, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6, at Minnesota-Twin Cities, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6, Brown, noon
Feb. 6, Brown, 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, at Bucknell w/Yale
Feb. 6, at Bucknell w/Yale
Feb. 6, Columbia, 2 p.m.