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The Merce Cunningham Dance Company will give two performances, March 30 and 31 at 8 p.m. in the Proscenium Theater at the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $30 for the public, $25 for students and seniors, and are available by calling 254-ARTS or by visiting the CTA box office weekdays between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m.emeritus/retired
Open to the public.
The Cornell Association of Professors Emeriti is sponsoring a tour of Sage Hall March 25 at 10:30 a.m.; assemble in the inner courtyard. Please call 255-6608 if planning to attend.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.
* "Contact Zones: The Art of CD-ROM," through April 16.
* "Children: Seen and Not Heard," through June 13.
* "Northern Renaissance Prints," through June 13.
* "Arthur Dove: Sketches and Studies," through June 13.
* "From Picasso to Christo: The Livingston Collection of 20th Century Art," March 27 through June 13.
* "Searching: Works by Constance Livingston," March 27 through June 13.
* "Into the Century: The Robbins Collection," March 27 through June 13.
* "Strong Hearts: Native American Visions and Voices," March 27 through May 30.
* Art for Lunch: On April 1 at noon, tour "Native American Photography" with Nancy Green.
"Contact Zones: The Art of CD-Rom," through April 16, Johnson Museum of Art, A.D. White House and other locations.
Table designs by students of Paul Eshelman's DEA 102 table design class, through April 3.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* B.F.A. and M.F.A. thesis exhibitions, through March 27.
* Works by alumni, March 28 through April 3.
Division of Rare and Manuscripts Exhibition Gallery, M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. (except during spring break)
"The Art of the Book: 500 Years of Printing, Illustration and Bookbinding," through May 28.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
M.F.A. thesis exhibition: sculpture by William Pergl, March 29 through April 2. An opening reception is April 1, 5 to 7 p.m.
Gallery hours vary. Contact Mien Wong, WSH Art Gallery coordinator, at mw40@cornell.edu for information.
"Dragon Day: The Exhibit," through April 2.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 Killers" (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak, with Burt Lancaster, Sam Levene and Ava Gardner, 7:15 p.m.
"Double Indemnity" (1944), directed by Billy Wilder, with Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson, 7:15 p.m.
"The Cruise" (1998), directed by Bennett Miller, with Timothy Levitch, 9:30 p.m.
"The Cruise," 7:15 p.m.
"The Celebration" (1998), directed by Thomas Vinterberg, with Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen and Thomas Bo Larsen, 9 p.m.
"The Celebration," 7:30 p.m.
"Dersu Uzala" (1975), directed by Akira Kurosawa, with Maxim Munzuk and Yury Solomin, 7:15 p.m.
"The Faculty" (1998), directed by Robert Rodriguez, with Salma Hayek and Famke Janssen, 10 p.m.
"The Celebration," 7:15 p.m.
"Camp" (1965), directed by Andy Warhol, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Double Indemnity," 9:35 p.m.
"The Cruise," 7:30 p.m.
"Double Indemnity," 9:25 p.m.
"The Killing" (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick, with Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray and Timothy Carey, 7:30 p.m.
"A Clockwork Orange" (1971), directed by Stanley Kubrick, with Malcolm McDowell and Patrick Magee, 9:30 p.m.* David Macaulay lecture: The annual Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Foundation Lecture will be given by David Macaulay on Wednesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m., Statler Auditorium. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available starting March 29 at the Willard Straight ticket office, the Graduate School (Room 150) and at the door. graduate bulletin
* CoursEnroll: Pre-enrollment for Fall '99: Course pre-enrollment is online through Bear Access, March 27 to April 23. Information is on the web at http://www.sws.cornell.edu/UR/CoursEnroll. A graduate student must obtain consent from the committee chairperson for pre-enrollment course selections and then receive an electronic "adviser key" (password) from the chairperson or graduate field office. Fall '99 Course and Time Roster is at http://www.cornell.edu/Acadmic.html#Class. If you do not pre-enroll, you must submit a form during the first three weeks of the fall semester. If you pre-enroll and decide to make changes, you must submit a course add and drop form during the first three weeks of the fall semester.
* Mandatory course enrollment: All graduate students must be registered in thesis/dissertation research if they are no longer taking courses. This may be done through precourse enrollment. For fall 1999, the Graduate School's doctoral dissertation research course is 720-384; master's thesis research course is 720-496, both 0 (zero) credits. One can register for these courses or for a departmental research course.
* Tax seminars for international students: The ISSO is sponsoring tax seminars for international students in 100 Caldwell Hall, all from 4-6 p.m.: April 1, 6, 7 and 13. If you have additional tax questions, contact the IRS, toll-free, 1-800-829-1040, or the ISSO for general assistance.
* May degree: All requirements for a May degree must be completed by May 21, including submitting the dissertation/thesis to the Graduate School. Professional master's candidates should check with their fields regarding specific deadlines.
* 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 student office hours are Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; an appointment is preferred (255-5235). All students are welcome for Wednesday open hours, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; no appointment needed.lectures
"World Agricultural Directions: What Do They Mean for Global Food Security?" Alexander McCalla, director, rural development, the World Bank, March 30, 4:30 p.m., Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
Joyce Morgenroth and Allen Fogelsanger will talk about dance choreographer Merce Cun-ningham March 29 at 2:55 p.m. in Uris Auditorium.
"Commercial Television Erupts in Central Europe: Reflections on the Post-Communist `Wasteland,'" John Rosenbaum, Ithaca College, March 29, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Flemmie Kittrell Lecture: "Moralities of Timing, Space and Place in U.S. Ethnic Relations," Brackette Williams, March 29, 5 p.m., 265 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. See story.
"A Path to Personal Accountability," John Miller, author of Personal Accountability, March 29, 2:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Stevens Lecture: "The Place of Form in the Fundamentals of Law," Robert Summers, Cornell Law School, March 31, 4 p.m., MacDonald Moot Court Room, Myron Taylor Hall. See story.
"`You Don't Have to Be Nice to Work Here, But It Helps to Pretend': Gendered Language and Emotional Labor in `New' Service Workplaces," Deborah Cameron, Strathclyde University, April 1, 4:30 p.m., 106 Morrill Hall.
"Cambodia: Is it Finally at Peace?" Benny Widyono, adviser to the permanent representative of Indonesia to the United Nations, April 1, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Structure in Dance," Merce Cunningham, choreographer, March 29, 8 p.m., Proscenium Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Free tickets are required; call 254-ARTS for information.
"Emotional Intelligence," David Drumheller, social worker, March 25, noon, G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Using the History of Mainstream Women's Organizations to Reinterpret Gender, Civil Society and Foreign-Policy Making in Cold War America," Ruth Alexander, Colorado State University, March 30, 12:15 p.m., G-92 Uris Hall.
"Parallel Identities for Female Citizens and the Nation-State: Internationalist American Women Interpret Public Womanhood and the United States' Global Mission, 1940-1950," Ruth Alexander, March 30, 4:30 p.m., 104 Rockefeller Hall.music
March 31, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Taliesin Trio, composed of pianist Xak Bjerken of Cornell and violinist Ellen Jewett and cellist Elizabeth Simkin of Ithaca College, presents a concert of piano trios by Carl Maria von Weber, Leon Kirchner and Johannes Brahms.
The Cayuga Vocal Ensemble presents An Evening of Wine and Song, its annual cabaret-style entertainment and fund-raiser, March 27 at 8 p.m. in the Terrace Cafe in the Statler Hotel. This year's show, titled "On the Town," is a musical tribute to Leonard Bernstein.
March 28, Bound for Glory presents albums from the studio, 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.religion
No service March 28.
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.
Spring Break Mass schedule: March 28, 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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
"Apartheid South Africa - The de Klerk/Cornell Connection II: Inaugurating Apartheid (1940s and '50s)," film and discussion led by Africana studies faculty, March 31, noon, Hoyt Fuller Room, 310 Triphammer Road.
"Gene Therapy," Manal Morsy, Merck, April 1, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"K+ Channels in Ovarian Granulosa Cells: Which, When and Why?" Lisa Freeman, Kansas State University, March 25, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall II, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Evolution of a Protein Fold in vitro," Robert Sauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 31, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Reflective Biographies and the Problem of the Future: Insights From Interviews With Law and MBA Students About Their Work-Life Balance," Robert Orrange, Cornell Careers Institute, March 29, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Modulated Self-Organization in Complex Amphiphilic Systems," Johannes Fraaije, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, March 29, 1:30 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"A Surface Chemistry Approach to Studying Cell Migration," Milan Mrksich, University of Chicago, March 29, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Photochemistry by Conical Intersections: Phase Change Based Selection Rules," Shmuel Zilberg, Hebrew University, March 30, 4:30 p.m., 125 Baker Lab.
"The Dynamics of Surface Atoms and Radicals: A Probe of Surface Structure and Chemical Reactivity," John J. Boland, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, April 1, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Effect of Fungal Endophyte Symbiosis on Plant Community Structure," Keith Clay, Indiana University, March 31, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"A Biochemist's View of Brewing," Karl Siebert, March 30, 4:30 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Fire Blight: Situation and Management in the Pacific Northwest," Tim Smith, Washington State University, April 1, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Nucleotide Polymorphism and Divergence of Fast Evolving and Developmental Genes in Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans," Karl Schmid, March 31, 12:20 p.m., small seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
"Point Defects in B2 Intermetallics and Their Influence on Materials Properties," Y. Austin Chang, University of Wisconsin, April 1, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Biomechanics of the Anulus Fibrosus of the Intervertebral Disc: Constitutive Modeling and Material Property Determination," Dawn Elliot, Duke University, March 29, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"A CFD Calibration Study for Front End Cooling Airflow," Jack Williams, Ford Motors, March 30, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"Neuronal Control of Host-finding and Development in Animal Parasitic Nematodes," Gerhard Schad, University of Pennsylvania, March 26, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Iraq's Biological Warfare Programme," David Kelly, senior adviser on biological warfare, UNSCOM, United Nations, March 29, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Patchiness of Insertion of Murein in the Sidewall of Escherichia coli," Arthur Koch, Indiana University, April 1, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Autoantibodies to Glutamate Receptors: Molecular Dissection of a Novel Neurodegenerative Interaction," Scott Rogers, University of Utah, March 29, 4 p.m., G-3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"Carbon Cycling in Northern Peat Lands," Tim Moore, McGill University, March 30, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"African Elephants: Their Lives and These Times," Katy Payne, Lab of Ornithology, March 29, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
Bethe Lecture: "Bose-Einstein Condensation of Atomic Hydrogen," Daniel Kleppner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 29, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Bridging the Gap: Connecting the Quantum and Classical Worlds Experimentally," Daniel Kleppner, MIT, March 30, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Biochemistry, Genetics and Evolution of Arthropod Resistance in Pelargonium," Richard Craig, Pennsylvania State University, March 30, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Cultivar Improvement by Genetic Manipulation," Helena Mathews, Agritope Inc., Portland, Ore., March 25, 10 a.m., A133 Barton Laboratory, NYSAES, Geneva.
"Roles of Nontarget DNA and Viral Gene Length in Influencing Multivirus Resistance Through Homology-Dependent Gene Silencing," Fuh-Jyh Jan, plant pathology, March 30, 3 p.m., A133 Barton Laboratory, NYSAES, Geneva.
"Developing Blight Resistance in Transgenic American Chestnut: A Progress Report," William Powell, SUNY Syracuse, March 31, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Public Knowledge and Expert Models: Public Understandings and Lay Assessments of an Urban Air-Quality Model," Steven Yearley, visiting professor, March 29, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Fire Onboard DC-10 Over New York City - A Case Study of the State of the Art in Aviation Fire Investigation," Harri Kytomaa, Thermal Sciences and Engineering Exponent Inc., March 31, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.miscellany
Members of the Cornell community who operate farm equipment and other slow-moving vehicles are invited to attend a spring safety seminar March 25 in 125 Riley-Robb Hall. Registration begins at 9 a.m.; the program runs 9:30-11 a.m. For more information, contact Mary-Lynn Cummings, 255-2557 or mc101@cornell.edu.sports
March 25, Wright State at Florida Atlantic
March 26, Kent at Florida Atlantic
March 27, Wright State at Florida Atlantic
March 31, at Ithaca College (2), 1 p.m.
The baseball team started out the 1999 season with a 14-6 win over Iona last Saturday on the first day of its spring trip to Florida. The Big Red then dropped games to Indiana (12-6), Wright State (19-4) and Florida Atlantic (4-2).
March 27, Michigan
March 27, George Washington
March 27, at regionals
March 27, at ECAC Champs.
March 27, at Yale, 1 p.m.
Cornell entered last week with a No. 13 ranking, its highest spot in the polls since 1991, but dropped its contest at No. 7 Maryland on Saturday, 11-6. The Terrapins got out to a 7-0 first-quarter lead and withstood a Cornell rally to hold on for the win.
March 26, at Pennsylvania, 4 p.m.
March 31, Vanderbilt, 3 p.m.
The women's lacrosse team extended its perfect record with wins over Lafayette, 10-7, last Tuesday, and Columbia, 14-6, last Saturday.
March 27, Charlton, 8:15 p.m.
March 29-April 4, Nat. Inter. Finals in Ft. Worth
March 26, at Meadowbrook, 7:30 p.m.
March 29-April 4, Nat. Inter. Finals in Ft. Worth
(March 25-26 at Rebel Spring Games at Ocoee, Fla.)
March 25, Drexel/Maryland-Baltimore County
March 26, Towson/Dartmouth
March 27, at Bethune-Cookman
Senior Julie Westbrock (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) tied a Cornell record with 10 strikeouts and scattered four singles over seven innings to lead the Big Red to a 3-0 victory over Jacksonville (Ala.) State at the Rebel Spring Games last Monday afternoon. On Sunday, Westbrock pitched a two-hitter and retired the last 19 batters, as Cornell recorded a 2-1 victory over Stetson. The Hatters came back in the nightcap with a 3-1 victory.
March 25-28, at Cal Irvine Tourn.
The men's tennis team dropped its first match of the season March 22, a 5-2 loss to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
March 26, at Loyola Marymount, 1:30 p.m.
The women's tennis team went 2-1 last week at the Cal Irvine Spring Invitational. The Big Red topped Nevada (5-0) and fourth-seeded Northern Arizona (6-3) in the first two rounds, before falling to top-seeded Colorado (7-0) in the tournament semifinals.
March 27, at Irvine Invitational
The Big Red finished second out of 11 teams with 170 points at the Long Beach Track and Field Classic Saturday, March 20. Host school Long Beach State won the competition with 181 points.
March 27, at Irvine Invitational
The Big Red finished third out of 10 teams with 173.50 points at the Long Beach Track and Field Classic Saturday, March 20. Host school Long Beach State won the competition with 190 points, while Western State was second with 177.
Season complete.
Five Cornell wrestlers picked up a combined seven wins at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Penn State University last weekend. Senior 149-pounder Shawn Bradley (Athens, Pa.) advanced to the quarterfinals with two straight wins, but fell to top-seeded T.J. Williams of Iowa and then lost 11-8 to Troy Marr of Minnesota in the consolation bracket. Bradley ended his career as one of only three wrestlers in Cornell history to record 100 career wins. Senior 197-pounder Bob Greenleaf (Kirkwood, Pa.) won a team-high three bouts for the Big Red at the NCAAs. Cornell concluded its season with its best single-season mark since the 1990-91 team went 16-1. The Big Red also earned a share of the Ivy League title, its first since the 1994-95 season.