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Dance Concert '99, featuring original choreography by Cornell students and faculty, is March 11-13 at 8 p.m. and March 14 at 2 p.m. at the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors and $9 for the general public. Call 254-ARTS for tickets.
The following classes are taught by Bill Borgida. For information call 273-0126 or e-mail borgida@dancing.org.
* Intro to Swing: A six-week class starting Monday, March 8, 7 p.m., Noyes Center. Fee is $45 single/$85 couple prepaid by March 6.
* Lindy Hop Level I: An eight-week class starting Monday, March 8, 8:15 p.m., Noyes Center. Fee is $56 single/$90 couple prepaid by March 6.emeritus/retired
Open to the public.
"Looking at the Future of the University: A Conversation With the Chairman of the Board of Trustees," Harold Tanner, March 11, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
To register, contact Eveline Ferretti, 254-4993, ef15@cornell.edu. Space is limited.
"Using the World Wide Web: Intermediate Level," March 19, 9-11 a.m., Stone I, Mann Library. Prerequisite: Beginner workshop or prior web experience.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.
* "Contact Zones: The Art of CD-ROM," March 9 through April 16, at the museum, Olin Library, Carpenter Library, A.D. White House and other sites. See story.
* Art for Lunch: Tour the "Sylvia Plimack Mangold" exhibit with Victor Kord, professor of art, March 4, noon.
* A student art showcase will be held March 6, 2-4 p.m.
* Sunday Artbreak: On March 7 at 2 p.m., Barbara Hopkins, senior docent, will present "The Art of Creating European Art."
"Contact Zones: The Art of CD-Rom," March 9 through April 16, Johnson Museum of Art, A.D. White House and other locations.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* "Mississippi Horizons: Mapping a Shifting Terrain," Anuradha Mathur, landscape architect, University of Pennsylvania, through March 5.
* MOAAP exhibition: Mixed Media, March 7-13.
* "Flashpoints" photography exhibition is on display in the hallway between the Gould Reading Room and the MacDonald Moot Court Room during the International Law Journal's conference on human rights March 5-6. See story, Page 1.
* Gen. William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan's Nuremberg trial papers are on display in the law library.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* South American painters From Argentina: Estralia Aruj, Marcella Santa Maria, Anna Candiotti and Perez Celis, through March 5.
* Photographs by Karen Norton, March 6-12.
Gallery hours vary. Contact Mien Wong, WSH Art Gallery coordinator, at mw40@cornell.edu for information.
Paintings by Geoffrey Lupo, through March 13.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.edu. films
"The Jew in the Lotus" (1998), directed by Laurel Chiten, with the Dalai Lama and Rodger Kamenetz, 7:30 p.m.
"Enemy of the State" (1998), directed by Tony Scott, with Will Smith, Gene Hackman and Jon Voight, 9:15 p.m.
"The Saltmen of Tibet" (1997), with guest filmmaker Ulrike Koch, 7 p.m.
"Western" (1997), directed by Manuel Poirier, with Sergi Lopez and Sacha Bourdo, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"The Last Big Thing" (1996), directed by Dan Zukovic, with Zukovic and Susan Heimbeinder, 10 p.m.
"Enemy of the State," 10 p.m., Uris.
"The Young Master" (1980), directed by Jackie Chan, with Chan, Shek Kin and Chiang Kam, midnight.
"The Mighty River" and "The Man Who Planted Trees," Ithakid Film Fest, 2 p.m., $2/$1.50 kids 12 and under.
"Chinatown," with introduction by Barbara Lynch, city and regional planning, Environmental Film Festival, 4 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"The Last Big Thing," 5 and 10 p.m.
"Concert of Wills: The Making of the Getty Center" (1998), with visiting filmmaker Bob Eisenhardt, 7:15 p.m.
"Western," 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Enemy of the State," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Manufacturing Consent" (1992), directed by Mark Achbar and Peter Wintoniok, 2 p.m.
"Mountain Gorilla: A Shattered Kingdom," with Cara Starke, Environmental Film Fest, 4 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"Margaret Mead: An Observer Observed," with filmmaker Virginia Yans-McLaughlin, Environmental Film Fest, 7 p.m., Goldwin Smith Auditorium D.
Thirty-two Short Films About Glenn Gould, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Boatman," with introduction by Ann Gold, international studies, Environmental Film Fest, 4 p.m.
"Vampires, Devilbirds and Spirits: Tales of the Calypso Isles," with introduction by Caroline S. Chaboo, Environmental Film Fest, 7 p.m., Goldwin Smith Auditorium D.
"Z" (1969), directed by Costa Gavras, with Yves Montand, Irene Papas and Jean-Louis Trintignant, 7:15 p.m.
"Enemy of the State," 10 p.m.
"Affluenza," with introduction by Anke Wessels, Environmental Film Fest, 4 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"Chelyabinsk: The Most Contaminated Spot on the Planet" and "From Chechnya to Chernobyl," with filmmaker Slawomir Grunberg, Environmental Film Fest, 7 p.m., Goldwin Smith Auditorium D.
"Gods and Monsters" (1998), directed by Bill Condon, with Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave, 7:15 p.m.
"Shulie" (1997), directed by Elizabeth Subrin, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Enemy of the State," 9:30 p.m.
"Scary Man," with introduction by Andre Dhondt, Environmental Film Fest, 4 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"So It Doesn't Hurt," "Mother of the Tribe," "Under Wraps: A Film About Going With the Flow" and "Dear Dr. Spencer: Abortion in a Small Town," Margaret Mead Traveling Film and Video Festival, 7 p.m., $2 for anthropology students.
"Amazon Journal" (1996), with guest filmmaker Geoffrey O'Connor, presented by LASP and CUSLAR, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Zu: Warriors From Magic Mountain" (1983), directed by Tsui Hark, with Brigitte Lin, Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung, 10 p.m.
"Rachel's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer," introduction by Pam Mackesey, Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance, Environmental Film Fest, 4 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
"The Adirondacks: Drawing the Line," with filmmaker Mike Camoin, David Gibson and Charles Geisler, Environmental Film Fest, 7 p.m., Goldwin Smith Auditorium D.
"Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So" (1998), 7 p.m.
"Camera Buff" (1979), directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, 8 p.m., free with admission to "Krzysztof Kieslowski: I'm So-So."
"The Waterboy" (1998), directed by Frank Coraci, with Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates and Henry Winkler, 10:15 p.m.* Commencement: Commencement information packets will be mailed to recipients of August 1998 and January 1999 degrees. Candidates for May 1999 degrees, after March 2: Professional master's degree candidates may obtain packets in graduate field offices; M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degree candidates may pick up packets at the Graduate School, Caldwell Hall. graduate bulletin
* Travel grants: Conference transportation grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by April 1 for May conferences. Grants for transportation are awarded to registered graduate students invited to present papers or posters. Application forms are available at graduate field offices and on the web at http://ww.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/intro.html.
* Tax seminars for international students: The ISSO is sponsoring tax seminars for international students: March 16, 4-6 p.m., 155 Olin Hall. Additional seminars are in 100 Caldwell Hall, all from 4-6 p.m.: March 24 and 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.
* 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.
* Course changes: Courses may be dropped through March 12 without penalty. A course dropped after March 12 will appear on transcripts with a "W" (withdrawn). Credit hours or grading options may be changed through May 7. Instructor of course and student's chairperson must sign the drop/add form. No course may be dropped or changed after May 7.
* 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
"The World's First City? Old and New Excavations at Çatal Höyük," Nerissa Russell, anthropology, March 9, 8 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Good Ideas, Good Government: A Practical Look at the Legislative Process," Chris Arthur, chief counsel for Congressman Maurice Hinchey, March 5, 1:15 p.m., Taylor Room, Statler Hotel.
"Transformation of Colonial Disruption Into Narrative Continuity in Pindar's Epinician Odes," Lucia Athanassaki, University of Crete, March 5, 4 p.m., 122 Goldwin Smith Hall.
F.W. de Klerk, former South African president, will give a public lecture March 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Newman Arena in the Field House. Tickets are $6 for Cornell students and $10 for the general public and are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office and the Clinton House box office, 116 N. Cayuga St.
"What's That You're Wearing?" Sandra Ramos, Central American labor leader, March 9, 7:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Cafe.
"Informal Networks and Foreign Investment in China," Hongying Wang, Syracuse University, March 5, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
"Creativity and Personality," Frank Wayno, ILR School, March 9, 6 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"What's in a Name?" David Borden, music, March 8, 2:55 p.m., Uris Auditorium.
"The Radical Right in Eastern and Western Europe: Some Comparative Observations," Michael Minkenberg, former DAAD professor, March 8, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Southeast Asia: Facing the Next Century," Heng-Chee Chan, Singaporean ambassador to the United States, March 4, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave. See story.
"Representations of Homosexuality in the Thai Print Medium," Megan Sinnot, University of Wisconsin, March 9, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Magazine, Television and Professional Spirit Mediums in Bangkok Metropolis: Mass Media and the Constitution of Heterodox Thai Religious Subculture," Erick White, Ph.D. candidate, anthropology, March 11, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"On Writing and Filming a Woman's Life: The Case of Margaret Mead and a Historian," Virginia Yans-McLaughlin, Rutgers University, March 8, 12:15 p.m., 254 Uris Hall.music
* March 5, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Kartik Seshadri gives a sitar recital accompanied on tabla by Arup Chatterjee.
* March 6, 8 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds present a concert celebrating American music, featuring Aaron Copland's An Outdoor Overture, Frank Ticheli's Blue Shades, Dan Welcher's Zion and George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
* March 7, 3 p.m., Bailey Hall: The Cornell Symphonic Band and Chamber Winds present a concert of works for wind band, featuring compositions by Holst, Sousa and Gould.
* March 11, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Soprano Rebecca Plack, violinist Brian Brooks and fortepianist Rebecca Maurer present a chamber music program of songs and keyboard works by Mozart and Haydn.
Anyone is welcome to sign up for 15 minutes of fame at the acoustic open mike March 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.
Jack Hardy will perform March 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, refreshments are available and children are welcome.religion
The Rev. Charles McCarthy from Boston will lead the service March 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
"Regulatory Takings and Proposals for Change," Timothy VandenBerg, Natural Resources and Commerce Division, Congressional Budget Office, March 4, 3:15 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Agenda 2000 Impacts on the Financial Situation of Farms in Selected Existing and Future European Union Member States," Ladislav Kabat, agricultural, resource and managerial economics, March 5, 9 a.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Inward Motions of Molecular Clouds," Phil Myers, CfA, March 4, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Hard X-ray Lags: A Probe of the Structure of Accreting Compact Sources," Demos Kazanas, GSFC, March 11, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
"Structural Aspects of Retinol Transport and Metabolism," Marcia Newcomer, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, March 5, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
"Organic Matter Accumulation and Cation Depletion in the Forest Floor," Ruth Yanai, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, March 5, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Canine Genomics/Genetics at Cornell University: Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder," Gustavo Aguirre, March 11, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall II, College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Putting Out the Fires: The Effects of Higher Taxes on Youth Smoking," Donald Kenkel and Alan Mathios, policy analysis and management, March 9, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Spatial Effects in Receptor-mediated Signal Transduction," Jason Haugh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 8, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopy: Nanopar-ticles, Clusters, Biomolecules and Surfaces," Richard Van Duyne, Northwestern University, March 4, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Synthesis and Characterization of Cytologically Interesting Natural and Non-Natural Products," Craig Forsyth, University of Minnesota, March 8, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"A Reactivity Model Based on the Ideas of `Activation Strain' and "TS Interaction,'" Matthias Bickelhaupt, Philipps-Universität Marburg, March 10, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Phospholipid Bicelles: A New Model System for NMR Structural Studies of Membrane Associated Polypeptides," Regitze Vold, University of California at San Diego, March 11, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Humanoid Robots That Develop Sensory-Motor and Social Skills," Rodney Brooks, A I Lab, MIT, March 5, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Characterization and Clinical Importance of the Canine MDR1 Homologue," Rodney Page, North Carolina State University, March 4, 8 a.m., Hagan Room, Schurman Hall.
"Too Much of a Good Thing: Impacts of Snow Geese on Tundra Vegetation," Peter Kotanen, University of Toronto, March 10, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Computer Modeling Studies of Food Functional Properties," John Brady, March 9, 4:30 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Improving Quality and Yield of Vegetable Crops Through Environmental Modifications: The Cases of Muskmelon and Crisphead Lettuce," Sylvie Jenni, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, March 4, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Physiological Effects of New Quantitative Trait Loci Conferring Chilling Tolerance in Tomato," Eduardo Oyanedel, fruit and vegetable science, March 11, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Gene-Nutrient Interactions in Folate Metabolism and Impact on Multifactorial Diseases," Rima Rosen, McGill University, March 8, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Helium From the Heavens and the Deep Earth," Mark Kurz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, March 9, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"Dioxins and Estrogens Affect T-Cell Development Through Differing Effects on Cell Cycle and Apoptosis," Allen Silverstone, SUNY Health Science Center, March 5, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Transnational Tuna: Commercial Fishers, Sportsfishers and Environmentalists," Ted Bestor, anthropology, March 5, 12:10 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Nicaragua: Transformaciones Hacia el Futuro," Sergio RamÍrez, in Spanish with English translation, March 5, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Transparent Lanthanum Fluoride Glass-Ceramics," Matthew Dejneka, Corning Inc., March 4, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Advanced Process Controls and Architecture in Manufacturing," Mary Austin, Pratt & Whitney, March 4, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Applications of Proactive DFM/A for Quality in Vehicle Systems: (a) Integrated Product Development and (b) Team Dynamics," David Ardayfio, Daimler Chrysler, March 9, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"Sensing and Integration of Multiple Signals During Myxococcus Multicellular Development," Heidi Kaplan, University of Texas Medical School, March 4, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Neuropeptide Innervation of Parasympathetic Ganglia," Jean Hardwick, Ithaca College, March 8, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Creating Wildlife Habitat on Corporate Lands: A Win-Win Way to Make a Living," Jeffrey Keller, Habitat by Design, March 9, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
"Hair Cells, Herring and the Evolution of the Vertebrate Auditory System," Authur Popper, University of Maryland, March 4, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Cayuga Bird Club meeting, March 8, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"The Challenges and Tensions of a Globalizing World," James Rosenau, George Washington University, March 5, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? A Theoretical and Practical Assessment of Buffer Zones," Daniel Lindley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 11, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"nu_e or not nu_e? And Other Oscillation Questions," Janet Conrad, Columbia University, March 8, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Aspects of Buckwheat," Kathryn Steadman, soil, crop and atmospheric sciences, March 5, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Cornell-Eastern Europe-Mexico (CEEM) International Collaborative Project on Potato Late Blight Control," K.V. Raman, Cornell, March 9, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Plant Pathological Research at the Harrow Research Station," Mike Tu, Harrow Research Station, March 9, 3 p.m., A133 Barton Laboratory, NYSAES, Geneva.
"Studies on the Comparative Hatching Behavior of the Two Potato Cyst Nematode Species, Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida," John Byrne, USDA, ARS, March 10, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Perception of Partly Occluded Objects in Infancy," Scott Johnson, Texas A&M University, March 4, 12:15 p.m., 262 Uris Hall.
"Re-creating the Culture of Honor," Dov Cohen, University of Illinois, March 8, 12:15 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Perseveration and Problem-Solving in Infancy," Andréa Aguiar, University of Illinois, March 10, 12:15 p.m., 262 Uris Hall.
"How Do `Global' Environmental Problems Get to Be Global?" Steven Yearley, University of York, March 5, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
"The Dialogue of Gender and Technology in 20th Century France: The Strange Career of the Lessiveuse," Robert Frost, University of Michigan, March 8, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry (CE-MS): From Conventional CE-Electrospray-Mass Spectrometry to Microchannel Electrophoresis-Electrospray Mass Spectrometry," Gloria Bach, environmental toxicology, March 5, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.symposiums
"Artistic Discourses of Digitality," March 12-13, A.D. White House and other locations. Free and open to the public. See story.
The International Law Journal Symposium, "The International Adjudication of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes and Aggression," will be held March 5-6 in the MacDonald Moot Court Room. See story.theater
The Heermans-McCalmon Playwriting Contest Reading will be March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre at the Center for Theatre Arts. Call 254-ARTS for information.
Gateway Theatre presents James Lapine and William Finn's musical Falsettos, a funny and heart-warming story of Marvin, a man in search of a sexual identity. March 11-12, 8 p.m., Anabel Taylor Auditorium. Admission is free, but seating is limited. For information contact Rice Majors, musical director, at ram2@cornell.edu.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.
Professor Emeritus Thomas Gold will be talking about and signing copies of his book The Deep Hot Biosphere March 4 at 3:30 p.m. in the Campus Store.
Are you pregnant and planning to breastfeed? A community-based study examining some of the nutritional aspects of breastfeeding is being conducted. If you are interested in participating in the study, contact Sunjya Schweig at the Division of Nutritional Sciences, 255-4804, sks21@cornell.edu.
The University Cooperative Nursery School will hold its annual open house March 6 from 10 a.m. to noon. The school is located at 59 Dart Drive, off Warren Road near the Tompkins County airport. Prospective students and parents are invited to meet teachers and current families. UCNS is a nationally accredited, multicultural family cooperative open to the Ithaca community. Flexible programs are available; tuition is scaled to income. Call 266-9680 for information.
An open mike poetry session, "Giving Voice to Our Past, Reading Into the Future," March 6, 7-9 p.m., Anabel Taylor Cafe.
Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in 306 Rockefeller Hall and are open to the public. For information, call 277-8863.
Part of Union Days 1999 at the ILR School, Union Career Day will be held March 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Smithers Lobby of the new Ives Hall. Explore career opportunities with labor leaders from SEIU, HERE, UAW and other unions.
Free tutorial assistance in writing
* 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
March 6, at Rutgers, 1 p.m.
March 10, Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
March 5, St. Lawrence, 7:30 p.m.
March 6, Clarkson, 7 p.m.
March 6, New Hampshire, 2 p.m.
March 7, Colby, 2 p.m.
March 6, Massachusetts, 2 p.m.
March 10, Colgate, 2 p.m.
March 7, Ohio State at Johns Hopkins, noon
March 5-7, ISA Individuals at Penn
March 5-6, at USWISRA Individuals
March 4-6, EISL Champs. at Harvard
March 6, St. John's, noon
March 6-7, IC4A Champs. at Boston
March 5-6, EIWA Champs. at Army