The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events

April 15 - 22, 1999


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dance

Theatre, Film & Dance
Deirdre Carroll '99 will give a dance performance April 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Class of '56 Dance Theatre at the Center for Theatre Arts. Call 254-ARTS for information.


emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
Open to the public.
"Polymers: From Inside Out," Ferdinand Rodriguez, chemical engineering, April 22, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.


exhibits

Johnson Museum of Art
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.
* "Strong Hearts: Native American Photography," through May 30.
* "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," through June 13.
* "Searching: Works by Constance Livingston," through June 13.
* "Into this Century: The Robbins Collection," through June 13.
* Art for Lunch: On April 15 at noon, Andy Weislogel will give a gallery talk on "The History of Renaissance Printmaking."
* Student Art Showcase, April 17, 2-4 p.m.: Students present dance, music, theater, literature and the fine arts, including design.
* Spring Break Special: On April 20 and 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, children 7 to 10 years old can work with Native American artists, learning about traditional and contemporary arts. $15 per child for members/$18 nonmembers.
Day Hall
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center is presenting an exhibit in the main display case of Day Hall featuring the activities and services of the resource center and materials on notable LGBT Cornell alumni, through April 30.
Design Gallery, E124 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
Work by students of Kathleen Gibson's DEA 115 class, through April 30.
Hartell Gallery, Sibley Hall
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* Mecanno Architects: Models and drawings, through April 17.
* B.F.A. and M.F.A. thesis exhibitions, April 18 through May 1.
Kroch Library
Division of Rare and Manuscripts Exhibition Gallery, M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays, 1-5 p.m.
"The Art of the Book: 500 Years of Printing, Illustration and Bookbinding," through May 28.
Tjaden Gallery
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* Prints by Antonio Fonseca, through April 16.
* Paintings by Anne Miller, April 17 through 23.
Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery
Gallery hours vary. Contact Mien Wong, WSH Art Gallery coordinator, at mw40@cornell.edu for information.
* Sketches by Alexandra Shpaner, through April 17.
* Photographs by Michelle Icenogle, April 19 through May 1.


films

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 http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Thursday, 4/15
"Johnny Stecchino" (1992), directed by Roberto Benigni, with Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi, 7:15 p.m.
"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971), directed by Mel Stuart, with Gene Wilder and Peter Ostrum, 9:30 p.m., $2.

Friday, 4/16
"My Name Is Joe" (1998), directed by Ken Loach, with Peter Mullan and Louise Goodall, 7:25 p.m.
"The Thin Red Line" (1998), directed by Terrence Malick, with James Caviezel, Sean Penn and Adrian Brody, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Little Voice" (1998), directed by Mark Herman, with Jane Horrocks, Ewan McGregor and Michael Caine, 9:45 p.m.
"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," 11 p.m., Uris.
"The Shining" (1980), directed by Stanley Kubrick, with Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, midnight.
Saturday, 4/17
"Little Voice," 5 and 7:30 p.m.
"The Thin Red Line," 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Johnny Stecchino," 9:45 p.m.
"The Shining," 11 p.m., Uris.
"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," midnight.
Sunday, 4/18
"The Thin Red Line," 7:30 p.m.
"The Beat Generation: An American Dream" (1987), directed by Janet Forman, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday, 4/19
"King, Queen, Knave" (1972), directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, with Gina Lollobridgida and David Niven, 7 p.m.
"The Shining," 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/20
"My Name is Joe," 7:15 p.m.
"Girls' Night Out(Fest)," shorts from Outfest: the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum, $3.
"Little Voice," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 4/21
"Halfouine: Boy of the Terraces" (1990), directed by Ferid Boughedir, 7:30 p.m.
"Once Upon a Time in China and America" (1997), directed by Sammo Hung, with Jet Li, 9:40 p.m.
Thursday, 4/22
"The Brandon Teena Story" (1998), directed by Susan Muska and Gréta Olafsdottir, 7 p.m.
"The Monster" (1994), directed by Roberto Benigni, with Nicoletta Braschi, 9:45 p.m.


graduate bulletin

* Travel grants: Conference transportation grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by May 3 for June conferences. Applications received after this date cannot be considered. 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.
CoursEnroll: Pre-enrollment for Fall '99: Course pre-enrollment is online through Bear Access through 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: Graduate students must be registered in thesis/dissertation research if they are no longer taking courses. 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.


lectures

Archaeological Institute of America
"Excavations at Cetamura Del Chianti: The Etruscan Settlement," Nancy de Grummond, Florida State University, April 19, 8 p.m., Lecture Room D, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Architecture
Thomas Lecture: "Some Hitherto Undisclosed Imperatives of Publicness in Contemporary Architecture," George Baird, Harvard University, April 16, 5:30 p.m., David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
Center for the Environment
Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lectureship: Nobelist F. Sherwood Rowland will give two lectures: "True, False and Side Steps Toward Understanding - The Case of Ozone Depletion by Chlorofluorocarbons," scientific lecture, April 20, 4:40 p.m., 200 Baker Laboratory, and "Our Changing Atmosphere: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Global Warming," general-interest lecture, April 21, 5 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. See story.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Blomquist Lectures: Jack Dunitz of the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich, will give the following lectures: "Attractions and Repulsions in Molecular Crystals," April 15, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab, and "Polymorphism: The Same and Yet Different," April 16, 3 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Roessler Lectures: Gerhard Ertl of the Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft will give two lectures: "Heterogeneous Catalysis: From `Black Art' to Atomic Understanding," April 19, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab, and "Dynamics of Reactions on Surfaces," April 20, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker Lab.
East Asia Program
"The Women's Movement in 20th Century China," Xu Yingguo, St. Joseph's University, April 15, 1:20 p.m., 200 Baker Hall.
"The Politics of Ethnic Nationalism in Korea," Gi-Wook Shin, University of California at Los Angeles, April 16, 3 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Mangamania: Manga and Its Fans in Japan and the United States," Fred Schodt, Japanese pop culture expert, author and translator, April 21, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. See story.
English
"The Substance of Civilization: Materials and Human History From the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon," Stephen Sass, materials science and engineering, April 19, 2:55 p.m., Uris Auditorium.
Entrepreneurship & Personal
Enterprise
Entrepreneur of the Year address, William Sanders, real estate entrepreneur, April 16, 2:30 p.m., B-08 Sage Hall.
History
Becker Lectures: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich of Harvard University will give two lectures on the topic of "The Age of Homespun," both at 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall: "Wheels, Looms and Old Log Houses," April 15, and "A Revolutionary Rug," April 16. See story.
Industrial & Labor Relations
Estabrook Lecture: "From Herbert Hoover to Robert Gilmore: A History of the Federal Arbitration Act," Katherine Stone, ILR and Law School, April 16, 2 p.m., 115 Ives Hall. See story.
Music
Leon Kirchner will present a Composer's Forum April 16 at 1:25 p.m. in 301 Lincoln Hall.
Physics
Salpeter Lecture: "The Search for Black Holes," E. Sterl Phinney, California Institute of Technology, April 15, 7:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Professors-at-Large
A foremost cultural historian, Roger Chartier will give the following lectures: "The Stage and the Page: Theatrical Performances and Printed Editions in Early Modern Europe," April 20, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, and "Memorial Reconstructions: Coppied onely by the eare," April 21, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"Water and Evolution," Phillip Valentine Tobias, expert on prehistoric human ancestors, April 22, 8 p.m., Goldwin Smith D.
South Asia Program
"Dangerous Bodies: Masculinity, Morality and Cultural Identity in the Work of Saadat Husan Manto," Priyambada Gopal, Ph.D. candidate, English, April 19, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"Commenting on the Father Figure in the Media of New Order Indonesia: A Case Study of Goenawan Mohammed's `Catatan Pinggir,'" Arndt Graf, Cornell, April 15, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Spinning the World: Indonesian Politics and Ancestral Time in Bali," Lene Pedersen, Alfred University, April 22, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
University Lectures
"From Translation to Biography, or Reading on the Fringe: My Life With Manuel Puig," Suzanne Jill Levine, University of California at Santa Barbara, April 21, 4:30 p.m., 122 Rockefeller Hall. See story.
"Design Revolution," William McDonough, University of Virginia, April 22, 4:30 p.m., David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
Veterinary Medicine
"The Significance of Animals in Children's Development," Gail Melson, Purdue University, April 19, 5:30 p.m., Lecture Hall III, College of Veterinary Medicine.
Wellness Program
"Beginner Vegetarian Entrees," Adriana Rovers and Beth McKinney, April 22, noon, G-10 Biotechnology Building.
Women's Studies Program
"Making Coeducation Equal Education: What Can We Learn From Colleges?" Leslie Miller-Bernal, Wells College, April 19, 12:15 p.m., 254 Uris Hall.
"When Does a Job Become `Female': Contradictory Effects of Women's Economic Status," Mary Brinton, sociology, April 21, 12:15 p.m., 254 Uris Hall.


music

Department of Music
* April 16, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Ensemble X closes its 1998-99 season with a new work by Steven Stucky, a revival of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat and guest composer Leon Kirchner's Piano Trio No. II. See story.
* April 17, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Under the direction of John Hsu, the Cornell Chamber Orchestra presents a concert of works by George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
* April 20, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The ensemble Shringara Nepal presents a program of Nepali folk and classical music.
* April 21, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Rebecca Schaefer presents a student recital, performing works by Schubert, Beethoven and Schumann. She will be assisted by musicology doctoral students Nancy November and Rebecca Plack.
Cornell Concert Series
Wynton Marsalis directs the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra as they celebrate the centennial of Duke Ellington with a program titled "America in Rhythm and Time" April 27 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall.
Tickets range from $25 to $40 for the general public and $15 to $24 for students and are on sale at the Lincoln Hall box office, 105 Lincoln Hall. The ticket office is open for telephone sales Monday through Friday between 9:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m., 255-5144, and walk-up sales from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. VISA, MasterCard, Discover and Cornellcard are accepted. Tickets also may be ordered via the web site http://www.arts.cornell.edu/ccs.
Class Notes Concert
Class Notes, Cornell's original coed a cappella group, will give a concert, "Cuttin' Class," April 17 at 8:30 p.m. in Sage Chapel. Tickets are $5 in advance, available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, or $7 at the door.
Bound for Glory
Peter Keane will perform April 18. 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

Southeast Asia Program
Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer will present a reading from his recently published memoir, The Mute's Soliloquy, April 19 at 4:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. A public reception and book signing will take place immediately following the reading at 5:15 p.m. in the A.D. White House.


religion

Sage Chapel
Rabbi Laurence Edwards will lead the service April 18 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
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.
Catholic
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.
Christian Science
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.
Episcopal (Anglican)
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For information, call 273-5421.
Jewish
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.
Korean Church
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.
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Lutheran
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.
Muslim
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.
Open Meditation
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.
Pagan
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Protestant
Sunday service, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. For more information, call the Protestant Cooperative Ministry at 255-4224.


seminars

Africana Studies & Research Center
"Apartheid and the Cornell Connection: From Divestment Struggles of the 1960s to De Klerk's Visit Three Decades Later," Don Barr, human service studies, Locksley Edmondson and James Turner, both Africana studies, April 21, noon, Room 106, 310 Triphammer Road.
Agricultural, Resource & Managerial Economics
"African Agricultural Research: Current Status, Trends and Prospects," Peter Matlon, United Nations Development Programme, April 21, 2 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"The Problem of Near-Multicollinearity Revisited," Anya McGuirk, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, April 22, 3:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Content-Based Video Access and MPEG-7," A. Murat Tekalp, University of Rochester, April 16, 3:30 p.m., 453 Rhodes Hall.
"Direct Stability Analysis of Large-Scale Power Systems: Theory, Computation and Applications," Hsiao-Dong Chiang, electrical engineering, April 23, 3:30 p.m., 453 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"Searching for Life on Mars," Bruce Jakosky, Colorado, April 15, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
TBA, Alyssa Goodman, CfA, April 22, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
Biochemistry
"Transcriptional Activation by Nuclear Hormone Receptors," Leonard Freedman, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, April 16, 4 p.m., large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
Bioengineering
"Recombinant Protein Expression in Microbial Fermentations," Dana Andersen, Genentech, April 22, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Biogeochemistry & Environmental Change
"Hurricanes, Shrimp and Riparian Zones: N Dynamics in Montane Streams of Puerto Rico," Bill McDowell, University of New Hampshire, April 16, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"Transgenic Technology: State of the Art," Jon Gordon, April 15, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall II, Vet College.
Biophysics
"Steered Molecular Dynamics to Study Biopolymer Association and Stretching," Klaus Schulten, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, April 21, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
Chemical Engineering
"Polymer Dynamics Near Surfaces," Lynden Archer, Texas A&M University, April 19, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Communication
"Information Angst: Are Sensation and Argument in the Press Debasing Public Discourse?" Tom Rosenstiel, founder and director, Project for Excellence in Journalism, April 23, 11:15 a.m., 211 Kennedy Hall.
Cornell Participatory Action
Research Network
"An Introduction to Action Research," Davydd Greenwood, anthropology, April 19, 4:30 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Ecology & Systematics
"Community Structure and Resistance to Biological Invasions," Jennifer Ruesink, University of British Columbia, April 21, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology
"Starvation, Sex and Suicide in Redback Spiders," Maydianne Andrade, neurobiology and behavior, April 19, 6:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Courting Strategies and Conflicts in a Monogamous, Biparental Termite," Janet Shellman-Reeve, neurobiology and behavior, April 26, 6:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Food Science
"Halal and the Food Industry," Muhammad Chaudry, Islamic Food and Nutrition Council, April 20, 4:30 p.m., 205 Stocking Hall.
Fruit & Vegetable Science
"Optimization of Nitrogen Fertilization of Fresh Market Cabbage: Or a Year in My Life With Cabbage," Victoria Zeppelin, fruit and vegetable science, April 15, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Elevating Pod Calcium in Snap Beans Through Variety and Fertility Management," Cynthia Cowan, fruit and vegetable science, April 22, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Genetics & Development
"Endocrine and Neural Control of Ecdysis Behavior in Insects and First Steps Toward Its Genetic Analysis in Drosophila," John Ewer, entomology, April 19, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Tissue Specific Regulation of Plastid-Tubules and Quantification of GFP Movement by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS)," Rainer Kohler, April 21, 12:20 p.m., small seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
Geological Sciences
"The Metazoan Radiation: Paleontological Constraints on Developmental Processes," Doug Erwin, NMNH Smithsonian Institution, April 20, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
Immunology
"Genetic Organization Drives Evolution of Disease Resistance in the Chicken MHC," Jim Kaufman, Institute for Animal Health, Compton, U.K., April 16, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
International Nutrition
"Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) Project," Edward Frongillo Jr., David Pelletier and Kathleen Rasmussen, nutritional sciences, April 15, 12:20 p.m., 200 Savage Hall.
International Studies in Planning
"Globalization's Nature," Fernando Coronil, University of Michigan, April 16, 12:10 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Design of Advanced Materials for Computers of the New Millennium: Nanometer Scale Studies at the Interface of Organic and Polymer Chemistry," Craig Hawker, IBM, April 15, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Magnetics, Magnetoresistance and the Role of Strain in Epitaxial Colossal Magnetoresistance Films," Yuri Suzuki, materials science and engineering, April 22, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"Brewing in the 21st Century," Jack MacDonough, CEO, Miller Brewing, April 15, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Reflections on the Early History of Information Theory," Ron Kline, electrical engineering, April 20, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
Microbiology
"Variable Host Tropism and Pathogenesis in Granulocytic Ehrlichiae," Janet Foley, University of California School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, April 15, noon, Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Education Center.
"A New Paradigm for the Pathogenesis of Chicken Infectious Anemia Virus Infection," Karel Schat, vet microbiology and immunology, April 15, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
Molecular Medicine
"Structural Aspects of G Protein Regulation," Stephen Sprang, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, April 20, 4 p.m., G-3 Veterinary Research Tower.
Natural Resources
"Toward an Ecological Understanding of Fire in Eastern Kentucky," Mary Arthur, University of Kentucky, April 20, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Neurobiology & Behavior
Harold Zakon of the University of Texas at Austin will give two seminars: "Regulation of Ionic Currents: Lessons From Electric Fish," April 15, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall, and "A Cellular Identity Crisis: Why Does a Perfectly Good Muscle Become an Electric Organ?" April 16, 3:30 p.m., Rosenblatt Room, Mudd Hall.
Ornithology
"Owls of North America: A Fresh View of Flying Felines," Julio de la Torre, writer and naturalist, April 19, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
Peace Studies Program
Current events roundtable on the crisis in arms control, Lizbeth Gronlund and David Wright, both of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Union of Concerned Scientists, April 15, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Plant Biology
"Controlling the Quality of Ripening Fruits by Genetic Modification," Don Grierson, University of Nottingham, U.K., April 16, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Plant Breeding
"American Indian Philosophies and Indian Land Claims in New York: Continuity or Contradiction?" Bob Venables, American Indian Program, April 20, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Recent Advances in Fungicidal Control of Major Fruit Diseases," Wayne Wilcox, plant pathology, April 20, 3 p.m., A133 Barton Laboratory, NYSAES, Geneva.
Psychology
"Hormonal Control of Male Hamster Sexual Behavior Through a Steroid-Responsive Neural Network," Ruth Wood, Yale University School of Medicine, April 16, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"A Brief Epistemology of Error: Trial and Error in Early English Empiricism," Beat Affentranger, visiting scholar, April 19, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"Nature's Tapestries," Janet Shea, Machine Embroidered Landscapes, April 15, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Atomic Effects in Brittle Fracture," Michael Marder, University of Texas, Austin, April 21, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
Toxicology
"High Throughput HPLC/MS/MS Analysis of Biological Samples and Combinatorial Libraries for Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators," Jerry Zweigenbaum, Ph.D. candidate, April 16, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.


symposium

Association of Computer Science Undergraduates
"Consulting Day" will be April 17 at 2 p.m. in the Edwards Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. Students will interact with the Tompkins County business community in pursuit of finding technical solutions to business problems. To attend the event, contact Ashu Agrawal at 273-6543 or aa55@cornell.edu.


theater


Brand X Musical Theatre
Brand X Musical Theatre, Cornell's only student-run organization dedicated entirely to the art of musical theater, presents Once Upon a Mattress, an update of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea," April 21 through 24 at 8 p.m., with a matinee April 24 at 2 p.m., in the Risley Theatre. Tickets are available in advance at Willard Straight Hall ticket office or at the door for $7.


miscellany

Cornell Design League
The 15th annual spring fashion show, Fashion Forward, will be April 17 in the Field House. Show times are 4 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $6 at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office or $7 at the door.
Gaypril Events
* April 17, Community gathering for LGBT people of color, time TBA.
* April 21, Gaypril rally and speak-out against violence on campus, noon, Ho Plaza.
International Festival
* Dance Debut, April 16, 8-10 p.m., Statler Auditorium, free.
* Food Tasting, April 20, 6-8 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building, $5.


sports

Baseball (3-18, 2-6 Ivy)
April 17, at Columbia (2), noon
April 18, at Columbia (2), noon
April 20, at LeMoyne, 3:30 p.m.
Men's Hvwt. Crew (2-1)
April 17, Syracuse, Navy
Men's Ltwt. Crew (1-3)
April 17, MIT, Columbia
April 18, Yale
Women's Crew (2-4)
April 17, Pennsylvania, Rutgers
Women's Equestrian
April 17, All-Ivy Invitational at Cornell
Golf (0-1)
April 16-17, Ivy Tournament at Bethpage
Men's Lacrosse (4-3, 2-1 Ivy)
April 17, at Dartmouth, 1 p.m.
April 20, Hobart, 7 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse (7-2, 2-2 Ivy)
April 16, Brown, 7 p.m.
April 18, Boston College, 1 p.m.
April 21, at Syracuse, 4:30 p.m.
Softball (22-6, 4-0 Ivy)
April 17, Yale (2), noon
April 18, Brown (2), noon
April 21, at St. Bonaventure, (2), 3 p.m.
Men's Tennis (9-7, 1-4 EITA)
April 17, Brown, noon
Women's Tennis (8-5, 1-2 Ivy)
April 16, at Yale, 2:30 p.m.
April 17, at Brown, noon
Men's Track (2-1)
April 17, Pennsylvania
April 22-24, Penn Relays
Women's Track (2-1)
April 17, Pennsylvania
April 22-24, at Penn Relays