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Open to the public.
"The Evolutionary History of Flowering Plants," William Crepet, chair, Bailey Hortorium, Sept. 16, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.exhibits
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Telephone: 255-6464.
* "The Art of Looking: Unlocking the Mysteries of Objects and Images," through Oct. 17.
* "Seeing the Unseen: Photographs of Harold Edgerton," through Oct. 17.
* "Netsuke: The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving," through Oct. 24.
* "Posed From Life: Japanese Studio Photography From the Meiji Period," through Oct. 24.
* "Voyage of Discovery: African American Art From the Collection of Donald Byrd," through Oct. 31.
* "Reflections to Astound: 17th Century Dutch Prints From a Private Collection," through Nov. 7.
* On Sept.16 at noon, Professor Joseph Dallett will give a gallery talk on "Reflections to Astound: 17th Century Dutch Prints."
* Students are invited to Jazz Night, featuring music, jazz-related art and refreshments, Sept. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.
* On Sept. 19 at 2 p.m., Director Frank Robinson presents "The Renaissance and Baroque in European Art."
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Cornell in Rome Program: Student work from spring 1999, Sept. 20-Oct. 1.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat, 1-5 p.m.; 255-3530)
"Beautiful Birds: Masterpieces From the Hill Ornithology Collection," through Sept. 30.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* "Recombinance," pinhole photography by Vanessa Domico, through Sept. 17.
* Sculpture by Peter Algra, M.F.A. candidate, Sept. 18-24.
(M-F, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
* Paintings by Angie Garner, through Sept. 17.
* University Assemblies employee exhibition, Sept. 20-Oct. 1.
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), except matinees, $3.50, and CTA Tuesday events, $3. Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
"Zakir and His Friends" (1998), directed by Lutz Leonhardt, with Zakir Hussain, 7:30 p.m.
"SLC Punk" (1999), directed by James Merendino, with Matthew Lillard, Michael Goorjian and Til Schweiger, 9:20 p.m.
"Hideous Kinky" (1999), directed by Gillies MacKinnon, with Kate Winslet and Said Taghmaoui, 7:30 p.m.
"Edge of Seventeen" (1999), directed by David Moreton, with Chris Stafford and Tina Holmes, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Election" (1999), directed by Alexander Payne, with Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon, 9:45 p.m.
"A Chinese Ghost Story" (1997), directed by Andrew Chen, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"SLC Punk," midnight, Uris.
"Hideous Kinky," 5 p.m.
"The First Night of My Life" (1998), directed by Miguel Albaladejo, with Leonor Watling, Juanjo Martinez and Carlos Fuentes, 7:30 p.m.
"The Winslow Boy" (1999), directed by David Mamet, with Nigel Hawthorne, Jeremy Northam and Rebecca Pidgeon, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Election," 9:30 p.m.
"SLC Punk," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"A Chinese Ghost Story," midnight, Uris.
"The Winslow Boy," 7 p.m.
"Cluny Brown" (1946), directed by Ernst Lubitsch, with Charles Boyer, Jennifer Jones and Peter Lawford, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Election," 9:20 p.m.
"On the Town" (1949), directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Ann Miller, 7 p.m.
"Edge of Seventeen," 9:15 p.m.
"Hideous Kinky," 7:15 p.m.
"The Man Who Drove With Mandela" (1998), directed by Greta Schiller, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"A Chinese Ghost Story," 9:30 p.m.
"Tamas & Juli" (1997), directed by Ildiko Enyedi, with Marta Angyal and David Janosi, 7 p.m.
"Life on Earth" (1998), directed by Abderrahmane Sissako, 8:15 p.m., free with admission to "Tamas & Juli."
"Tieta of Agreste" (1995), directed by Carlos Diegues, presented by LASP, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1966), directed by Russ Meyer, 9:45 p.m.
"Dancemaker" (1999), directed by Matthew Diamond, 7:15 p.m.
"Notting Hill" (1999), directed by Roger Mitchell, with Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, 9:30 p.m.graduate bulletin
* Registration: Check "Just the Facts" on Bear Access to see if you are registered. If not yet registered, clear any "holds" at the appropriate office, then go to the University Registrar's Office, 222 Day Hall. A late registration fee of $200 plus interest payments will be assessed those registering after Sept. 17.
* Sept. 17 deadlines: "Course Enrollment" and "Special Committee Selection and Change" forms are due at the Graduate School, Caldwell Hall. Active file fee deadline for fall 1999 for Ph.D. students completing degree requirements and not paying fall 1999 tuition.
* Course changes: Courses may be dropped through Oct. 15 without penalty. A "W" (withdrawal) will appear on transcripts after Oct. 15, unless a petition is approved. The chairperson's (adviser's) signature is required for all changes on the Add/Drop form, and instructor or department approval is required when adding courses or changing grade options/credit hours. No courses may be dropped, added or grade option/credit hours changed after Dec. 3.
* Hertz Graduate Fellowship: Applications are available on the web at. Available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the applied physical sciences. Deadline: Nov. 5, 1999.
* National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents in early stages of graduate study. Application can be made on the web at http://www.orau.org/nsf/nsffel.htm. Paper applications are available in the Graduate Fellowships Office, Caldwell Hall. Applications must be postmarked by Nov. 4, 1999.
* Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in the Biological Sciences: Some paper applications will be available in the Graduate Fellowships Office. Applications will be available on the web at http://www.hhmi.org/grants/graduate/ and at 155 Caldwell Hall. Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply. Deadline: Nov. 9, 1999.
* Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grants: Provides one year of funding for scholars to conduct research overseas in the field of modern foreign languages and area studies. Applications should be available mid- to late-September in the Graduate Fellowships Office. Deadline: Usually early November 1999.
* Javits Fellowships: For study at the doctoral level (and M.F.A. in art) in selected fields of the arts, humanities and social sciences. Applications will be available in early October at 155 Caldwell Hall. Due Nov. 29, 1999.
* Social Science Research Council International Predissertation Fellowships: Supports training for eventual dissertation research overseas - not a research fellowship. Information session is Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 4:30 in G08 Uris Hall. Applications are available in the Graduate Fellowships Office, Caldwell Hall. Due Dec. 10, 1999. No citizenship requirements, but foreign nationals are discouraged from studying their own cultures.
* International fellowship information sessions: All on Wednesday afternoons, 4:30 p.m. in G08 Uris Hall; Sept. 22 - General overview; Sept. 29 -SSRC fellowships, including the IPFP; Oct. 6 - Grants for international travel; Oct. 13 - Writing a good fellowship proposal.
* Travel grants: Conference transportation grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by Oct. 1 for November conferences. Late applications are not considered; grants are awarded to registered graduate students invited to present papers or posters. Forms are at graduate field offices and the web http://ww.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/intro.html.
* Dissertation and thesis seminars: Room 100, Caldwell Hall, 2 p.m.; master's thesis, Wednesday, Oct. 20; doctoral dissertation, Wednesday, Oct. 27. The thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations; students, faculty and typists are welcome.
* Lunch with Dean Cohen: Grad students may join the dean for lunch Wednesdays, noon-1 p.m., Big Red Barn (table near piano). Bring your lunch and discuss concerns or get acquainted.lectures
"Designing With Ground Covers and Bulbs: The Finishing Touches," Mary Ann McGourty, co-owner, Hillside Gardens, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall.
"Commemorating Kwangju: Re-imaging Dissent in Newly Democratic South Korea," Linda Lewis, Wittenberg University, Sept. 17, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
"The Relationship Between the Literary and Artistic Intelligentsia and Soviet Power in the 1950s and 1960s," Maria Zezina, Moscow State University, Sept. 23, noon, 177 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Net Gains: Opportunities and Obstacles in a Networked World," Charles Lee, chairman and CEO, GTE Corp., Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. See story.
"Collaborating With Harold Edgerton," Thomas Eisner, Cornell, Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m., Johnson Museum.
"Independence: The Crisis of the Creole Elite (Some Psychoanalytical Thoughts)," Max Hernandez, Peruvian Psychoanalytic Society, Sept. 16, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"Quest for Identity: Grappling With the Literary Self in Diaspora," Susham Bedi, Cornell, Sept. 20, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Thai History, Local Narrative, Monuments and Civil Community in Khonkaen," Thak Chaloemtiarana, Cornell, Sept. 16, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"All Talk and No Factions: Class, Patronage and the Discourse of Civil Society in Thai Studies," Thamora Fishel, Ph.D. candidate, Sept. 23, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Healthy Lawns ... Healthy Environment," Frank Rossi, turfgrass science, Sept. 16, noon, G-01 Biotechnology Building.
"Reiki, An Introductory Talk," Diane Hecht, Sept. 23, noon, G-01 Biotechnology Building.
"The Angela Davis Trial: A Critical Perspective," Bettina Aptheker, University of California, Santa Cruz, Sept. 16, 4:15 p.m., G-24 Uris Hall.music
* Sept. 16, 1:25 p.m., 400 White Hall: Guest composer Chen Yi will give a composer's forum.
* Sept. 16, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Ensemble X opens its 1999-2000 season with "A World of Music," pieces by Chen Yi, Ligeti, Alvarez, Liderman, Ravel and Husa.
* Sept. 17, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Clinton String Quartet presents a concert of works by Samuel Pellman, Prokofiev and Robert Palmer.
The 96th season of the Cornell Concert Series opens Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall with the suave, powerful music-making of jazz greats Chick Corea and Gary Burton. Tickets are on sale in 124 White Hall, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 255-5144. Tickets also can be ordered via the Cornell Concert Series web site http://www.arts.cornell.edu/ccs. Prices range from $6 to $13 for students and $14 to $21 for the general public.
Also, Gary Burton will give a master class Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. in Barnes Hall.
The Estudiantina VENUSA, a colorful and vibrant group of young Venezuelan musicians and dancers in native costume, will perform Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Sept. 19: The Kennedys will perform. 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
"Readings for Alison Lurie" is set for Sept. 17 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. Four of Lurie's former students will read from their work: Jason Brown, Driving the Heart and Other Stories; Paul Cody, So Far Gone and Eyes Like Mine; Beth Lordan, And Both Shall Row; and Micah Perks, We Are Gathered Here.religion
Janet Cooper Nelson, Brown University chaplain, will lead the service Sept. 19 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.
Mass schedule: Sundays, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium. Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G-22 ATH.
Testimony meetings: Mondays, 7 p.m., G-20 Anabel Taylor Hall. Church services: Sundays, 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, 10:30 a.m., Hector Meeting House, Perry City Road. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
Yom Kippur: Services are open to all. Free tickets will guarantee seating at Reform and Conservative services for Kol Nidre (until 15 minutes before services) and Yom Kippur morning. Tickets are available in the Hillel Office, G-34 Anabel Taylor Hall. 255-4227.
* Yom Kippur afternoon discussion: "Avinu Malkeinu: How Relevant Are Our Prayers?" led by Rabbi Jeff Sultar, 3:30 p.m., G-29 Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Pre-Fast Meal: Sept. 19, 4 p.m., RSVP to Kosher Dining Hall, 272-6907.
* Break-the-Fast: Sept. 20, approximately 8:15 p.m., RSVP to Kosher Dining Hall, 272-6907.
* Conservative, with Rabbi Jeff Sultar, Statler Auditorium: Kol Nidrei: Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m.; Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
* Reform, with Rabbi Jonathan Lipnick, Anabel Taylor Auditorium: Kol Nidrei: Sept. 19, 8 p.m.; Sept. 20, 10 a.m.
* Orthodox: Sept. 19: Mincha, 3:30 p.m., Young Israel; Kol Nidrei: 6:30 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Sept. 20, 9 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., One World Room.
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.
Mondays at 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
"Study of AGNs From the Byurakan Surveys and IRAS Galaxies," Areg Mickaelian, Byurakan Observatory, Sept. 16, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Regulation of Mitochondrial Maintenance and Inheritance," Jodi Nunnari, University of California at Davis, Sept. 17, 4 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building.
TBA, Frank Cardullo, SUNY Binghamton, Sept. 16, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
TBA, James Otis, Cornell Medical College, Sept. 23, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"El Niño: Past, Present and Future," Mike Pace and Dan Schrag, Harvard University, Sept. 17, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Photosynthetic Oxygen Evolution: Insights From Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopies," David Britt, University of California at Davis, Sept. 22, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Home Economics and Homo Economicus: Gender, Disciplinary Boundaries and the Creation of Economic Knowledge in the 20th Century," Bruce Pietrykowski, University of Michigan, Sept. 21, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Multiple Charge Transfer Reactions: Physical Chemistry in Biological Systems," Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, University of Notre Dame, Sept. 16, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Transition Metal Chemistry in Crossed Molecular Beams," Floyd Davis, Cornell, Sept. 23, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Teaching Professional Ethics in the Crop and Soil Sciences," Gary Fick, Cornell, Sept. 21, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Bt-Corn Pollen and Butterflies: Applying Ecological and Behavioral Techniques to Assess Risk to Non-Target Species," John Losey, Cornell, Sept. 22, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Viticulture in the Douro Region of Portugal," Manuel Oliveira, visting scientist, Sept. 16, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Potential for Development of Pinot Noir Production and Marketing in New York State," Pascal Durand, visiting scientist, Sept. 23, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Funding Conservation Programs Through Entrance Fees: The Case of the Galapagos National Park," Kleber Machado, Ph.D. candidate, Sept. 21, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"The Oldest and Largest Commercial Nano-Phase Material," Charles Gray, Cabot Corp., Sept. 16, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"Mechanical Regulation of Bone Growth and Adaptation," Marjolein CH van der Meulen, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Sept. 16, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Michael Akam of the University of Cambridge will give two seminars: "Hox Genes and the Diversity of Arthropod Body Plans," Sept. 20, 4 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building; and "Hox Genes, Hox Codes and the Control of Segment Morphology," Sept. 21, 12:20 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Evolution of a New Migrant: The Introduced Eastern House Finch," Ken Able, SUNY Albany, Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"Limits to Preventative Diplomacy: Political Impasse in Zanzibar," Douglas Anglin, Carleton University, Sept. 16, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"How to Cope With North Korea,a Headache of Northeast Asia?" Jeong-Woo Kil, correspondent for JoongAng Ilbo, Sept. 23, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Gravitational Microlensing and the Search for Dark Matter," Bohdan Paczynski, Princeton University, Sept. 20, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Functional Genomics: Identification of Protein Orthologs and Paralogs," Ridong Chen, University of Saskatchewan, Sept. 16, 2 p.m., room TBA.
"Phytoremediation With Transgenic Plants - Detoxification of Mercury Contaminated Soils," Clayton Rugh, Michigan State University, Sept. 17, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Ion Channel-Mediated ABA Signal Transduction in Arabidopsis Guard Cell," Zhen-Ming Pei, University of California at San Diego, Sept. 20, 2 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Using a Genomic Based Approach to Engineer Plants for Elevated Vitamin E Content," David Shintani, University of Nevada, Sept. 23, noon, 404 Plant Science Building.
"The Future of Plant Breeding in Public Institutions," Ronnie Coffman, Cornell, Sept. 21, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Predicting Reading Skills at 8 Years of Age From Brain Responses Recorded at Birth," Dennis Molfese, University of Louisville, Sept. 17, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"Development of the Army Sizing System: Size Two," Donald Kloster, Smithsonian, Sept. 16, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Fiber-Matrix Interface Testing: Dealing With Reality," Gale Holmes, NIST, Sept. 23, 12:20 p.m., 317 MVR Hall.
"Flexible Manipulators: Modeling, Simulation and Experiments," Ashitava Ghosal, Indian Institute of Science, Sept. 22, 4:30 p.m., 202 Thurston Hall.
"Evaluating the Cancer Risk of Widely Used Herbicides Using a Translational Research Model," Suzanne Snedeker, BCERF, Sept. 17, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.symposiums
The 17th annual Cornell Real Estate Conference, "The Changing Role of the Real Estate Professional," is Sept. 24 and is open to the Cornell community by registering at recouncil@cornell.edu.
The first session, "Principals: My Money Is at Risk," is a panel discussion from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. in G-10 Biotechnology Building. Moderated by Ralph Rose of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., panelists include Peter Baccile, Chase Securities Co.; Russel Bernard, Oaktree Capital Management; William Lashbrook, PNC Bank; and Kevin Shannahan, Hines Interests.
The afternoon session, "Service Providers: My Name Is at Risk," runs from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Moot Court Room of Myron Taylor Hall. Jan deRoos, assistant professor in the School of Hotel Administration, moderates a discussion with Michael Fishbin, Ernst and Young/Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group; Robert Fox Jr., Fox & Fowle Architects; Martin Gold, Brown & Wood; and Nathan Isikoff, Transwestern Carey Winston.
The Cornell Department of Education is presenting the HOPE Foundation's three-part videoconference "Lessons Learned: Breaking the Cycle of Violence II." All three sessions will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the David L. Call Alumni Auditorium of Kennedy Hall.
The first session, "Acting on Early Warning Signs," is Sept. 21. Panelists include James Garbarino, director of the Cornell Family Life Development Center; Bill Scott, director of school safety, Kentucky School Boards Association; and Judson Hixson, senior program consultant, North Central Regional Educational Lab.
The second session, "Comprehensive Prevention Planning," is Oct. 19, and the last, "Containing Crisis: Managing School and Community Emergencies," is Nov. 30.
The conference "After Postcolonialism, Beyond Minority Discourse: Postcolonial, Ethnic and American Studies" will be held free and open to the public at Cornell Nov. 14 and 19-21. A preconference workshop will be held Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. in 258 Goldwin Smith Hall. The purpose of the preconference workshop is to formulate questions for the conference. Interested parties should contact Sue Kim, sk123@cornell.edu or 272-7021, or Cheryl Higashida, cah25@cornell.edu.
"Psychoanalysis in the World" will be held Sept. 17 and 18 in the Guerlac Room, A.D. White House. The colloquium begins Sept. 17 at 2:30 p.m. with a talk by Max Hernandez of the Peruvian Psychoanalytic Society, "Affect, Language and Communication: Loose Ends." Cathy Caruth of Emory University will speak on "Parting Words: Trauma, Silence and Survival" at 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 18 speakers, beginning at 9:30 a.m., are: Humphrey Morris of Harvard Medical School on "Psychoanalyzing Injustice: Disavowal and Acknowledgment in Bernard Schlink's `The Reader'"; Juliet Mitchell of the University of Cambridge on "Psychoanalysis and Explanation as Mythology"; Hortense Spillers, English professor at Cornell, on "Faulkner Adds Up: Race, Repetition and Sexuality"; and Dominick LaCapra, professor of history and director of the Society for the Humanities, on "Trauma Across the Disciplines."theater
The Center for Theatre Arts welcomes stage and screen actress Tovah Feldshuh in the title role of its production of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," opening Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. Evening performances continue Sept. 17-18 and 23-25. An afternoon matinee will be offered Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. Following the Sept. 23 performance, a post-performance discussion is scheduled for the audience and members of the cast and production team.
For play and ticket information, call or visit the box office in the Center for Theatre Arts, 430 College Ave., between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS.miscellany
A reception for students and faculty interested in Latin America will be held Sept. 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. in G-08 Uris Hall. RSVP to 255-3345.
Free tutorial assistance in writing.
* 178 Rockefeller Hall: Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m.; Monday through Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
* 222 Robert Purcell: Sunday through Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m.
* 320 Noyes Center: Sunday through Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m.
For more information, visit the web at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/writig/.
Lose weight at work with Weight Watchers. New session starts Sept. 22; weekly meetings are Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in 32 Warren Hall. For information call 1 (800) 234-8080.sports
Sept. 18, at Buffalo w/Colgate
Sept. 18, Yale, Army, Columbia at Boston
Sept. 18, at Buffalo w/Colgate
Sept. 18, Yale, Army, Columbia at Boston
Sept. 18, at Princeton, noon
Sept. 22, Colgate, 7 p.m.
Sept. 18, at Princeton, 1 p.m.
Sept. 18, Alumni, 2 p.m.
Sept. 17-18, at Bucknell Invitational
Sept. 19, at Princeton, 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 22, Colgate, 4 p.m.
Sept. 17, at Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 21, Penn State, 4 p.m.
Sept. 18-19, Cornell Fall Outdoor Invitational
Sept. 18-19 or 21-22, ITA National Clay Courts at Baltimore
Sept. 18, at Cal Irvine, 3 p.m.
Sept. 19, at Cal State Northridge, 5 p.m.
Sept. 20, at Cal State Fullerton, 5 p.m.
