The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events

September 9 - 16, 1999

dance
emeritus/retired
exhibits
films
graduate bulletin
lectures
music
religion
seminars
symposium
theater
miscellany
sports

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dance

Religious Studies Program

Tibetan monks from the Dalai Lama's personal monastery in Dharamsala, India, will present an evening of ritual dance and traditional Tibetan monastic music Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alice Statler Auditorium. Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at the door, and are available on campus at the Religious Studies Program office, 182 Rockefeller Hall, or the East Asia Program office, 140 Uris Hall.
emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture

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

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.
* "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 (1868-1912)," 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 Oct. 31.
* On Sept.16 at noon, Professor Joseph Dallett will give a gallery talk on "Reflections to Astound: 17th Century Dutch Prints."

Hartell Gallery, Sibley Hall

(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Work by Rayna Deniord, through Sept. 10.

Kroch Library Gallery

(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; phone 255-3530)
"Beautiful Birds: Masterpieces From the Hill Ornithology Collection," rare 18th and 19th century bird books by Catesby, Audubon, Gould, Wilson and others, through Sept. 30.

Tjaden Gallery, Tjaden Hall

(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* Second-year M.F.A. exhibition, through Sept. 10.
* "Recombinance," pinhole photography by Vanessa Domico, Sept. 11-17.

Willard Straight Art Gallery

(M-F, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
Oil paintings by Angie Garner, through Sept. 17.
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), except matinees, $3.50, and CTA Tuesday events, $3. Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at .

Thursday, 9/9

"Singin' in the Rain" (1951), directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, 4:30 p.m.
"The Great Dictator" (1940), directed by Charlie Chaplin, with Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard, 7 p.m.
"Never Been Kissed" (1999), directed by Raja Gosnell, with Drew Barrymore and David Arquette, 9:40 p.m.

Friday, 9/10

"The Great Dictator," 7 p.m.
"The King of Masks" (1999), directed by Wu Tianming, with Zhu Xu, Zhou Renying and Zhang Riuyang, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Rebecca" (1940), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, 9:10 p.m., Uris.
"Go" (1999), directed by Doug Liman, with Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr and Scott Wolf, 9:45 p.m.
"eXistenZ" (1999), directed by David Cronenberg, with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law and Willem Dafoe, midnight, Uris.

Saturday, 9/11

"Go," 5 and 9:45 p.m.
"The Sanguinaires" (1997), directed by Laurent Cantet, with Frederic Pierrot, Catherine Baugue and Djallil Lespert, 7 p.m.
"The Wall" (1998), directed by Alain Berliner, with Daniel Hanssens, Pascale Bal and Mil Seghers, 8:15 p.m., free with admission to "The Sanguinaires."
"Never Been Kissed," 7:20 p.m., Uris.
"eXistenZ," 9:45 p.m. and midnight, Uris.

Sunday, 9/12

"eXistenZ," 7:30 p.m.
"Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness" and "Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life," presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Never Been Kissed," 9:30 p.m.

Monday, 9/13

"An American in Paris" (1951), directed by Vincente Minnelli, with Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, 7 p.m.
"Rebecca," 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, 9/14

"The King of Masks," 7:15 p.m.
"Regret to Inform" (1999), directed by Barbara Sonneborn, with Sonneborn and April Burns, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Go," 9:25 p.m.

Wednesday, 9/15

"The First Night of My Life" (1998), directed by Miguel Albaladejo, with Leonor Watling, Juanjo Martinez and Carlos Fuentes, 7:15 p.m.
"Election" (1999), directed by Alexander Payne, with Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon, 9:15 p.m.

Thursday, 9/16

"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.
graduate bulletin

Registration

* 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.
* Incomplete: Grades of "incomplete" for graduate students for courses for fall semester 1998 and earlier must be cleared by Dec. 31, 1999, or the incomplete cannot be removed. For spring semester 1999 and following, incomplete grades must be removed by one year from the end of the course in which the incomplete was given. See Guide to Graduate Study, 1999-2000, pp. 19-20.

Financial

* 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 . Paper applications currently 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 and at 155 Caldwell Hall. Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply. Deadline: Nov. 9, 1999.
* 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.
lectures

Animal Science

Asdell Lecture: "Oocyte Control of Granulosa Cell Development: How and Why?" John Eppig, Jackson Laboratory, Sept. 13, 4 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.

Cornell Plantations

"Natural Landscaping for Birds - and People, Too," Sally Roth, author of Natural Landscaping, Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall.

European Studies, Institute for

"Uniting Former Adversaries for Community Development: An Action Research Project in Spain's la Mancha Region," Davydd Greenwood, anthropology, Sept. 13, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Rule of Law and Legal Procedures for Overcoming the Past: The Case of Poland," Stefan Garsztecki, University of Bremen, Sept. 15, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.

Wellness Program

"Coping With Stress: Creative Techniques," Penny Baron, wellness intern, Sept. 9, noon, G-01 Biotechnology Building.
"Healthy Lawns ... Healthy Environment," Frank Rossi, turfgrass science, Sept. 16, noon, G-01 Biotechnology Building.
music

Department of Music

* Sept. 11, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Conductor Edward Murray has planned a concert of music by Carlo Gesualdo, Luigi Dallapiccola, Edward Cohen and Andrew Imbrie. Featured are soprano Patrice Pastore, pianist Michael Salmirs and the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble.
* Sept. 12, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Fortepianist Malcolm Bilson will be joined by soprano Judith Kellock to present a program of Schumann Lieder and the premiere of three Schubert piano sonatas.

Willard Straight Hall

The Thursday Night Coffeehouse Series kicks off Sept. 9 from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Memorial Room with singer/songwriter/keyboardist Anne O'Meara Heaton. Free.

Bound for Glory

Sept. 12: Eddy Lawrence 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.
religion

Sage Chapel

Robert Cooke, dean of the faculty, will lead the service Sept. 12 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

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.

Christian Science

Testimony meetings: Mondays, 7 p.m., G-20 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, 10:30 a.m., Hector Meeting House, Perry City Road. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.

Jewish

Rosh Hashanah: Services are open to all. Free tickets will guarantee seating at Reform and Conservative services on the first evening and morning of Rosh Hashanah and for Kol Nidre until 15 minutes before services. Tickets are available in the Hillel Office, G-34 Anabel Taylor Hall. 255-4227.
* Rosh Hashanah dinner: Sept. 10 and 11, 8:30 p.m., RSVP to Kosher Dining Hall, 272-6907.
* Tashlich: Sept. 11, 4 p.m., meet on the Suspension Bridge.
* Conservative, with Rabbi Jeff Sultar, Statler Auditorium: Sept. 10, 7 p.m.; Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
* Reform, with Rabbi Jonathan Lipnick, Anabel Taylor Auditorium: Sept. 10, 6 p.m.; Sept. 11, 10 a.m.
* Orthodox: Sept. 10, 6:45 p.m., 7:10 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall; Sept. 11, 9 a.m., 6:45 p.m., One World Room, ATH; 8 p.m., Young Israel; Sept. 12, 9 a.m., 6:45 p.m., One World Room; 8 p.m., Young Israel.

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 & Discussion

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.

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

Astronomy & Space Sciences

"Planetary Nebulae With the Hubble Space Telescope," Yervant Terzian, Cornell, Sept. 9, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Study of AGNs From the Byurakan Surveys and IRAS Galaxies," Areg Mickaelian, Byurakan Observatory, Sept. 16, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.

Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology

"Folding of Self-Splicing RNA in vivo," Sarah Woodson, Johns Hopkins University, Sept. 10, 4 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building.

Bioengineering

TBA, Frank Cardullo, SUNY Binghamton, Sept. 16, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.

Boyce Thompson Institute

"The Root/Soil Interface: A Complex and Changing Boundary," Margaret McCully, Sept. 15, 3 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

"Chemical Microscopy," Walter McCrone, McCrone Research Laboratories, Sept. 9, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"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.

Cornell Society of Engineers/Center for Manufacturing Enterprise

"Developing Advanced Technologies in Biomedicine," Rich Newman, Welch Allyn, Sept. 9, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.

Crops & Soils

"Precision Agriculture Software Tools," Timothy Taylor, AGRIS Inc., Sept. 14, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

"Evolving Superorganisms in the Laboratory: Higher-Level Artificial Selection," David Sloan Wilson, SUNY Binghamton, Sept. 15, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.

Fruit & Vegetable Science/
Floriculture & Ornamental Horticulture

"What is ISAAA and Why Do We Bother Transferring Ag-Biotech to Developing Countries?" Anatole Krattiger, visiting fellow, Sept. 9, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Viticulture in the Douro Region of Portugal," Manuel Oliveira, visting scientist, Sept. 16, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.

Microbiology

"Nuclear Export in Plant Virus Movement," Sondra Lazarowitz, plant pathology, Sept. 10, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.

Ornithology

"Shorebird ID From Near and Far," Kevin McGowan, Cornell, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.

Peace Studies Program

"The U.S. and the International Criminal Court," David Wippman, Cornell Law School, Sept. 9, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"Limits to Preventative Diplomacy: Political Impasse in Zanzibar," Douglas Anglin, Carleton University, Sept. 16, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.

Physics

"Quantum Teleportation and the Nature of Information," Anton Zeilinger, University of Vienna, Austria, Sept. 13, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.

Plant Biology

"Cell Wall Disassembly During Plant Growth and Development: New Clues, Targets and Future Directions," Jocelyn Rose, University of Georgia, Sept. 9, noon, 135 Emerson Hall.
"Plastid Development, Pigment Biosynthesis, Phytochrome Regulation and Photoprotection in Arabidopsis Seedlings," Gregory Armstrong, ETH-Zurich Institute for Plant Sciences, Sept. 14, 2 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Functional Genomics: Identification of Protein Orthologs and Paralogs," Ridong Chen, University of Saskatchewan, Sept. 16, 2 p.m., room TBA.

Plant Pathology

"Chemotherapy of Plant Disease," Wolfram Koeller, plant pathology, Geneva, Sept. 15, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.

Textiles & Apparel

"Thermal Depolymerization in Submicron Films," F. Rodriguez, Cornell, Sept. 9, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Development of the Army Sizing System: Size Two," Donald Kloster, Smithsonian, Sept. 16, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.

Theoretical & Applied Mechanics

"Distortion and Disruption of Earth Crossing Asteroids," William Bottke, astronomy and space sciences, Sept. 15, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.

Toxicology

"Flow-Injection Liposome Immunoanalysis (FILIA): Multi-Analyte Applications and Use of Immunomagnetic Bead Reactors," Myunghee Kim, Cornell, Sept. 10, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
symposium

English

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. Preconference workshops will be held Sept. 15 and 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. in 258 Goldwin Smith Hall. The purpose of the preconference workshops is to formulate questions for the conference. Interested parties should contact Sue Kim, or 272-7021, or Cheryl Higashida, .
theater

Theatre, Film & Dance

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 Colleg Ave., between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS.
miscellany

Alcoholics Anonymous

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.

Campus Club Fall Tea

The Cornell Campus Club's annual fall tea to welcome newcomers and to sign up for activity and service groups is Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Clarion Hotel Ballroom, Triphammer Road. All women belonging to the Cornell community are invited to attend.

Emotions Anonymous

This 12-step group that helps people deal with emotional problems meets for a discussion meeting on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and a step meeting on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at the St. Luke Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave., Collegetown. For more information call 387-0587.

Guitar Lessons

The Willard Straight Hall Program Board presents Phil Shapiro's group folk guitar lessons. There are eight one-hour lessons on Monday evenings, starting Sept. 13, in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. Register at the first lesson. The beginner's lesson is at 7 p.m.; intermediates, at 8 p.m. The course costs $45, payable at the first lesson. Open to the public. For further information, contact Phil at 844-4535 or .
sports

Men's Cross Country

Sept. 10, Army

Women's Cross Country