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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.
* "Virtue, Vice and Vanitas," through March 4.
* "Korean Ceramics," through March 4.
* "Dreams, Myths and Realities: The Art of Vincent Smith," through March 18.
* "Friends of the Cold Season: Pine, Bamboo and Plum," through March 18.
* Art for Lunch: Feb. 15 at noon, tour exhibition "Friends of the Cold Season: Pine, Bamboo and Plum," with Ellen Avril, curator of Asian art.
(M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 1-5 p.m.)
"Vote!" exhibition of political Americana, through March 16.
(M-Th, 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; F, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and S, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.)
"Humor in the Sciences," a new library exhibition organized by staff in the Edna McConnell Clark Physical Sciences Library. New material will be placed on view every three to four weeks. For more information contact Pat Viele at 255-4016 or e-mail ptv1@cornell.edu.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://cinema.cornell.edu. films
"Circle's Short Circuit" (1998), with guest filmmaker Caspar Stracke, 7:15 p.m.
"Dark City" (1997), directed by Alex Proyas, with Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland and Jennifer Connelly, 9:45 p.m.
"Humanité" (1999),directed by Bruno Dumont, with Emmanuel Schotté, 7 p.m.
"Good Men, Good Women" (1995), directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, with Annie Shizuka Inoh, Lim Giong and Jack Kao, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Stop Making Sense" (1984), directed by Jonathan Demme, with the Talking Heads, 9:20 p.m., Uris.
"Cartoon Noir" (1999), various directors, 10:15 p.m.
"Dark City," 11:30 p.m., Uris.
"A Night at the Opera" (1935), directed by Sam Wood, with the Marx brothers and Margaret Dumont, 2 p.m., $2/$1.50 children under 12.
"Cartoon Noir," 5 p.m.
"Madadayo" (1993), directed by Akira Kurosawa, with Tatsuo Matsumura and Kyôko Kagawa, 7 p.m.
"Stop Making Sense," 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Humanité," 9:45 p.m.
"A Night at the Opera," 5 p.m., $3.50.
"Humanité," 7:15 p.m.
"The Seventh Seal" (1957), directed by Ingmar Bergman, with Max von Sydow and Bibi Andersson, 7 p.m.
"Cartoon Noir," 9:15 p.m.
"Madadayo," 7 p.m.
An evening with experimental filmmaker Vincent Grenier, 7:30 p.m., Film Forum, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, $3.
"The Seventh Seal," 9:45 p.m.
"Goodbye South, Goodbye" (1995), directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, with Annie Shizuka Inoh, Hsiang Hsi and Jack Kao, with an introduction by Gina Marchett, Ithaca College, 7 p.m.
"Repo Man" (1985), directed by Alex Cox, with Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton, 9:40 p.m.
"Place Vendôme" (1998), directed by Nicole Garcia, with Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Seigner and Jean-Pierre Bacri, 7 p.m.
"Meet the Parents" (2000), directed by Jay Roach, with Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and Blythe Danner, 9:30 p.m.graduate bulletin
* Course changes: Courses can be dropped through March 9 without penalty. 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.
A course dropped after March 9 will appear on transcripts with a "W" unless a petition signed by the instructor and noted by the special committee chair is submitted requesting that it not appear. After March 9, courses cannot be added and credit hours or grading options cannot be changed except by a petition signed by the instructor and noted by the chair of the special committee.
* Income tax for 2000: Tax information is in the January issue of the "Cornell Graduate Newsletter," available in graduate field offices and Caldwell Hall; also see the web site by Cornell's Tax Department http:// www.univco.cornell.edu/accounting/tax/home.html. International students should see the ISSO web site for dates and times for seminars on tax issues http://www.isso.cornell.edu/.
* Travel grants: Conference transportation grant applications are due at the Graduate Fellowship Office, Caldwell Hall, by March 1 for April conferences. Grants for transportation are awarded to registered graduate students invited to present papers or posters. Forms are available at graduate field offices and on the web http://ww.gradschool.cornell.edu/grad/fellowships/forms.html.
* Commencement is Sunday, May 27. To receive a May degree, the deadline for completing all requirements is May 18. Deadlines are earlier to have a diploma available for pickup following the commencement exercises (March 16) or to have one's name appear in the commencement program (March 23). A ceremony to individually recognize Ph.D. candidates will be Saturday, May 26, at 5 p.m. in Barton Hall; family, friends and faculty are invited. A reception will follow the ceremony. Information will be in commencement packets available in March at the Graduate School.
* Dissertation/thesis seminars will be in 100 Caldwell Hall on Wednesdays, 2 p.m.: master's Feb. 21; doctoral Feb. 28. Students, faculty and typists are encouraged to attend.
* Lunch with the dean: Grad students can join the dean for lunch Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m., Big Red Barn (table near piano). Bring your lunch and discuss concerns or get acquainted.lectures
TBA, John Sondek, University of North Carolina Medical School, Feb. 21, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
"Invidia, Nemesis, Phthonos and the Roman Emotional Economy," Robert Kaster, Princeton University, Feb. 16, 4:30 p.m., 122 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Toward Next-Generation Low-Level Languages," Greg Morrisett, computer science, Feb. 15, 4:15 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
"The Open URL Framework for the Context-Sensitive Provision of Service Links," Herbert Van de Sompel, Ghent University, Belgium, Feb. 22, 4:15 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
"God After Darwin: Can God and Evolution Reconcile?" John Haught, Georgetown University, Feb. 20, 8 p.m., Anabel Taylor Auditorium.
"Where Do We Go From Here?: Chaos or Community?" Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights pioneer, Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m., Sage Chapel.
"Keeping the Sex in Sex Education: The First Amendment's Religion Clauses and the Sex Education Debate," Gary Simson, law, and Erika Sussman, attorney with Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m., 115 Rockefeller Hall.
"The Jewish Experience in Germany After the Holocaust," Jeannette Lander, author, Feb. 15, 8:15 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
"Imaging Labor in the Daily Worker: American Cartoons and French Paintings," Laura Meixner, American studies, Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m., ILR Library Lounge, 6th Floor, Ives Hall.
"Imagining the Holocaust," Daniel Schwarz, English, Feb. 19, 2:55 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
"On the Development of Perception and Action," Claes von Hofsten, Uppsala University, Sweden, Feb. 16, 4 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Jan. 6 Thai National Elections: Miami (Dade) Vice, Civil Society and the New Leadership," Thak Chaloemtiarana, Asian studies, SEAP director, Feb. 15, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Introduction to Alexander Technique," Mona Sulzman, AmSAT certified teacher, Feb. 22, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
music
* Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Tilman Skowroneck, guest harpsichordist, will perform works by Frescobaldi, J.S. Bach, Froberger and Rameau.
* Feb. 18, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Under the direction of James Armstrong, the Cornell Percussion Ensemble and the Cornell World Drumming Group will perform.
A concert to benefit earthquake victims in India will be Feb. 19 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Featured acts include Bhangra, Shadows Dance Troupe, Sitara Dance Troupe, Cayuga's Waiters, Teszia Belly Dancers, Nothing but Treble, Tarana-the Hindi a cappella, a fashion show and much more. Suggested donations are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Tickets are available at the Ithaca Guitar Works, Willard Straight ticket office or at the South Asia Program. Please have check or exact change.
The Moscow Chamber Orchestra, with Federico Mondelci, saxophone, Alexander Zagorinsky, cello, and Constantine Orbelian, piano and conductor, will perform Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. The program will feature the Schnittke Piano Concerto, Haydn's Cello Concerto in C and Piazzolla tangos arranged for saxophone and orchestra. Tickets range from $14 to $28 for the public and $8 to $17 for students and are on sale at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m., and at the Clinton House ticket office, 116 N. Cayuga St., Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
The Festival of Black Gospel will celebrate its 25th anniversary with gospel performances Feb. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. in Bailey Hall. A closing celebration service will be held Feb. 18 at 5 p.m. in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room and will feature guest speaker Rev. Hilliard Hudson. Tickets for the Friday night concert are $5 for students with an ID, $7 each for groups of five or more and $8 for the general public. The Saturday and Sunday events are free and open to the public. Advance ticket sales are available at the Willard Straight ticket office. For more information about tickets, call Ericka Gibson at 273-2324 or Miriam Paterson at 257-3259.
Feb. 18: Connie Kaldor will perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays on WVBR-93.5 FM, 8 to 11 p.m., from the Anabel Taylor Hall Café.religion
Rev. Kenneth Clarke Sr. of Pennsylvania State University will lead the service Feb. 18 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., meet in the lobby of Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion, games and service-oriented activities. Classes, speakers, prayers, celebrations at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-3037 or send e-mail to bahai@cornell.edu.
* Zen Meditation is offered Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., in the Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For information call Anne Marie at 273-4906.
* Tenzin Gephel leads Tibetan Buddhist meditation Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., in the Founders Room, ATH.
* "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, Chapter 6 - The Patience of a Bodhisattva: Working With Anger" is taught by Tenzin Gephel on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in 314 ATH.
Weekend Mass schedule: Sunday, 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: Tuesday, 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.
Wednesdays, worship and Eucharist, 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
For more information, call 255-4219 or send e-mail to eccu@cornell.edu.
Meeting for Worship, Sundays 11 a.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 5:30 p.m., Welcoming in Shabbat with Song, in the lobby of Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by Shabbat services. Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Conservative services in the Founder's Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Call the Hillel office at 255-4227 for more information.
* Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For daily service times, call 272-5810; all daily services are at the Young Israel House.
* Community Shabbat dinner, 6:45 p.m., Kosher Dining Hall; call 272-6907 for reservations.
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.
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly Friday prayer, 1:15-1:45 p.m., One World Room, ATH. Weekly Halaqa, Friday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 218 ATH.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.seminars
"Unique Feeds and Physiology: Challenges in Browsing Rhino Nutrition," Ellen Dierenfeld, Feb. 20, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"Economics of Marriage and Divorce," Simon Clark, University of Edinburgh, UK, Feb. 21, 3:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Singularity Theory and Gravitational Lensing," Arlie Petters, Duke University, Feb. 16, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"SOFIA: Infrared Astronomy From on High," Terry Herter, Cornell, Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Exoplanets: Search and Discovery," Bernard Burke, MIT, Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Holding the Place in Place: The Role of Biological Soil Crusts in Desert Fertility and Stability," Jayne Belnap, USGS, Moab, Utah, Feb. 16, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Nanoscale Photophysics of Molecular Semiconductors Probed by Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM)," Steve Buratto, University of California-Santa Barbara, Feb. 15, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Developing Community Engagement in the Context of Distance Learning," H. Dean Sutphin, CALS, Feb. 21, 12:20 p.m., 101 Kennedy Hall.
"The National Security Agenda of U.S. Environmental Policy," David Hales, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Molecular Approaches to Understanding Soil Microbial Communities," Janice Thies, crop and soil sciences, Feb. 20, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"History of Global Plate Creation and Destruction: 180 Ma to Present," David Rowley, University of Chicago, Feb. 20, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"The Global Carbon Cycle and the Duke Forest Free-Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) Experiment," William Schlesinger, Duke University, Feb. 19, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"U.S. Manufacturing: Succeeding in a Globally Competitive Environment," Al Suter, Emerson Electric, Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Sustainable Development in the 21st Century: A Business Perspective," Dawn Rittenhouse, DuPont, Feb. 16, 1:30 p.m., B01 Sage Hall.
"Genetically Modified Foods: Dangerous?" William Provine, ecology and evolutionary biology, Feb. 15, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Who Is National Food Processors and What Are They Doing With a Laboratory in Downtown Washington, D.C.?" Barbara Blakistone, National Food Processors Association, Feb. 20, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Concepts in Active Packaging: Anti-microbial Polymers," Joe Hotchkiss, food science, Feb. 22, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Catabolism of Strawberry Fruit Exposed to Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels," Rik van Gorsel, visiting scientist, Feb. 15, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Systematics of the Perennial Relatives of Soybean: Gene and Genome Evolution in Diploids and Polyploids," Jeff Doyle, biology, Feb. 22, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Under Construction: Dynamics of Housing Policy in Cuba," Jill Hamberg, SUNY Empire State College, Feb. 16, 12:10 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Poco a Poco: Women's Grassroots Organizing in Chiapas, Mexico," Kate O'Donnell, Hartwick College, Feb. 20, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Insights Into Electronic Circuit Manufacturing," David Heller, Heller Industries, Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Laser MBE Growth and Novel Optical Properties of ZnO Heterostructures," Akira Ohtomo, Lucent, Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Fuzzy Polymer Coatings for Microfabricated Neural Prosthetic Devices," David Martin, University of Michigan, Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Hybrid Electric Vehicles," Michael Tamar, Ford Motor Co., Feb. 20, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Mouse Ovarian Germ Cell Cysts: Formation and Function," Melissa Pepling, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Feb. 15, 12:30 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Dissecting the Tissue-Specific Role of FGFs During Vertebrate Embryogenesis," Xin Sun, University of California-San Francisco, Feb. 20, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Butterfly Hearing and Caterpillar Drumming: Novel Acoustic Communication Systems for Lepidoptera," Jayne Yack, neurobiology and behavior, Feb. 15, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Ethical Responsibilities of the Scientist: The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer," Richard Polenberg, American history, Feb. 16, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"To Exterminate a Significant Portion of the Population: Prerevolutionary Precedents to Soviet Population Policies," Peter Holquist, history, Feb. 22, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Extra Dimensions, the Hierarchy Problem and Gravitational Resonances at Particle Colliders," Raman Sundrum, Johns Hopkins University, Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Weeding Out the Genes: The Structure and Function of the Arabidopsis Genome," Rob Martienssen, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Feb. 16, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Microsatellites: Are They the Simplest Elements of the Rice Genome?" Svetlana Temnykh, plant breeding, Feb. 20, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Identification and Mapping the Virus Resistance Genes in Potato," Fevziye Celebi, plant pathology, Feb. 21, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science.
"The Rhetorical Transformation of Experience in Risky Environments," Beverly Sauer, Carnegie Mellon University, Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Reading Dilwale Dulhania Lejayenge: A Family Love Story," Monika Mehta, Ph.D. candidate, University of Minnesota, Feb. 19, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Future Directions and Trends of Computational Structure Technology," Ahmed Noor, NASA Langley Research Center, Feb. 21, 4:30 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.theater
George Kaufman's hilarious play The Cocoanuts runs at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Feb. 15-18 and 21-24 at 8 p.m., with matinees Feb. 18 and 24 at 2 p.m. A discussion for the audience and members of the cast and production team will follow the Feb. 22 performance. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors and $9 for the general public. For tickets and information, call or visit the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS.
The Cornell Savoyards presents the musical comedy "Kiss Me Kate," with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Opening performance is Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. in Kulp Auditorium of Ithaca High School. Other performances will be Feb. 24 and March 2-3 at 8 p.m., with matinees Feb. 25 and March 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 for students and seniors and $7 for matinee performances. Tickets go on sale Feb. 16 at the Willard Straight ticket office, Hickey's Music Center and the Clinton House ticket office (273-4497). Tickets will be available at the door. For more information contact the Cornell Savoyards at 253-1668.miscellany
The Cornell Christian Faculty/Staff Forum will meet Feb. 15 at 12:20 p.m. in the Shirley Harper Conference Room, 6th Floor, ILR Library Building. Guest speaker will be Edith Johnson, family counselor and minister with international students.
Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step program for those dealing with emotional problems, meets Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave. For information, call Ed at 387-8257.
Join the Intramural Sports Department for a day of skiing or snowboarding Friday, Feb. 23, at Greek Peak Ski Resort in Virgil, N.Y. The $20 pass includes an all-day lift ticket, good from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. There also will be a NASTAR race course set up from 2 to 3:30 p.m. This event is open only to Cornell staff, students and their families. The deadline for purchasing tickets is Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. in the intramural office, 301 Helen Newman Hall.sports
Feb. 16, Pennsylvania, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 17, Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 16, at Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
Feb. 17, at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Feb. 17, at Skidmore
Feb. 18, at Ithaca Invitational, 1 p.m.
Feb. 16, Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Feb. 17, Vermont, 7 p.m.
Feb. 17, New Hampshire, 2 p.m.
Feb. 18, Maine, 2 p.m.
Feb. 18, at Yale, 1 p.m.
Feb. 16, at Yale, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 17, Hobart & Rochester
Feb. 16-18, Howe Cup at Yale
Feb. 17, Kane Invitational
Feb. 17, Kane Invitational
Feb. 20, at Buffalo, 7 p.m.