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"News From the Middle East: Cornell's New Medical School in Qatar," Robert Thorne, physics, Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.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 $6 ($5 for undergraduates and seniors; $4 for Cornell graduate students and kids 12 and under). films
"Speed Levitch: Live From Inner Space," with Timothy "Speed" Levitch in person, 7:30 p.m., $9 general admission, $7 students and seniors.
"Eraserhead" (1977), directed by David Lynch, with John Nance, Charlotte Stewart and Jeanne Bates, 10:30 p.m.
"Chaos" (2001), directed by Coline Serreau, with Catherine Frot, Rachida Brakni and Vincent Lindon, 7:15 p.m.
"Waking Life" (2001), directed by Richard Linklater, with the voices of Ethan Hawke and Timothy "Speed" Levitch, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"Capturing the Friedmans" (2003), directed by Andrew Jarecki, 9:45 p.m.
"Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde" (2003), directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld, with Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field and Luke Wilson, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Eraserhead," midnight.
"Chaos," 5 p.m.
"Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Capturing the Friedmans," 7:30 p.m.
"Waking Life," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Conspirators of Pleasure" (1996), directed by Jan Svankmajer, with Petr Meissel, 9:45 p.m.
"Capturing the Friedmans," 5 p.m.
"Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde," 7:30 p.m.
"Five American Surrealist Films," 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (1972), directed by Luis Buñuel, with Fernando Rey and Jean-Pier Cassel, 7 p.m.
"Conspirators of Pleasure," 9:15 p.m.
"Chaos," 7:15 p.m.
"The Seashell and the Clergyman" (1928), directed by Germaine Dulac, with an introduction by Cathy Crane, Ithaca College, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center Film Forum.
"Capturing the Friedmans," 9:45 p.m.
"The Eel" (1997), directed by Shohei Imamura, with Koji Yakusho and Fujio Tsuneta, 7 p.m.
"Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde," 9:30 p.m.
"Frida" (2002), directed by Julie Taymor, with Salma Hayek, 7 p.m.
"Pirates of the Caribbean" (2003), directed by Gore Verbinski, with Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush, 9:45 p.m.lectures
TBA, painter Richard Phillips, Oct. 23, 5:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
"Industry and the Environment: Changing Paradigms," John Carberry, DuPont, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 165 Olin Hall. Read the story.
"Molecules and the Mind: The Impact of Psychopharmacology on Self and Society," Herbert Meltzer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Oct. 23, 4:40 p.m., 200 Baker Laboratory.
"The Currents of Life: Electron Tunneling Through Iron and Copper Proteins," Harry Gray, California Institute of Technology, Oct. 30, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Laboratory.
"Genetic Engineering: Changing Our Food," Margaret Smith, plant breeding, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall.
"The Terrors of Hypervigilance: Globalization, Security and the Compromised Spaces of Contemporary Childhood," Cindi Katz, CUNY Graduate Center, Oct. 24, noon, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Politics of Health: My Career in Public Interest Medicine," Sidney Wolfe, Public Citizen's Health Research Group, Oct. 27, 12:20 p.m., Bache Auditorium, Malott Hall. Read the Brief.
"Creating Worker-Citizens: The Community Stewards Program of the St. Louis Teamsters in the 1950s," Robert Bussell, Oct. 28, 4:30 p.m., 615A Ives Hall.
"Obscured by Spin: The People of Iraq," Maura Stephens, writer, and George Sapio, photographer, Oct. 23, 5 p.m. B45 Warren Hall. Read the story.
"Accountability for War Crimes in Iraq," a panel discussion with James Finkel, special assistant to the director of the CIA; David Scheffer, former ambassador at large during the Clinton administration for war crimes issues; and Ruti Teitel, New York Law School, Oct. 23, 4 p.m., G90 Myron Taylor Hall.
"AGORA: A Digital Library for Sustainable Agriculture in the Developing World," Robert Herdt, former deputy director of the Rockefeller Foundation, Oct. 23, 4 p.m., Mann Library Addition.
"Organic Semiconductor Heterjunctions: Electricity to Light and Light to Electricity," Richard Friend, University of Cambridge, Oct. 28, 4 p.m., 155 Olin Hall. Read the story.
"The Celibate Bridegroom: The Ambiguous Marriage of Jesus in Early Christian Ascetic Exegesis," Elizabeth Clark, Duke University, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"Living and Working in an Unpredictable Reality," Orly Castel-Bloom, Israeli writer, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 106 White Hall.
"The Coming Democracy: New Rules for Running a New World," Ann Florini, Brookings Institution, Oct. 29, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"The Price Paid for Being Neutral in the Cold War: A Comparison of the Fates of Sukarno and Sihanouk," Benny Widyono, visiting scholar, Oct. 23, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Laying the Ground: History, Sovereignty and Sexual Difference in Southeast Asia," Ashley Thompson, University of California-Berkeley, Oct. 30, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Molecules and Mind: The Impact of Psychopharmacology on Self and Society," Herbert Meltzer, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Oct. 23, 4:40 p.m., 200 Baker Lab.music
* Oct. 23, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music: Sopranos Constance Dunlap and Julia Madden and tenor Jason Wang perform.
* Oct. 25, 4 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest ensemble CONTINUUM reads works composed by Cornell graduate students.
* Oct. 25, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: The Cornell University Glee Club, under the direction of Scott Tucker, presents its annual Homecoming concert. Admission is $7 in advance and $8 at the door. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office and through the Glee Club Office at 255-3396.
* Oct. 26, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The new-music ensemble CONTINUUM presents a concert of contemporary works by six different composers: Paul Schoenfield, Betty Olivero, Virko Baley, Osvaldo Golijov Ursula Mamlok and Roberto Sierra.
* Oct.30, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music: Soprano Judith Kellock and flutist Wendy Mehne and guitarist Jason Wang perform.
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| The Cornell Concert Series brings the Drummers of West Africa to the State Theatre Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. |
The Drummers of West Africa will perform Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in the State Theatre, downtown Ithaca. Tickets are $16-$26 for the public and $10-$16 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-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Student Rush tickets (if available) for $5 will be on sale Oct. 23 and 24.
The Cornell Folk Song Club presents Andy Cohen and Larkin Bryant in concert Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. in 165 McGraw. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door and are available at Ithaca Guitar Works, Colophon Books (formerly Borealis Bookstore), Greenstar Co-op, Small World Music, Bound for Glory or online at http://www.rso.cornell.du/folksong/order.html.
The Society for the Humanities presents an informal chamber music concert Oct. 26 at 4:30 p.m. in the Guerlac Room of the A.D. White House. Performers will be: Ritsu Katsumata with Blaise Bryski, violin and piano.
Full Frontal Folk performs Oct. 26. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall, with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Admission is free.religion
Rev. Janet Shortall, Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service Oct. 26 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. For more information, call 272-3037.
Weekly Bible study meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in 314 Anabel Taylor Hall. For information contact Keith Bowman at kcb29@cornell.edu .
* Meditations: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 12:15-1 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Zen Meditation practice is Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Founders Room, ATH. For info, call Anne Marie at 266-7256.
* Weekend Mass schedule: Sunday, 10 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
Testimony meetings: Tuesday, 7:15 p.m., 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.
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. For information see: http://www.ccfiv.org.
Wednesdays, worship and Eucharist, 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., ATH Chapel. For more information, call send e-mail to eccu@cornell.edu.
Meeting for worship, Sunday, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For info, call 273-5421.
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall. For more information visit the Web site at http://www.curw.cornell.edu/gcf.
Weekly religious service is Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a Gita reading at 5 p.m.
* Conservative and Reform: Call the Hillel office at 255-4227 for more information.
* Orthodox: Friday, Center for Jewish Living, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, ATH. For daily services, call 272-5810.
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, 11 a.m. Call 272-1564 or 255-2928 for information.
Campus ministry at St. Luke Church, 109 Oak Ave., in Collegetown, Sundays, 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bible study Tuesday, 7 p.m. For more information, e-mail rlb8@cornell.edu.
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall. Weekly Halaqa, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., ATH. For more information view the Web site at http://www.meca-online.org/.
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
"Harnessing Nature: Is It Time for a Paradigm Shift in Selenium Supplementation (Dairy)?" Scott Carter and Roger Scaletti, Oct. 28, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"Gaussian Moving Averages, Semimartingales and Option Pricing," Patrick Cheridito, Princeton University, Oct. 24, 3:45 p.m., 280 Rhodes Hall.
"Biotic and Abiotic Controls on Litter Decomposition in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems," Amy Austin, University of Buenos Aires, Oct. 27, 12:30 p.m., Morison Room, Corson Hall.
"Conditional Hyperplasia in Glow-in-the-Dark Prostates: The EZC-JOCK Model," David Spencer, Baylor College of Medicine-Houston, Oct. 28, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"From Widgets to Digits: Employment Regulation for the Changing Workplace," Katherine Stone, Cornell, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., 302 Uris Hall.
"Welfare Capitalism: Understanding Institutional Change in the New Deal," Bill Domhoff, University of California-Santa Cruz, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 302 Uris Hall.
"Exploiting Intermolecular Interactions of Nano-Scale Control," Paul Weiss, Pennsylvania State University, Oct. 27, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Content Delivery and File Sharing in the Modern Internet," Hank Levy, University of Washington, Oct. 23, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"List Decoding and Complexity Theory," Madhu Sudan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oct. 30, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
TBA, Susan Beck, University of Arizona, Oct. 28, 11:15 a.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"The Hypothesis of a Common Origin of the Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian Language Families: Converging Evidence From Language and Archaeology," Laurent Sagart, CNRS, Paris, Oct. 27, 4:30 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Microprocessor Evolution: Past, Present and Future," Guri Sohi, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oct. 28, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Botulism in Fish in the Lower Great Lakes," Rodman Getchell, microbiology and Immunology, Oct. 24, 12:20 p.m., 300 Rice Hall.
"The Way We Were and Should Be Again? European Orthodox Churches and the `Idyllic Past,'" Sabrina Ramet, University of Trondheim, Norway, Oct. 28, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
"Windows of Opportunity in the Dairy Research of the 21st Century," Carmen Moraru, food science, Oct. 28, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"The Art of Horticulture: A New Student-Focused Course That Melds Gardens, Art and Human Well-being," Marcia Eames-Sheavly, horticulture, Oct. 23, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Evaluation of Perennial Ground Covers for Weed Suppression in Home Landscapes," Jennifer Allaire, horticulture, Oct. 30, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"N-Cycle and Modified Yardstick," Michael Wattiaux, U.W. Dairy Science; Larry Bundy, U.W. Soil Science; and Greg Albrecht, crop and soil science, Oct. 28, 1:30 p.m., 164 Morrison Hall.
"Testimony and Empire," John Beverley, University of Pittsburgh, Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"What's the Prognosis for Peru? Peasant Communities Move Forward With Reconciliation," Billie Jean Isbell, anthropology, Oct. 28, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Sino-Tibetan-Austronesian: The Phonological, Lexical and Morphological Components," Laurent Sagart, CNRS, Paris, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 111 Morrill Hall.
"Mechanical Behavior of Thin Metal Films," Joost Vlassak, Harvard University, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Morphological Control and Applications of Nanoporous Metals and Nanoporous Metal Nanocomposites," Jonah Erlebacher, Johns Hopkins University, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Magnetohydrodynamic Induction in Von Karman Swirling Flows," Mickael Bourgoin, physics, Oct. 28, 12:30 p.m., 178 Rhodes Hall.
"Particle Bunching in Turbulent Atmospheric Clouds," Raymond Shaw, Michigan Tech University, Oct. 28, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Protein Synthesis and Generation of MHC Class I Peptide Ligands: Could Nature Really Be This Inefficient?" Jonathan Yewdell, NIAID, Oct. 24, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
"Developing a Platform to Dissect Complex Traits in Maize," Ed Buckler, Institute for Genomic Diversity, Oct. 24, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Loading, Fusion and Release of Chromaffin Granules," Manfred Lindau, applied engineering and physics, Oct. 27, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Patterning to Enhance Activity of Cultured Neuronal Networks," Bruce Wheeler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; "The Effects of Topography on the Growth and Differentiation of Neurons," Natalie Dowell-Mesfin, SUNY Albany; and "Specialized Basal Lamina at Neuromuscular Junction and Nodes of Ranvier," Kamila Vagnerova, Oregon Health and Science University, Oct. 28, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Iron Bioavailability: The Meat Factor," Ray Glahn, food science, Oct. 27, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"The Socializing Power of European Institutions: Implications for Policy and Theory," Jeffrey Checkel, University of Oslo, Oct. 23, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Grabbing the Cat by the Tail: Studies of the Packaging of DNA by Single Ph29 Bateriophage Particles Using Optical Tweezers," Carlos Bustamante, University of California-Berkeley, Oct. 27, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Real Time QTL of Tomato Yield," Dani Zamir, Hebrew University, Oct. 28, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Use of Functional Genomics to Understand Plant Responses to Pseudomonas Syringae pv. Tomato: Identification of a Signal Transduction Pathway That Modulates Host Cell Death Associated With Both Immunity and Disease," Olga del Pozo, Oct. 29, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Quantitative and Qualitative Studies of the Agricultural Labor Market of Nepal," Magnus Hatlebakk, University of Bergen, Oct. 27, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris hall.
"High-Performance Synthetic Ropes: Application and Field Evaluation," Rafeal Chou, Samson Ropes, Oct. 23, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Characteristics of Pulse Tube Cryocoolers," Tobias de Boer, mechanical and aerospace engineering, Oct. 24, 2:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.
Open Mind Lunch Series: "What's the Minimum Amount of Exercise I Need To Do?" Denise Heimlich and Kerry Kerfoot, Wellness Program, Oct. 30, noon, G10 Biotechnology Building.symposiums
The Emerging Markets Program will hold its annual symposium Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. in David L. Call Auditorium of Kennedy Hall. The keynote speaker will be Susan Rice, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former assistant secretary of state for African affairs. Her topic will be "Increasing Capital Flow to Africa." For more information about the symposium, visit http://ww.emergingmarkets.aem.cornell.edu/whats_new/index.htm.
A round-table discussion on "Hamlet and Architecture" will be held Oct. 24 at 2:30 p.m. in the English department lounge. The presenter will be Mimi Yu, and Nick Davis will serve as moderator.
A round-table discussion on "Testimonlo and The Contemporary Construction of Knowledge in Latin America" will be Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. The panelist include John Beverley, University of Pittsburgh; Billie Jean Isbell, anthropology; and Bruno Bosteels, romance studies.theater
The CUPB presents an evening with Bill Cosby, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. in Barton Hall. Tickets for Cornell students are $25 for reserved seating and $20 general admission; tickets for the public are $35 and $30. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Risley Theatre kicks off its season with the Matthew Shepard drama The Laramie Project Oct. 23-26 at 8 p.m. A matinee will be offered Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be reserved by calling the Risley box office at 255-9521. Risley Theatre is in Risley Hall on Thurston Ave., just past the Fall Creek bridge.
Be Aggressive is playing at Cornell's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Evening performances are Oct. 23-26 and Oct. 29-Nov. 1, at 8 p.m. Matinees will be offered Oct. 26 and Nov. 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $8 for students and seniors and $10 for the general public. Visit or call the Schwartz Center box office, 430 College Ave., 12:30-5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS.miscellany
"What part of `Jailhouse Rock' don't you understand?" a debate Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. in Hollister Hall Auditorium. Debating will be Matthew Oppenheim '93 of the Recording Industry Association of America, and Robert Hamilton of Jones Day law firm. Read the story.
The Cornell Campus Club has organized a lecture and tour of the Statler Hotel, Oct. 30, 10 a.m., Statler Hotel. The tour will be led by Richard Adie and begins in the lobby. Open to the public.