Cornell Chronicle Calendar10/17/96
The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events
October 17 - 24, 1996
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CU Jitterbug Club
The following classes are being taught by Bill Borgida at the Elk's building,
on the southeast corner of State and Geneva streets in Ithaca. The fee is $40
per person, $70 per couple in advance; $45 single/$80 couple at the door. No
partner or experience is needed. For information, call Bill at 273-0126.
* Basic Jitterbug: Dance to big band and rock 'n roll music in this
six-week series beginning Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7:15 p.m. Registration is at 7
p.m.
* Intermediate Jitterbug and Lindy: Six-week series begins Tuesday, Nov.
5, at 8:30 p.m.
* Cajun and Zydeco dancing: Six-week series starts Wednesday, Nov. 6, at
7:30 p.m. Registration is at 7:15 p.m.
Israeli Folk Dancing
Thursdays, 8 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Free and open to the
community. Beginners are welcome; no partners are necessary. For information,
call Minna at 257-7833.
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.
* Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Oct. 19 through Jan. 5.
* "Winslow Homer's America," Oct. 19 through Jan. 5.
* "Pop Art," through Dec. 9.
* "The Power of Women in Renaissance and Baroque Prints," through Dec.
9.
"Art for Lunch": Museum Director Frank Robinson will give a gallery tour of
"Renaissance and Baroque Prints" Oct. 17 at noon.
Student art showcase will take place Oct. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m.
"Artbreak": A tour of the museum's permanent collections, "Face to Face: The
Art of the Portrait," will be held Oct. 20 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Hartell Gallery, Sibley Dome
(M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
* "Family Heirlooms: An Installation of Souvenirs, Collage and Artist Books" by
Emily Trespass, through Oct. 18.
* Architecture student work, Oct. 20-26.
Kroch Library
"125 Years of Achievement: A History of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art
and Planning," through Dec. 20, in the library's atrium. An online version
featuring digitized images from the exhibition is available at http://rmc-www.library.cornell.edu.
Veterinary Medical Center Gallery
"Past, Present and Future Cuban Masters," a collection of artwork donated by
Jay (DVM '57) and Anita Hyman, through Nov. 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema unless otherwise noted and are
open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students, kids 12 and under and
seniors), except for Tuesday night Cinema Off-Center at the Center for Theatre
Arts ($2), Thursday early bird matinees (5:15 p.m.) and Sunday matinees ($3).
Films are held in Willard Straight Theatre except where noted.
Cornell Cinema currently is accepting co-sponsorship proposals for the spring
semester from student organizations, community groups and faculty. For more
information or an application, contact Cornell Cinema at 255-3522, 104 Willard
Straight Hall. Deadline for proposals is Oct. 18.
Thursday, 10/17
"French Twist" (1995), directed by Josiane Balasko, with Balasko, Victoria
Abril and Alain Chabat, 5:15 p.m.
"Wallace and Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation" (1996), directed by Nick
Parks and others, 7:30 p.m.
"Eraser" (1996), directed by Charles Russell, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and
Vanessa Williams, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, 10/18
"Good Men, Good Women" (1995), directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, with Annie Shizuka
Inoh, Lim Giong and Jack Kao, 7:30 p.m.
"Goldfinger" (1964), directed by Guy Hamilton, with Sean Connery and Gert
Frobe, 7:30 p.m., Uris.
"French Twist," 10 p.m.
"Wallace and Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation," 10 p.m., Uris.
"Eraser," midnight, Uris.
Saturday, 10/19
"Sátántangó" (1994), directed by Béla Tarr, with
Mihaly Big, Putyi Horvath and Janos Derzsi, a seven-hour epic about the end of
Communism in Eastern Europe, noon-3:30 p.m., 4-7:45 p.m., free.
"Wallace and Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"A Perfect Candidate" (1996), with guest filmmaker David Van Taylor, 8:30
p.m.
"Eraser," 9:15 p.m., Uris.
"Goldfinger," midnight, Uris.
Sunday, 10/20
"Wallace and Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation," 1:30 p.m.
"Sátántangó," 3:30-7 p.m., 7:30-11:15 p.m., free.
Monday, 10/21
"Neo-realism 1946-48," directed by Giampiero Tartagni, with Carlo Lizzani, 5:30
p.m., free.
"The Bicycle Thief" (1949), directed by Vittorio De Sica, with Lamberto
Maggiorani and Lianella Carell, 7:15 p.m.
"French Twist," 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 10/22
"Good Men, Good Women," 7:15 p.m.
"The Pharoah's Belt" (1996), with guest filmmaker Lewis Klahr, 7:30 p.m., CTA
Film Forum.
"Wallace and Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation," 9:45 p.m.
Wednesday, 10/23
"Tropical Fish" (1992), directed by Chen Yu-Hsun, 5 p.m., free.
"Lamerica" (1994), directed by Gianni Amelio, with Enrico Lo Verso and Carmelo
di Mazzarelli, 7:30 p.m.
"Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business" (1994), directed by Helena Solberg,
Latin American Studies Program film series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
Thursday, 10/24
"Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud" (1995), directed by Claude Sautet, with Michel
Serrault and Emmanuelle Béart, 5:15 p.m.
"Courage Under Fire" (1996), directed by Edward Zwick, with Meg Ryan, Denzel
Washington and Lou Diamond Phillips, 7:35 p.m.
"Phenomenon" (1996), directed by Jon Turteltaub, with John Travolta and Kyra
Sedgewick, 10 p.m.
"Eraser," 10 p.m.
* CoursEnroll for spring '97: All course pre-enrollment will be
online and electronic through Bear Access Oct. 19 through Nov. 15. A graduate
student must obtain consent from the committee chairperson for the
pre-enrollment course selections and then receive an electronic "adviser key"
(password) from the chairperson or graduate field office. There are no course
pre-enrollment paper forms to be filed with the Graduate School. During the
first three weeks of the spring semester, students can add and drop courses.
Africana Studies & Research Center
"Duke Ellington's Vision of the Sacred: An Exploration in Words, Music and
Visuals," Patricia Kaurouma, visiting associate professor, Oct. 23, noon, Hoyt
Fuller Room, 310 Triphammer Road.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
Thomas Gold Lecture: "Can We Change the Past?" Igor Novikov, Theoretical
Astrophysics Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz
Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Chemistry
Blomquist Lectures: Victor Hruby of the University of Arizona will give the
following lectures in 119 Baker: "Conformational and Topographical
Considerations in de novo Design of Bioactive Peptides and
Peptidomimetics," Oct. 21, 4:40 p.m.; and "Combinatorial Chemistry: A Critical
Examination," Oct. 22, 11:15 a.m.
European Studies Institute
"The `Europe Agreements' With the Central European Countries: A Step Towards
Accession?" Inge Govaere, College of Europe, Oct. 18, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris
Hall.
Einaudi Lecture: Christian Jouhaud, Centre de Recherches Historiques, Oct. 22,
4:30 p.m., A.D. White House. See story, Page 8.
Hillel
Author and journalist Aviva Cantor will appear on campus at the following
events:
* "25 Years of Jewish Feminism: From Struggling for Religious Equality to
Pioneering on the Spiritual Frontier," a brown-bag discussion for women, Oct.
22, noon, Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Book signing at the Campus Store, Oct. 22, 1:30 to 2 p.m.
* "Jews, Multiculturalism and Ethnic Invisibility," Oct. 23, 4 p.m.,
Anabel Taylor Hall Cafe.
Industrial & Labor Relations
"Labor's Resurgence," a panel discussion with Al Davidoff, president of UAW
Local 2300; Nina Schulman, field director for SEIU Local 100; and Maria
Wickstrom, coordinator of recruiting, AFL-CIO Organizing Institute, Oct. 21, 7
p.m., 105 ILR Conference Center.
Plantations
"Gardens That Inspire," Marco Polo Stufano, director of horticulture, Wave
Hill, Bronx, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy
Hall.
"Companion Gardening," Sally Jean Cunningham, Cornell Cooperative Extension of
Erie County, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., 404 Plant Science.
Professors-at-Large Program
"Out of Chaos: A Better Way to Support Science," Frank Press, senior fellow
with the Carnegie Institution and former president of the National Academy of
Sciences, Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith
Hall.
Russian Literature
"A Russian Symbolist Coleridge and a Russian Acmeist Coleridge," Martin Bidney,
SUNY Binghamton, Oct. 18, 3:30 p.m., 277 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"Turning Battlefields Into Marketplaces: Politics and Trade at the
Thai-Cambodian Border," Lindsay French, Rhode Island School of Design, Oct. 17,
12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Globalization, Marginalization and the Study of Southeast Asia," Ruth McVey,
emeritus reader, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London,
Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"Legitimacy and Violence in Southeast Asia's Capitalist Transformation," Ruth
McVey, University of London, Oct. 24, 12:15 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart
Ave.
Women's Studies Program
"Muslim Women's Higher Islamic Learning as a Human Right," Nimat Hafez
Barazangi, visiting fellow, Oct. 18, 2 p.m., 280 Ives Hall.
POSTPONED: "Meet the Candidate," a discussion with U.S. Rep. Maurice
Hinchey, panelist questions by Anna Marie Smith, government and women's
studies; Mary Katzenstein, government and women's studies; and Margaret
Washington, history and women's studies, Oct. 18, 2 to 3:30 p.m., 465 Statler
Hall.
Department of Music
* Oct. 18, and 19, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Ithaca Opera presents George
and Ira Gershwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical comedy, Of Thee I
Sing. General admission is $15, $10 for students; tickets are available at
the ticket center at Clinton House, Hickey's Music Center and the Willard
Straight Hall ticket office.
* Oct. 22, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Members of the 18th-century performance
practice program, assisted by Assistant Professor Judith Kellock and two of her
students, present an evening of chamber music by Johann Sebastian Bach and
George Frederick Handel. Works include Handel's Sonata in D major for Violin
and Continuo, Op. 1, No. 13 and Neun Deutschen Arien and Bach's
Suite No. 3 in C major for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1009; Prelude and Fugue
in A major, BWV 888; Sonata in G major for Violin and Obligato Cembalo, BWV
1019; and Mein Freund ist mein, die Liebe soll nichts scheiden.
Cornell Concert Series
Baritone Thomas Hampson will perform Oct. 17 at 8:15 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Call
255-5144 for ticket information. Check out the Cornell Concert Series Web site
at http://www.arts.conell.edu/Cornell_Concert_Series/.
Johnson Museum
The Cornell Jazz Ensemble will perform Oct. 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the
galleries of the Johnson Museum.
Willard Straight Hall Program Board
* The WSHPB presents the free fall 1996 coffeehouse series on Thursdays in
the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall from 8 to 10 p.m. Gemini 28 will
perform Oct. 17, and Mike Allinger will be featured Oct. 24.
* The New Nile Orchestra will give a free concert Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. in the
Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall. The Vermont-based New Nile Orchestra
features four musicians and the Ethiopian singer/dancer Kiflu Kidane. It
combines singing in the ancient Ethiopian tongues of Amharic and Geez with
modern electric guitar, bass, keyboard, percussion and drum set. For
information, call 255-4311.
Bound for Glory
Oct. 20: Michael Jerling will perform in three live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and
10:30 p.m. in the Cafe at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free and is open to
everyone. Kids are welcome, and refreshments are available. The show runs
Sunday nights from 8 to 11 p.m. Bound for Glory, North America's
longest-running live folk concert broadcast, can be heard on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and
105.5.
Creative Writing Program
Peter Landesman, a 1992 graduate of the Department of English Program in
Creative Writing, will give a free reading from his first novel, The
Raven, on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 4:30 p.m. in the A.D. White House. The book
received this year's Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American
Academy of Arts and Letters.
Durland Alternatives Library
"I Have Tasted the Apple," a poetry reading by Mary Crow, will take place Oct.
22 at 8 p.m. in the Founders Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. Call 255-6486 for
additional information.
Sage Chapel
Gustav Niebuhr, a journalist for The New York Times, will give the
sermon Oct. 20 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
Baha'i Faith
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., Balch Hall Unit 4 Lounge, 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: Sunday, 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: Call the Catholic Office at 255-4228 for an appointment.
Christian Science
Thursdays, 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Everyone on campus is
welcome. Room G-20 Anabel Taylor Hall is open daily for prayer and study.
Also, 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 and rides provided. For information, call 273-5421.
Jewish
Shabbat: Evening Services: Conservative and Reform, 5:30 p.m., meet in the
Anabel Taylor Hall lobby; Orthodox, at Young Israel, call 272-5810 for
times.
Morning Services: Orthodox, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, ATH.
Korean Church
Sundays, 1 p.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Lutheran
Sundays, 9:30 a.m., and Thursdays, 7 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, Oak Ave.
at College Ave.
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.
Protestant
Protestant Cooperative Ministry: Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor
Chapel.
Advanced Computing Research Institute
"Computational Differentiation: Going Beyond `Black-Box' Automatic
Differentiation Tools," Christian Bischof, Argonne National Laboratory, Oct.
21, 12:15 p.m., 708 Rhodes Hall.
African Development Institute
"Language and Culture: Implications for Development," Abdul Nanji, Africana
Studies and Research Center, Oct. 17, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"African Government and the Colonial Legacy," Kwbena Sabby, MPS/Real Estate,
Oct. 24, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Agricultural, Resource & Managerial Economics
"Nonrenewability in Forest Rotations: Implications on Economic and Ecological
Sustainability," Jon Erickson, resource and environmental economics, Oct. 18, 4
p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
Animal Science
"A Methodology for Assessing the Effectiveness of Disease-Control Strategies in
Dairy Cows: An Example of Contagious Mastitis in Highbulk-Tank SCC Herds,"
Heather Allore, postdoctoral fellow, animal science, Oct. 22, 12:20 p.m., 348
Morrison Hall.
Anthropology
"Relocating Syncretism in Anthropological Discourse," Charles Stewart,
University College, London, Oct. 18, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
Biochemistry
"When HIV Meets CD4: To Fuse or Not to Fuse," Ed Berger, NIH, Oct. 18, 4 p.m.,
large conference room, Biotechnology Building.
Bioengineering
"The Cost Effectiveness of Total Joint Replacements," Timothy Wright, Cornell
Medical College, Oct. 17, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Lung Transplant Technology," James Dauber, University of Pittsburgh, Oct. 24,
3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Biophysics
"Probing Peptide Conformations With Solid State NMR," Robert Tyco, NIH, Oct.
23, 4:30 p.m., 700 Clark Hall.
Chemical Engineering
"The Electrohydrodynamics of Drops, Liquid Bridges and Suspensions," Dudley
Saville, Princeton University, Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry
"Some Novel Dynamics in Polymer Nanocomposites," David Zax, chemistry, Oct. 17,
11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
TBA, Hannes Jonsson, University of Washington, Oct. 24, 11:15 a.m., 119
Baker.
City & Regional Planning
"Strategic Neighborhood Planning: Bring Wealth Back to the Inner City in
Chicago and Milwaukee," Welford Sanders, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,
Oct. 18, 12:15 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Ecology & Systematics
"Functional Morphology of an Evolutionary Constraint: Caudal Fin Locomotion in
Fishes," George Lauder, University of California at Irvine, Oct. 23, 4 p.m.,
A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology/Jugatae
"Biological Weed Control: Art or Science?" Bernd Blossey, natural resources,
Oct. 17, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"A Behavioral Casino: Spiders Make Dating Decisions With Dice," Robert Suter,
Vassar College, Oct. 24, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Environmental Conflict Management Program
"AgRESOLVE: A Project to Mediate Farm Disputes in New York," Maralyn Edid, ILR
School, Oct. 22, 12:15 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Fruit & Vegetable Science
"Reductionist Academics vs. Real-World Demands of International Agriculture and
Development," Ed Oyer, fruit and vegetable science and international
agriculture, Oct. 17, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Consumers and the Food System: Sustenance and Sustainability," Jennifer
Wilkins, nutritional science, Oct. 24, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Genetics & Development
"Starting the Cell Cycle in Yeast," Brenda Andrews, University of Toronto, Oct.
21, 4 p.m., large seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
Geological Sciences
TBA, Frank Press, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee
Hall.
"Spaceborne Observations of the Polar Ice Sheets: A 30-year Record," Kenneth
Jezek, Ohio State University, Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
"Isotopic Analysis of Ancient Deer Bone: Evidence for Biotic Change in the Maya
Lowlands," Kitty Emery, anthropology, Oct. 23, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"Geology and Mineralogy of the Martian Polar Terrains," James Bell, space
sciences, Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall (tentative).
Latin American Studies Program
"Construcción de los Espacios Urbanos: El Caso de Villa Juana, Santo
Domingo," César Pérez, Institute of Technology of Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic, Oct. 22, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall (in Spanish, with
English translation).
Manufacturing
"Integrating Purchasing and Engineering in a Manufacturing Environment," Gayle
Bicknell, purchasing manager, Corning Inc., Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin
Hall.
"Developing Advanced Technologies in Biomedicine," Rich Newman, Welch Allyn
Inc., Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Organic Electroluminescent Devices," Ching Tang, Eastman Kodak Co., Oct. 17,
4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"The Somatosensory System in Mammals. Topographic Organization, Connections and
the Evolution of Bilateral Coordination of the Hands," Leah Krubitzer,
University of California at Davis, Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Development, Regeneration and Neoplasia in the Mammalian Central Nervous
System," Mark Noble, University of Utah, Oct. 23, 2:30 p.m., A106 Corson
Hall.
"Habitat-Specific Differences in the Development of Hoary Marmot Foraging
Behavior," Warren Holmes, University of Michigan, Oct. 24, 12:30 p.m., A106
Corson Hall.
Nutrition
"Evaluation of Nutrition Risk Criteria: Report of a Recent Expert Committee as
Applied to the WIC Program," Kathleen Rasmussen and Jean-Pierre Habicht,
nutritional sciences, Oct. 21, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Nutrition in Aging: Maintaining Health for the Long Term," Irwin Rosenberg,
director of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at
Tufts University, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m., 146 Morrison Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"The Politics of Rights in Post-Dictatorial Argentina: An Evaluation," Enrique
Perruzotti, visiting fellow, Latin American Studies Program, Oct. 17, 12:15
p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Pharmacology
"Rho and PKC-Zeta as Downstream Effectors for PI 3-Kinase in Insulin Action,"
Robert Farese, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Oct. 21, 4:30
p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Physics
"Bose-Einstein Condensates: A New Form of Quantum Matter," Wolfgang Ketterle,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium,
Rockefeller Hall.
Physiology
TBA, Margaret Ramsay, physiology, Oct. 22, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary
Research Tower.
Plant Biology
"Recombinant Protein Expression in Plants: Optimizing Antigen Production for
Edible Vaccines," Hugh Mason, Boyce Thompson Institute, Oct. 18, 11:15 a.m.,
404 Plant Science Building.
Plant Pathology
"Entomopathogenic Fungi as a Reservoir of Genes for Biotechnology," Raymond St.
Leger, Boyce Thompson Institute, Oct. 22, 3:30 p.m., Barton Laboratory,
Geneva.
"Molecular Genetics of Polyketide Toxin Production by the Fungal Corn Pathogen
Mycosphaerella zeae-maydis," Sung-Hwan Yun, plant pathology, Oct. 23,
12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Psychology
"Organization of the Cerebral Cortex in Mammals: How Does Evolution Build a
Complex Brain?" Leah Krubitzer, University of California at Davis, Oct. 18,
3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
Rural Sociology
"The Role of Family Planning in Reducing Fertility: The 1970-1995 Record," W.
Parker Mauldin, Population Council, Oct. 18, 2:15 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"On the `Ends' of Natural Philosophy - Process vs. Rupture in Some New [Old]
Plots of the Scientific Revolution," John Schuster, University of Wollongong,
Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
South Asia Program
TBA, P.K. Ponnuswamy, University of Madras, Oct. 18, 3 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
TBA, Yamuna Sangarasivam, Syracuse University, Oct. 21, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris
Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Applied Mechanics at Borg-Warner," Steve Boedo, Borg-Warner, Ithaca, Oct. 23,
4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Chemistry
A chemistry symposium in honor of the 75th birthday of Professor Harold
Scheraga will be held Oct. 19 starting at 9 a.m. in 200 Baker Lab.
Human Ecology
A symposium, "American Society: Diversity and Consensus," will be held Oct.
20-21. For information, contact Donna Dempster-McClain, symposium co-organizer,
at 255-5557, fax 255-9856 or e-mail,
did1@cornell.edu. See story
International Political Economy Program
"The Politics of Regional Restructuring" will be held Oct. 18-19 in G-08 Uris
Hall. The conference will address the question of global or regional
integration in the post-Cold War world. Giovanni Arrighi from SUNY Binghamton
will give a keynote address, titled "Regionalism in the Global Economy: The
East Asian Case," and Peter Katzenstein of Cornell's government department will
give a keynote talk on "Regionalism in Comparative Perspective." Other than
Arrighi, all conference speakers are Cornell faculty, including, from the
government department, Jonathan Kirshner, Jonas Pontusson, Hector Schamis,
Maria Cook, Elena Iankova and Valerie Bunce; from ILR, Gary Fields, Harry Katz,
Maria Cook and Lowell Turner; from city and regional planning, Lourdes Beneria,
Porus Olpadwala, Rebecca Hovey, Barbara Lynch and Susan Christopherson; from
business, Jan Katz; Phil McMichael, rural sociology; and David Stark,
sociology. For information, call 255-3163.
Book Signing
A.R. Ammons, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Poetry, will be at the Campus Store
signing copies of his latest book of poems, Brink Road, Oct. 17 from 4
to 5 p.m.
Aviva Cantor will be at the Campus Store to sign copies of her book, Jewish
Women, Jewish Men: The Legacy of Patriarchy, Oct. 22 from 1:30 to 2 p.m.
`Rabble Rousers' Discussion
A "Rabble Rousers" panel discussion, featuring activists from Catholic Worker,
Loaves and Fishes, AIDS Prison Ministry and others, will be held Oct. 20 at
6:30 p.m. in the One World Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. Soup and bread will be
served. For more information, call Sister Margaret at 255-4228.
Men's Cross Country (2-1)
Oct. 20, at Penn State National Invit.
Women's Cross Country (3-0)
Oct. 20, at Penn State National Invit.
Field Hockey (4-6, 0-2 Ivy)
Oct. 19, at Pennsylvania, 10:30 a.m.
Ltwt. Football (1-2, 0-1 ELFL)
Oct. 19, Army at Pottsville, Pa., noon
Varsity Football (2-2, 2-0 Ivy)
Oct. 19, Colgate, 1:30 p.m.
Golf (0-0)
Oct. 18-19, at Lehigh Invit.
Men's Soccer (7-1-1, 2-0-1 Ivy)
Oct. 18, Pennsylvania, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23, at Hartwick, 3 p.m.
Women's Soccer (4-6, 0-3 Ivy)
Oct. 19, Pennsylvania, 11 a.m.
Oct. 22, at Army, 4 p.m.
Women's Tennis (0-3)
Oct. 18-20, ITA Team Qualifiers at Princeton
Women's Volleyball (5-11, 0-2 Ivy)
Oct. 18, at Brown, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19, at Yale, 7 p.m.
Oct. 20, Canisius, 4 p.m.