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Calendar of Events

February 10 - 17, 2000


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dance

Cornell Swing Dance Club
CSDC practices Fridays from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the North Room of Willard Straight Hall. All levels of dancers are encouraged to attend. Free and open to all CSDC members. Membership is $5 per year and is open to the public.


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.
* "Italian Renaissance Paintings and Prints," through Feb. 27.
* "Women's Works," through Feb. 27.
* "The Beauty of the Book: Medieval Manuscripts From the Kroch Library," through Feb. 27.
* "Light Construction: Photo-Sculptures by Doug Prince," through March 5.
* "Fresh Woods and Pastures New: 17th Century Dutch Landscape Drawings From the Peck Collection," through March 26.
* "The Baroque Landscape," through March 26.
* Art for Lunch: Tour the exhibition "Women's Works" with chief curator Nancy Green, Feb. 10, noon.
* For Students Only: The museum's fifth annual Blues Night, an evening of art and blues music, is Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m.; admission is free.
DEA Gallery, Van Rensselaer Hall
(M-F, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 255-9714)
Design works by students of Rhonda Gilmore's DEA studio class, through Feb. 19.
Hartell Gallery, Sibley Hall
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* "The Artist and Place: How Much of What We Do Is Related to Where We Do It," works by Sarah Inglis, Natalie Skvarla and Grace Feng, through Feb. 11.
* Works by Seth Augustine, Feb. 14-18.
Kroch Library Gallery
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 1-5 p.m.; 255-3530)
"Wordsworth and the Romantic Imagination: A Scholar's Collection," curated by Paul Betz, through May 30.
Willard Straight Art Gallery
(M-F, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.)
Festival of Black Gospel exhibition, Feb. 14-25.


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 http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Thursday, 2/10
"Destiny" (1998), directed by Youssef Chahine, with Mahmoud Hemeida and Nour el-Cherif, 7 p.m.
"Bringing Out the Dead" (1999), directed by Martin Scorsese, with Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette, 9:40 p.m.
Friday, 2/11
"Destiny," 7 p.m.
"The Best Man" (1999), directed by Malcolm D. Lee, with Taye Diggs, Nia Long and Morris Chestnut, 7 p.m., Uris.
"Bringing Out the Dead," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"Lovers on the Bridge" (1992), directed by Leos Carax, with Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant, 9:40 p.m.
"The Professional" (1994), directed by Luc Besson, with Jean Reno, Natalie Portman and Gary Oldman, midnight, Uris.
Saturday, 2/12
"Microcosmos" (1996), directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou, IthaKid Film Fest, 2 p.m., $2/$1.50 kids 12 and under.
"Lovers on the Bridge," 5 p.m.
"The Best Man," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Lovers on the Bridge," 7:40 p.m.
"Bringing Out the Dead," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Boiling Point" (1990), directed by Takeshi Kitano, with Masahiko Ono, Yuriko Ishida and Takahito Iguchi, 10:20 p.m.
Sunday, 2/13
"Microcosmos," 4:30 p.m.
"Bringing Out the Dead," 7:15 p.m.
"The Red and the White" (1968), directed by Miklos Jancso, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
Monday, 2/14
"The Girl Can't Help It" (1956), directed by Frank Tashlin, with Jayne Mansfield, Fats Domino and The Platters, 7 p.m.
"The Best Man," 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 2/15
"The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords" (1998), directed by Stanley Nelson, with Joe Morton, 7:30 p.m.
"The Professional," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 2/16
"Time of the Gypsies" (1989), directed by Emir Kusturica, with Davor Dujmovic and Bora Todorovic, 7 p.m.
"Men With Guns" (1998), directed by John Sayles, Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Violent Cop" (1989), directed by Takeshi Kitano, with Takeshi Kitano and Hakuryu, 9:45 p.m.
Thursday, 2/17
"Bed and Board" (1971), directed by François Truffaut, with Jean-Pierre Leaud and Claude Jade, 7:15 p.m.
"The Sixth Sense" (1999), directed by M. Night Shyamalan, with Bruce Willis and Toni Collette, 9:25 p.m.


graduate bulletin

Registration
* Spring 2000 registration: To see if you are registered, check Just the Facts on Bear Access. If you have a hold, go to the office as directed on Just the Facts and clear the hold. Then go to the registrar's office in Day Hall to be registered. Final day for spring registration without penalty is Feb. 11; after this there is a $200 late fee plus interest charges.
* Course enrollment continues through Feb. 11. Forms are available in graduate field offices and at Caldwell Hall. Return completed form in person by Friday, Feb. 11, to Caldwell Hall. Students who completed electronic precourse enrollment and have course changes should submit a course add and drop form to the Graduate School. Students no longer taking courses must enroll for thesis or dissertation research, either a department course or the Graduate School research numbers: Doctoral Dissertation 724-300; Master's Thesis 724-354.
Financial
* Income tax for 1999: Tax information is in the January issue of the "Cornell Graduate Newsletter," available in graduate field offices and Caldwell Hall. For information on your W-2, see the Cornell payroll home page: http://www.univco.cornell.edu/pyroll/. For information on tax issues in general, see the Cornell's Tax Department home page: http://www.univco.cornel.edu/accounting/tax/.
* Tax seminar: A tax seminar for U.S. citizens and permanent residents is Wednesday, March 1, 3:30-4:30 p.m. in 100 Caldwell Hall. Cornell's tax department will present general information on taxes. Cornell cannot serve as an individual's tax adviser, but Cornell's tax department will be available to answer general questions.
CAUTION: International Students: Do not file your U.S. income tax return until March 18. You may receive a 1042-S form, which will be mailed to you approximately March 15. See the ISSO web site for tax information and times for the tax seminars for international students: http://www.isso.cornell.edu/.
Degrees
* Active file fee deadline: Ph.D. candidates for a May degree who are not registered for spring 2000 and wish to avoid the $200 active file fee for spring 2000 must complete all degree requirements by Feb. 11.
Meetings and Workshops
* Dissertation/thesis seminars will be held in 100 Caldwell Hall on Wednesdays, 2 p.m.: master's on Feb. 16; doctoral on Feb. 23. The thesis adviser will discuss preparing and filing theses and dissertations.


lectures

Architecture
Thomas Lectures: Peter Eisenman is giving the lecture series on "The Critical, the Post Critical, the Ecstatic: Current Forms of Radicality." All lectures are at 6:30 p.m. in the Call Alumni Auditorium of Kennedy Hall. This week's topics are: "The Post Critical: Excess, Ecstatic and Affect," Feb. 14, and "The Critique of a Critique," Feb. 15.
Classics
Moshe Fischer of Tel Aviv University will give the following lectures: "Pottery, Glass, Bones and Others: Archaeology and Ethnicity in Ancient Israel," Feb. 10, 1 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall; and "Marble in the Holy Land: Social Aspects of Luxury," Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m., G22 Goldwin Smith Hall.
Computer Science
"Algorithms for Clustering," Moses Charikar, Stanford University, Feb. 10, 4:15 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Dynamically Detecting Likely Program Invariants," Michael Ernst, University of Washington, Feb. 15, 4:15 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Cache-Oblivious Algorithms," Matteo Frigo, MIT, Feb. 17, 4:15 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
European Studies, Institute for
"The Making of the Modern Italian State," Massimo Salvadori, Fondazione Luigi Einaudi and University of Turin, Feb. 14, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Johnson Museum of Art
"Arts Sampler: Medieval Art," Robert Calkins, history, Feb. 13, 2 p.m., Johnson Museum of Art.
"Fresh Woods and Pastures New: 17th Century Dutch Landscape Drawings From the Peck Collection," Frank Robinson, museum director, Feb. 17, 5 p.m., Johnson Museum of Art.
Mind & Memory Series
"Creative Observations," Joseph Burns, astronomy, Feb. 14, 2:55 p.m., Uris Hall Auditorium.
Psychology
"The Future Is Now: Exploring the Effects of Gender, Class and Mood on the Anticipated Life History Narratives of Young Adults," Harry Segal, psychology and human development, Feb. 11, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
South Asia Program
"Pilgrims' Progress: Revealing Histories of the Hindu Right," Saurabh Dube, history, Feb. 14, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"The Place of Power: Syncretic Practices at Mount Banahaw, Philippines," Smita Lahiri, Ph.D. candidate, anthropology, Feb. 10, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
Wellness Program
"Journaling," Beth McKinney, wellness program, Feb. 17, 1 p.m., G01 Biotechnology Building. Bring a pad and pen or pencil. Call 255-5133 to register; free to the Cornell community.


music

Department of Music
* Feb. 10, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Joint student recital featuring Rebecca Marques, soprano, and Calvin Wareen, tenor, with Blaise Bryski, piano.
* Feb. 11, 8 p.m., Proscenium Theatre, Center for Theatre Arts: See story. Mozart's Second Annual Birthday Concert. Adults $5/students $3. Tickets available at the Clinton House or White Hall ticket offices. Benefit for the State Theater renovation. See story, Page 12.
Feb. 12, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Repeat of previous evening's concert.
* Feb. 17, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital: Emily Green, piano. Works by Haydn, Bach, Chopin and Ravel.

Willard Straight Hall
Singer/songwriter Meg Hutchinson, who was named best new artist of 1996 by Peter Hanson of The Source magazine, will perform Feb. 10 from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Memorial Room of Willard Straight Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
Bound for Glory
Feb. 13: Artisan will perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast live Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Anabel Taylor Hall Café. The program airs on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.


reading

Cornell Advocates for Rape Education
"The Vagina Monologues," written by Eve Ensler, read by Cornell faculty, staff, students and alumna, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. and Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Barnes Hall Auditorium, $3 for students, $5 for the community. Tickets are on sale at the Willard Straight box office. For information call 255-0015.


religion

Sage Chapel
Eldin Villafane, Gordon-Conwell School of Theology, Boston, will lead the service Feb. 13 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
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.
Catholic
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.
Christian Science
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.
Episcopal (Anglican)
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.
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for Worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
Jewish
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 5:30 p.m., candle lighting and singing 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 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.
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
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.
Open Meditation & Discussion
Mondays at 5:15-6 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Brief instruction followed by silent sitting. For 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

Applied Mathematics
"Collective Behavior of Economic Software Agents," Jeff Kephart, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Feb. 11, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology
"What We Can Learn From Virus Movement," Sondra Lazarowitz, plant pathology, Feb. 11,
4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Bioengineering
"Unsteady Aerodynamics of Insect Flight: Computation and Modeling," Jane Wang, theoretical and applied mechanics, Feb. 10, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
"Bioinformatics in Medicine," John Sargent, QMS Inc., Feb. 17, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"Estradiol Delays Progression of Cancer Anorexia," Michael Meguid, University Hospital, Syracuse, Feb. 15, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center
"Integrating Work and Family: Gender Equity in Corporations and Universities," Lotte Bailyn, MIT Sloan School of Management, Feb. 14, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. See story.
Center for the Environment
"Sustainability and Rapid Development Through Resources That Are Inherently Not Scarce," Alan McAdams, Johnson School, Feb. 11, 1:30 p.m., B-01 Sage Hall.
Chemical Engineering
"Combinatorial Protein Engineering by Incremental Truncation," Marc Ostermeier, Pennsylvania State University, Feb. 16, 3:35 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Target-Oriented and Diversity-Oriented Organic Synthesis," Daesung Lee, Harvard University, Feb. 10, 9 a.m., 335 Baker Lab.
"Reaction Path Studies of Biological Molecules," Ron Elber, Cornell Theory Center, Feb. 10, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Visiting Professor Reinhard Strey of the University of Cologne, Germany, presents a seminar series titled "The Phase Science of Surfactants." The following talks are at 4:40 p.m. in 119 Baker Lab: "Binary Water-Surfactant Systems," Feb. 16; and "Dynamics of `Sponge' Phases," Feb. 17.
Cognitive Studies & Computer Science
"The Role of Unlabeled Data in Supervised Learning," Tom M. Mitchell, Carnegie Mellon University, Feb. 11, 3:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
Crops & Soils
"Agronomic Interactions, Economics and Soil Responses to Cropping Systems Featuring Different Tillage, Rotations and Management," Tawainga Katsvairo, crop and soil sciences, Feb. 15, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Phylogenetic Approaches to Plumage Evolution and Speciation in Birds," Kevin Omland, National Zoological Park, Feb. 14, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Speciation by Host Switch in Brood-Parasitic Indigo Birds," Michael Sorenson, Boston University, Feb. 16, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Food Science
"Evolution, Ethics and GM Foods," William Provine, ecology and evolutionary biology, Feb. 15, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
Genetics & Development
"Genetics Meets Genomics: DNA Microarray as a Gene Mapping Tool," Vivian Cheung, University of Pennsylvania, Feb. 14, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Evolutionary Genomics of Insect Resistance in Arabidopsis and Arabis," Thomas Mitchell-Olds, Max Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology, Germany, Feb. 15, 10 a.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
"Mapping in Tetrahymena thermophila," Donna Cassidy-Hanley, Feb. 16, 12:20 p.m., small seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
Geological Sciences
"Fluvia-1 Record of Rock-Uplift, Exhumation and Earthquakes Along a Forearc High, Cascadia Margin, Washington," Frank Pazzaglia, Lehigh University, Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee Hall.
International Studies
"Borderlives: Narratives of Female Prostitution in Tijuana," Debra Castillo, Romance studies, Feb. 11, 12:15 p.m., 157 Sibley Hall.
Latin American Studies
"Indigenous Political Representation in Bolivia's Municipal Elections: A Work in Progress," Kathleen O'Neill, government, Feb. 15, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Novel Liquid Crystal Materials for Electro-optic and IR Imaging Applications," R.N. Shashidhar, Naval Research Laboratory, Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Interpreting Stiffness and Damping Data from Polymer Composites," Nancy Burnham, Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Feb. 17, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"How Shrinking Product Lifecycles Impact Manufacturing Strategy: A Report From Hewlett-Packard," John Monroe, Hewlett-Packard Co., Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Patent Law," Jesse Jenner, Fish & Neave, Feb. 17, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
Microbiology
TBA, Steve Winans, microbiology, Feb. 10, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
"T Cell Immunity to Respiratory Virus Infections," David J. Topham, University of Rochester Medical Center, Feb. 11, 12:15 p.m., Boyce
Thompson Institute Auditorium.
TBA, Derrick Fouts, plant pathology, Feb. 17, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"An Approach Using X-ray Crystallography and Electron Microscopy," Jianhua Fu, Stanford University School of Medicine, Feb. 10, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Ornithology
"Ridges, Rivers and Refugia: On the Frontier of Understanding Tropical Bird Diversity," Robb Brumfield, University of Washington, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
"The Evolution of Sexually Dimorphic Plumages in Ducks and Orioles," Kevin Omland, National Zoological Park, Washington, Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
Peace Studies Program
"Current Events Roundtable on Southeast Europe After Kosovo," Jane Sharp, Kings College, London; and Chip Gagnon, Peace Studies Program, Feb. 10, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"War and Ethnicity: Foreign-born Soldiers and the Negotiation of Ethnic Identity in World War I," Nancy Gentile Ford, Bloomsburg University, Feb. 17, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Force Fluctuations in Granular Materials," Susan Coppersmith, University of Chicago, Feb. 14, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Breeding
"Intellectual Property Management: Seeds for Success," David Kryder, ISAAA, Feb. 15, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"The Geneva Technology Park," Pat Krause, Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, Feb. 15, 3:30 p.m., A133 Barton Lab, Geneva.
Psychology
"The Future Is Now: Exploring the Effects of Gender, Class and Mood on the Anticipated Life History Narratives of Young Adults," Harry Segal, psychology, Feb. 11, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
Rural Sociology
"The Great Global Enclosure of Our Times: The End of the Peasantry?" Farshad Araghi, Florida Atlantic University, Feb. 11, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"Reading, Writing, Speaking, Acting: Relations Between History and Ethnography of Science," Peter Dear, science and technology studies, and Mike Lynch, Cornell, Feb. 14, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
Textiles and Apparel
"Structure-Property Relationships in Nylon and PET Fibers Derived From X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Studies," N. Sanjeeva Murthy, Allied Signal Inc., Feb. 17, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.


symposium

Academic Technology Center
FLEX workshop, Feb. 14, 9 a.m.-noon, 124 CCC. Open to instructors and teaching staff. Self-paced materials to learn the basics of Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat, Powerpoint or web searching. Advanced topics include using audio and video and putting Filemaker databases on the web. For information and registration online at .


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
* Wendy MacLeod's "The House of Yes" runs Feb. 10-12 at 8 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre of the Center for Theatre Arts. Matinees are offered Feb. 12 and 13 at 2 p.m. For play and ticket information, call or visit the box office at the CTA, 430 College Ave., between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS.
* Anton Chekhov's "The Three Sisters" runs Feb. 16-20 and Feb. 23-26 at 8 p.m. in the Class of '56 Flexible Theatre. Matinees are Feb. 20 and 26 at 2 p.m. For play and ticket information, call or visit the box office at the CTA, 430 College Ave., between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., weekdays; 254-ARTS. See story.


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.
Toastmasters International
The public speaking group, Toastmasters International, meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in 306 Rockefeller Hall, and meetings are open to the public. For more information call 277-8863.


sports

Men's Basketball (6-12, 0-6 Ivy)
Feb. 11, Yale, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12, Brown, 7:30 p.m.
The men's basketball team's losing streak reached six games last weekend, as it dropped a pair of Ivy games on the road, falling to Harvard (67-57) and Dartmouth (73-66).
Women's Basketball (10-8, 2-4 Ivy)
Feb. 11, at Yale, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12, at Brown, 7 p.m.
The women's basketball team lost two Ivy games last week, falling to Harvard (58-47) and Dartmouth (66-51).
Women's Fencing (6-3, 0-2 Ivy)
Feb. 12, Fairleigh Dickinson, James Madison, Princeton, 9 a.m.
The women's fencing team had an outstanding weekend, going 5-2. On Sunday at the Brandeis Invitational, the Big Red defeated Brown 15-12, Brandeis 19-8, MIT 17-10 and Boston College 18-9, while losing to North Carolina by a score of 19-8. On Saturday, Cornell fell to Harvard (16-11) before beating Tufts (18-9).
Gymnastics (6-4)
Feb. 12, Big Red Invitational, 1 p.m.
Freshman Abby Vedder scored a school record 9.700 on the balance beam, as the gymnastics team finished behind Bowling Green and Rutgers in a tri-meet held last Saturday evening in Ohio.
Men's Hockey (8-10-2, 5-7-1 ECAC,
2-4-1 Ivy)
Feb. 11, at Clarkson, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12, at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.
The Big Red moved into a tie for seventh place last weekend with a 6-2 win at Harvard and a 2-2 tie at Brown. On Friday in Cambridge, senior assistant captain Ryan Moynihan scored his 100th career point and senior captain Doug Stienstra had two goals and two assists as the Big Red defeated Harvard for the fifth straight time at the Bright Hockey Center. On Saturday, Brown fought back from a 2-0 deficit to tie Cornell 2-2.
Women's Hockey (9-12-1, 7-12-1 ECAC, 1-7 Ivy)
Feb. 11, at Ohio State, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12, at Findlay, 7 p.m.
The women's ice hockey team split contests against ECAC opponents last weekend, beating Boston College 6-2 after losing 5-2 to Dartmouth. The Big Red defeated Division III Middlebury 6-0 last Thursday.
Men's Polo (12-1)
Feb. 12, Georgetown, 8:15 p.m.
The men's polo team lost its first match of the season last Friday, falling to Purdue 12-10 at the Oxley Equestrian Center.
Men's Squash (6-5, 2-4 Ivy)
Feb. 11, Western Ontario, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12, Bowdoin, 10 a.m.
Feb. 12, Trinity, 3 p.m.
The men's squash team picked up two wins Saturday, topping Navy (8-1) and Franklin and Marshall (6-3).
Men's Swimming (4-5, 2-5 EISL)
Feb. 12, at Harvard with Dartmouth, noon
The men's swimming team fell to Brown last weekend 153-88.
Women's Swimming (3-6, 1-6 Ivy)
Feb. 12, at Buffalo, 2 p.m.
The women's swimming team lost to Columbia (152-147) and Brown (197-99) last weekend in Providence.
Men's Tennis (0-0)
Feb. 13, UMBC, 8 a.m.
Feb. 13, St. John's, 4 p.m.
The men's tennis team won three of four singles flights and one of the doubles flights at its own Cornell Winter Invitational at the Reis Tennis Center last weekend.
Men's Track (9-0)
Feb. 11, Pentathlon
Feb. 12, Can-Am Invitational
The men's indoor track team took first place at a meet with Yale and Bucknell in Barton Hall last Saturday. The team received first-place honors in nine out of 18 events.
Women's Track (7-1)
Feb. 11, Pentathlon
Feb. 12, Can-Am Invitational
The women's indoor track team placed first last Saturday in a meet with Yale and Bucknell at Barton Hall.
Wrestling (8-4, 2-1 Ivy)
Feb. 11, Harvard, 9 p.m.
Feb. 12, Brown, 2 p.m.
Feb. 17, Buffalo, 7 p.m.
The wrestling team, ranked 15th in the country, posted a pair of victories Saturday afternoon, defeating Columbia 30-6 and Syracuse 43-0 at the Newman Arena.