Fri., Nov. 21

10:00 A.M. "Legal Defense of the Roma (Gypsies) in Central and Eastern Europe," with Jack Greenberg, professor of law; Aryeh Neier, president, Open Society Institute, and others. Reservations: email Erika Solyom (esolyo@law.columbia.edu). Kellogg Conference Center, 15th Floor International Affairs Building (IAB).

10:00 A.M. "Morningside Institute-Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) Career Day: Census Methods." Speakers include Ernesto Enkerlin, Monterey Institute of Technology and Advanced Studies; Charles Peters, New York Botanical Garden; Peter Walsh, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Christopher Raxworthy, assistant professor of earth and environmental science. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation. CERC, 10th Floor, Schermerhorn Ext.

2:10 P.M. "Science in Crisis: Fact or Fiction?" by Mike Lubell, CUNY. Dept. of Physics Colloquia. 428 Pupin.

Happenings at Miller Award-Winning Chamber Ensemble Takes the Stage New Millennium EnsembleOn Thurs., Nov. 20, at 8:00 P.M., the New Millennium Ensemble will close Miller's New Music Series. This six-piece ensemble, which recently earned the prestigious Naumburg Award, will perform works by David Lang, C. Bryan Rulon and Bun-Ching Lam. Tickets: $10/$5 students/seniors. Reservations: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.

Mon., Nov. 24

6:00 P.M. "On Not Picturing Post-Colonialty: Contemporary Aboriginal Art between Cultures in Australia," by Terry Smith, Univ. of Sydney. Barnard dept. of art history. 304 Barnard.

Tues., Nov. 25

Noon. "The Chirac-Jospin Cohabitation: Could It Have Implications for Europe?" by Andre Baeyans, formal Consul General of France. Institute on Western Europe. 802 IAB.

Noon. "Russian Antiwar Movement and Caucuses," by V. Kyselov and I. Dzhibladze, SIPA. Harriman Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 IAB.

12:30 P.M. "The Congo Revolution in the Context of Inter-African Relations," by author Herbert Weiss. Institute of African Studies Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1134 IAB.

3:00 P.M. "Orangutan Reintroductions in Sulawesi," by Carel van Schaik, Dartmouth. CERC Research Methods Seminar. 1015 Schermerhorn Extension.

Holiday Art at Interchurch A Baby at Christmas/The Jewel Tree, by Elizabeth BramThe work above is from a collection of recent paintings by Elizabeth Bram titled "Memories, Visions and Dreams." Her work may be viewed in the Corridor Gallery at the Interchurch Center (475 Riverside Dr.) beginning Mon., Dec. 1, Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Free admission. Information: 870-2933. Through Wed., Dec. 31.

Mon., Dec. 1

Noon. "Tales of the Tail: RNA Localization and Translational Regulation in Drosophilia Embryos," by Liz Gavis, Princeton. Dept. of biological sciences. 700 Fairchild.

5:30 P.M. "Post-Socialist Necrophilia, or the Political Lives of Dead Bodies: Corpses on the Run." First in three part series by Katherine Verdery, Harriman Institute. Harriman Institute Lecture. Casa Italiana.

Tues., Dec. 2

Noon. "North Korean Views and Practices of International Law," by Myung-Soo Lee, NYU. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

3:00 P.M. "The Flora of French Guyana Project," by Scott Mori, New York Botanical Garden. CERC Research Methods Seminar. 1015 Schermerhorn Extension.

5:30 P.M. "Job: A Cry for Justice," by Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate. First in 4-part Ingeborg Rennert Professorship Series. Office of the Provost, Barnard. Free ticket required: McIntosh Ticket Booth. Lower Level, McIntosh Center.

5:30 P.M. "Post-Socialist Necrophilia, or the Political Lives of Dead Bodies: the Restless Bones of Inochentie Micu." Second in three-part series. Harriman Institute Lecture. Casa Italiana.

Wed., Dec. 3

4:30 P.M. "Numerical Homogenization," by Bjoern Engquist, Univ. of Stockholm and U.C.L.A. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

7:30 P.M. "The Master's Project," by Beth Nissen, ABC News. Graduate School of Journalism. 301 Journalism.

8:00 P.M. "Bloomsbury and France Illustrated," by Mary-Anne Caws, CUNY. Maison Française. Buell.

Thurs., Dec. 4

Noon. "Roma in the Czech and Slovak Republics," by Milo Horinek and L. Pribyl, Center for Study of Human Rights. Harriman Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 IAB.

12:30 P.M. "Health and Human Rights," by Lynn Freedman, School of Public Health. Center for Population and Family Health Seminar Series. B-3 Conference Room, 60 Haven Ave.

4:10 P.M. "Morality and the View from Here," by Susan Wolf, Johns Hopkins Univ. Dept. of philosophy. 4:10 P.M.

5:30 P.M. "Post-Socialist Necrophilia, or the Political Lives of Dead Bodies: Resignifying the Dust." Third in three-part series. Harriman Institute Lecture. Casa Italiana.

Miller Theatre Membership Information: Discount Prices on All Events For a $30 membership fee, individual members receive significant discounts on tickets to all Miller events, priority seating and reservation privileges and two "bring a guest" opportunities—a chance to bring a non-member to an event at the member price. For more details or to order a membership, visit the Miller box office at W. 116th and B'way, or call at 854-7799.

Constructing Low Memorial Library: Chronicle of a Monumental Enterprise. 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri. Through Jan. 17. Low Rotunda.

The Oblique Function: French 1960s Architecture and Urbanism Reconsidered. Visual survey of collaborative efforts of theorists/architects Claude Parent and Paul Virilio. Buell (Noon-6:00 P.M., Tues.-Sat.) and 400-Level Avery (9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri.)

Judging a Book by Its Cover: Gold-Stamped Publishers' Bindings of the Nineteenth Century. 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri. Through Feb. 27. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 6th Floor, Butler Library.

Mastering McKim's Plan: Columbia's First Century on Morningside Heights. 1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M., Wed.-Sat. Through Jan. 17. Closed weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. Wallach Art Gallery, Schermerhorn.

Fri., Nov. 21

1:10 P.M. University Senate Meeting. Tickets available at Senate Office, 406 Low, morning of meeting. CUID required. Information: 854-2023. 501 Schermerhorn.

8:00 P.M. "Jazz Masters: Ladies Sing the Blues," with vocal artist Abbey Lincoln. Tickets: $15/$7 students/seniors. Reservations: 854-7799. Miller Theatre. Sat.-Sun., Nov. 22-23

8:00 P.M. (additional 3:00 P.M. performance Nov. 23). Falsettoland. A musical directed by Tony Maciulus, CC '98. Music and lyrics by William Finn. Barnard-Columbia Musical Theatre. Tickets: 853-5496. Schapiro Theatre, Schapiro Residence Hall (115th and B'way).

Sat., Nov. 22

2:30 P.M. Celebration of Présence Africaine's 50th Anniversary. Speakers include James Arnold, Univ. of Virginia; Malian film maker Cheikh Oumar Sissoko; Régine Latourte, CUNY-Brooklyn, and others. Dept. of French and Romance philology and Institute of African Studies. Buell.

Tues., Nov. 25

8:00 P.M. Film screening, Night and Day, directed by C. Ackerman. In French with subtitles. $2/$1 students/seniors. Maison Française. Buell.

Tues., Dec. 2

8:00 P.M. Film screening, Indochine, directed by R. Wargnier. In French with subtitles. $2/$1 students/senior citizens. Maison Française. Buell.

Wed., Dec. 3

12:15 P.M. Music Recital, with Joachim Woitun, cello; Edward Laurel, piano, and Vanessa Conlin, soprano. Works by Spanish music for cello and piano and songs for soprano and piano by Galante. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Faculty House.

6:00 P.M. Book Reading, with Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern, authors of Old Books, Rare Friends. Reservations: 854-6080. Browsing Room, 3rd Floor Butler Library.

6:30 P.M. Film screening, Himmel über Berlin, directed by Wim Wenders. In English, German and French. Free admission. Dept. of Germanic Languages 'Berlin in Video' Series. Deutsches Haus.

Thurs., Dec. 4

8:00 P.M. "Fabulous Film Women: Maya Deren." Screening: Deren's experimental films from 1943-1959. Barnard Center for Research on Women. 304 Barnard.

Fri., Nov. 21

8:00 A.M. "Adolescents and Health Policy: at the Crossroads and in the Cross Hairs," by Karen Hew, executive officer, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. Special CHASE/C-PMC Health Policy Lecture Services. 1-3 Clark Conference Center, Milstein Hospital Building.

11:00 A.M. "Basis and Implications of Activation PET in Alzheimer's Disease," by Stanley Rappoport, NIH. Psychiatry Adult Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI).

Noon. "Molecular Basis of Cell Specification and Determination," by M.A.Q. Siddiqui, SUNY-Brooklyn. Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar. 1222 Black.

Tues., Nov. 25

Noon. AGEs and RAGE: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Complications in Diabetes and Beyond," by Ann Marie Schmidt, dept. of medicine. Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminar. Rover Physiology Conference Room, P&S 11-505.

4:30 P.M. "Zinc and Ischemic Encephalopathy: Metal on the Brain," by Dennis W. Choi, Washington Univ. M.D./Ph.D. Program and dept. of neurology. 1st Floor Auditorium, Neurological Institute.

Tues., Dec. 2

Noon. "Hunt for the Voltage Sensor of Sodium Channels," by Richard Horn, Thomas Jefferson Univ. Physiology and Cellular Biophysics and Pharmacology Seminar. Rover Physiology Conference Room, P&S 11-505.

Wed., Dec. 3

11:30 A.M. "Uptight, Laid Back and Jumpy Monkeys," by Stephen Suomi, chief of lab of comparative ethnology, NICHD. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.

Fri., Nov. 21

4:00 P.M. Women's Swimming and Diving vs. Harvard. University Pool (all other swimming and diving events take place here unless noted).

Sat., Nov. 22

2:00 P.M. Men's Basketball vs. Holy Cross. Levien Gymnasium (all other basketball games take place here unless noted).

4:30 P.M. Women's Basketball vs. Wagner.

Tues., Nov. 25

7:00 P.M. Women's Basketball vs. Manhattan.

Fri., Nov. 28

7:00 P.M. Men's Swimming and Diving vs. Yale.

Sat., Nov. 29

Noon. Women's Swimming and Diving vs. Yale.

Mon., Dec. 1

7:30 P.M. Men's Basketball vs. Drew.

Tues., Dec. 2

7:00 P.M. Women's Basketball vs. Fairleigh Dickinson.

Men's and Women's Basketball Games

At Home

Sat., Dec. 20

2:00 P.M. Women vs. St. Francis.

Sat., Jan. 3

3:00 P.M. Men vs. Lehigh.

Fri., Jan. 9

7:30 P.M. Men vs. Harvard.

Sat., Jan. 10

7:30 P.M. Men vs. Dartmouth.

Sat., Jan. 17

4:00 P.M. Women vs. Cornell.

7:30 P.M. Men vs. Cornell.

Fri., Jan. 30

7:00 P.M. Women vs. Penn.

Sat., Jan. 31

7:00 P.M. Women vs. Princeton.