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September 28, 2000

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Woman On Top

By ryan | September 28, 2000

The sensuality of chili peppers, the debilitating nature of motion sickness, and the magical feeling of a Brazilian romance are all explored in the quirky romantic comedy Woman on Top. This movie has a unique ethnic flavor with edible overtones that make it charming and a must-see for any first date.

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Morrison Returns

By ryan September 29, 2000

Award-winning author and Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large Toni Morrison ’55 MA returns to campus at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the David L. Call Auditorium of Kennedy Hall to present a free lecture. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket desk starting at 9 a.m. There is a limit of two tickets per person. “In some ways she’s at home here in this community,” said Hortense J. Spillers, the Frederic J. Whiton Professor of English, noting that Morrison received her master’s degree at Cornell. During her five-day visit beginning Monday, Morrison will participate in panel discussions, seminars and forums with faculty, students, staff and alumni. Ph.D. candidates and graduate students will also hold a panel discussion with Morrison that is sponsored by the English department. Spillers will moderate the event, taking place at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. The Robert F. Goheen Professor of Humanities at Princeton University, Morrison was the first African-American woman to hold an endowed chair at an Ivy League University. Prior to joining Princeton, Morrison was the senior editor at Random House, Inc. for 20 years. In 1993, she won both the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, Beloved. Her other novels include The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Jazz and Paradise. Morrison was appointed as an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large in 1997 and is tenured through 2003. She last visited Cornell in 1998. Heralded by readers at Cornell for her contributions in literature, Morrison’s appearance is projected to generate the interest of the campus community. “I’m sure this time will be as exciting as the last,” Spillers said.Archived article by Heather Schroeder
C.U. Employee Struck, Injured by Minivan

By ryan September 29, 2000

A 41-year old Cornell University employee was injured at 4:42 p.m. yesterday when a 1995 Plymouth minivan struck him as he was crossing Tower Road. Anita Affeldt, 58, an administrative manager in the Asian American Studies department, collided with Michael Hynes while making a left turn from Tower Road onto Garden Road, according to Ithaca Police Sergeant John Barber. Hynes, an accounts representative in the Office of the Bursar, sustained lacerations above his left eye and complained of pain to his left knee after the accident. Ithaca Police, Cornell Police and the Ithaca Fire Department reported to the scene, and an ambulance took Hynes to Cayuga Medical Center, where he was treated and released later that evening, a hospital spokesperson said. Ithaca Police issued a summons to Affeldt “for failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a cross walk,” Barber said. He explained that this is considered a violation offense. “The fine structure is set by the court … If she had been drinking, the penalty would be more serious, but this is just an accident,” Barber explained. He did not know if Hynes planned to take legal action against Affeldt. Archived article by Ken Meyer