Things to Do, Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 2016

Events on campus this week include Cornell Library's Punkfest: "Anarchy in the Archives;" song cycles performed in Klarman Hall and the Johnson Museum; and a gathering of robotics enthusiasts.

Alloy Orchestra plays Nov. 3-5 with scores for four silent classics

The Alloy Orchestra will return to Cornell Cinema Nov. 3-5 to accompany four classic European silent films in Willard Straight Theatre, including Fritz Lang's "Metropolis."

Roundtable examines Asia's place in U.S. presidential election

At the China-Asia Pacific Studies Program roundtable Oct. 19 in Kaufman Auditorium, Cornell faculty members discussed the implications of the American election on U.S. relations with Asia.

Conference honors Emeritus Professor Fredric Bogel

"Forms, Figures and Difference: A Conference in Honor of Fredric Bogel" will include presentations of new work and panels that reflect and develop Bogel’s contribution to literary theory Nov. 4-5.

New book examines how objects shape history

In her new book, "How Things Make History: The Roman Empire and Its Terra Sigillata Pottery," Astrid Van Oyen argues the ubiquitous Roman pottery doesn't imply cultural Romanization.

Iconic sculpture Herakles returns to plinth, thanks to gift

A gift from Presidential Councillor Bob Blakely '63, MBA '65, and his wife, Pinky Keehner, helped restore Herakles, the statue at the entrance of the Statler Hotel.

Campus collaboration reveals bloody truth of a 16th-century text

Following a rumor that a 16th-century document, part of the Witchcraft Collection in Cornell University Library, was written in blood, a father and daughter investigated.

3 grad students win Fulbright-Hays fellowships

Three graduate students have received Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad fellowships from the U.S. Department of Education to support their international research.

Things to Do, Oct. 21-28, 2016

Events on campus include "Walking with 'Trane" at the Schwartz Center, SPARK Talks by emerging scholars, a new teen film on Korean identity and talks on game design and endangered foods.