COMING UP

LECTURES

Einstein, Nanoscience and Superconductivity

Dr. Marvin L. Cohen of UC Berkeley will describe the celebration of Einstein in the World Year of Physics in 2005, and will discuss some of the history and conceptual underpinnings of condensed matter physics with examples related to research on the electronic structure of solids. Part of the "What Physicists Do" lecture series.
4 p.m., Mon., Oct. 27 in Darwin 103. For information, call 4-2119. For a complete list of events in this lecture series, visit http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/wpd/.

Group Norms, Group Member Prototypicality and Drinking Behavior

Heather Smith, psychology, lectures. Faculty, staff, students and the public are invited to bring lunch, a drink, and to join in these informal seminars that each term make research across the social sciences more accessible to everyone. Part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series.
Noon, Tues., Oct. 28 in Stevenson 2011. For information contact Holly Sautner at 4-2112.

The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict: Personal Reflections

Therese Mughannam, Chuck Sher, and Laure Reichek, Peace Activists and Bridge-Builders, speak. Part of the War and Peace Lecture Series.
4 p.m., Tues., Oct. 28 in Warren Auditorium. For information, contact Rick Luttmann at 4-2543. For a complete list of events in this lecture series, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/a_h/WP_Calendar.htm.

Disability and Sexuality

Featuring Gary Karp, who draws from personal experience as a wheelchair user since 1973, through which he has learned much about the innate capacity in us all to survive and reach for our potential. Presented by Associated Student Productions.
7:30 p.m., Tues., Oct. 28 in the Cooperage. For information, call 4-2382.

“It Matters!” Lecture Series

"Immigration" with Daniel Malpica and Patricia Kim-Rajal, assistant professors, Chicano and Latino studies.
Noon, Wed., Oct. 29 in Schulz 3001. For information, call 4-2397. For a complete list of events in this lecture series, visit http://library.sonoma.edu/about/lecture.html.

Where in the World Am I?

Bill Poe lectures. Three solutions to the GPS signal produce increasing degrees of accuracy and precision from meters to millimeters. This presentation will focus on the application of these solutions in archaeological research conducted in Central and South America over the last decade. Part of the M*A*T*H Colloquium.
4 p.m., Wed., Oct. 29 in Darwin 103. For information, contact Marybeth Hull at 4-2368. For a complete list of events in this lecture series, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/math/colloq/colloqf08.pdf.

Sonia Nazario

Sonia Nazario, a projects reporter for The Los Angeles Times, has spent more than two decades reporting and writing about social issues, earning her dozens of national awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for her series, "Enrique's Journey," about the experiences of Latin American children who immigrate to join their parents in the United States. Nazario offers a gripping personal perspective on one of the most challenging and divisive issues today: immigration. Presented by Associated Student Productions.
7:30 p.m., Wed., Oct. 29 in the Cooperage. For information, call 4- 2382.

Let’s Talk About It: Jewish Literature

Moacyr Scliar's "The Centaur in the Garden" will be discussed.
Noon, Thurs., Oct. 30 in Schulz 3001. For information, contact Karen Brodsky at 4-4240.

WebCT Clinic

Students and staff will have the opportunity to learn how to use the program. The "Grade Book" will be covered.
Noon-1 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 30 in Schulz 2019. For information, call 4-2009.

Life on the Fault – Tolerant Frontier

Wendy Bartlett of Hewlett Packard, Cupertino, lectures. In 1976, Tandem Computers shipped its first commercial, single-fault-tolerant server. Today, HP is shipping its successors, NonStop servers. In this talk Wendy Bartlett, one of the early developers, will give her first-hand view of how the system has evolved over the last 30 years. She also will share her insights on how the company evolved from a start-up through rapid growth, an acquisition, and a merger. Part of the Computer Science Colloquium.
Noon, Thurs., Oct. 30 in Salazar 2016. For information, contact Gina Voight at 4-2667. For a complete list of events in this lecture series, visit http://www.cs.sonoma.edu/cs_dept/events/.

Bridging the Gap: Health Care Obstacles for Transgendered and Lesbian/Bisexual Women

Dawn Hartbatkin, M.D., from Lyon Martin Health Services in San Francisco will address the obstacles faced by women and transgender people in obtaining quality health services. Founded in 1979 by a group of medical providers and health activists, Lyon-Martin bridges the gap in sensitive health services available to low-income, uninsured women (primarily lesbians and bisexual women) and transgender people, who have often tended to go longer without routine care because of the difficulty in finding culturally sensitive health providers. Part of the Women’s Health Lecture Series.
Noon, Thurs., Oct. 30 in Carson 68. For information, call 4-2840. For a complete list of events in this lecture series, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/womenstudies/WHLSFLIER08.pdf.

FILMS

“The Exiles” (1961, Kent Mackenzie)

This miraculous independent film that follows three Native Americans over a night of urban loneliness and dissipation in Los Angeles. "Few directors in the history of cinema have so skillfully and deeply joined a sense of place with the subtle flux of inner life." says The New Yorker. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free. Presented by the Sonoma Film Institute.
7 p.m., Fri., Oct. 24, in Warren Auditorium. For information, contact Eleanor Nichols at 4- 2606. For a complete list of events in this series, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.

“The Dark Knight” (2008)

Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits. Part of the “Scene It! Big Screen Movie Night” series.
9 p.m., Sat., Oct. 25, in the Cooperage. For information, contact Mo Phillips at 4-2804.

“Belphégor, le fantôme du Louvre” (2001)

The SSU French Club screens "Belphégor, le fantôme du Louvre.” According to the IMDB summary, the film is about a collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt that are brought to the famous Louvre museum in Paris. While experts are using a laser-scanning device to determine the age of a sarcophagus, a ghostly spirit escapes and makes its way into the museum's electrical system. Museum curator Faussier (Jean-Francois Balmer) brings in a noted Egyptologist, Glenda Spencer, to examine the findings, and she announces that the mummy inside the coffin was actually the evil spirit Belphegor.
7 p.m., Mon., Oct. 27 in Schulz 2015A. All are welcome.

“Don’t Look Now” (1973, Nicolas Roeg)

Daphne du Maurier's story of the occult set in Venice and starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland. Admission is $5, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free. Presented by the Sonoma Film Institute.
7 p.m., Fri., Oct. 31 in Warren Auditorium. For information, contact Eleanor Nichols at 4-2606. For a complete list of events in this series, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html.

“Kung Fu Panda” (2008)

Po the Panda is the laziest animal in all of the Valley of Peace, but unwittingly becomes the chosen one when enemies threaten their way of life. Starring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie. Part of the Scene It! Big Screen Movie Night series.
9 p.m., Sat., Nov. 1 in the Cooperage. For information, call 4-2804.

GALLERIES

“I Express . . . ”

''I Express . . . " explores themes SSU students identified as important in the current election cycle - themes such as war and the environment. Participating artists were selected by the spring 2008 Gallery and Museum Methods class and include: Katy Anderson, Allegra Burke, Nuala Creed, Rob Keller, Thomas Pratt, Mario Uribe, and Nancy Worthington.
Exhibit open until Nov. 5 in the University Library Art Gallery. For information, contact Karen Brodsky at 4-4240.

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

Ralphie May

Renowned comic veteran Ralphie May just missed the winner’s circle on the first season of NBC's Last Comic Standing but is on target to knock 'em dead SSU. This proud southern boy with extra large attitude is as energetic and exciting as his comedy is hard-hitting. Tickets are $5 for SSU students, $20 general admission. Presented by Associated Student Productions.
8 p.m., Mon., Oct. 27 in the Cooperage. For information, call 4(707) 664-2382.

MUSIC

Sonoma County Choral Society - Season Opener and Choral Festival

The Sonoma County Choral Society presents its season opener, Transatlantica: French and American Sacred Music.” Countertenor Chris Fritzsche and organist Charles Rus team up again in this opening recital. They will be joined by cellist Zoe Keating in a program featuring sacred music from both sides of the Atlantic. The performance is Sat., Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. in the Holy Family Episcopal Church, 1500 E. Cotati Avenue. For ticket information, call 4-2353 Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. or visit www.sonomachoral.org.

Sonoma County Choral Society also presents the 6th Annual High School Choral Festival on Thurs., Nov. 13. Guest clinician Dan Earl and SSU Choral Director Robert Worth listen to, comment upon and encourage young choral singers and their ensembles from Sonoma and Marin counties. Guests are welcome to drop-in from 8 a.m.-4:40 p.m. in Ives 119. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.sonomachoral.org, or email Robert Worth at worth@sonoma.edu.

OTHER

Public Viewing Night at the SSU Observatory

View the Andromeda Galaxy and friends at the Observatory. For details and map go to http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/observatory/pvn.html.
8 p.m., Fri., Oct. 24, at the Observatory. For information, call 4- 2267.

Paper Mache Workshop with Liz Byers

Byers instructs a Day of the Dead workshop. Participants learn traditional painting of cartoneria calaveras (paper mache skulls). The workshop and all materials are free, but spots must be reserved.
3 p.m., Fri., Oct. 24 at the Sonoma County Museum. For information call (707) 579-1500 ext. 17.