PART TWO OF THE TROUBLES WE'VE SEEN: A HISTORY OF JOURNALISM IN WARTIME - An exploration of the ethical challenges of war reporting, in which Marcel Ophuls examines attitudes toward war in the Western media, and in the societies they inform. Sonoma Film Institute. 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 8. Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
THE PLUG-IN HYBRID - Dr. Andrew Frank of the University of California, Davis will describe a way to transition from oil-powered transportation without a disturbance in our social structure. Part of the "What Physicists Do" lecture series. 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9, Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
FRENCH AUTHOR TO SPEAK ON CUBAN AMERICAN RELATIONS - Salim Lamrani: Editor of "SUPERPOWER PRINCIPLES" is a French researcher at the University of Sorbonne, specializing in the US-Cuba relations. Superpower Principles is a compilation of essays written by Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Michael Parenti, James Petras, William Blum, Saul Landau, Leonard Weinglass, Nadine Gordimer, Wayne S. Smith, and others on Cuban-American affairs. Monday, Oct. 9. 7:30 p.m., Darwin 103.
PARTNERS IN PLAY - Laura Temple MA, and Kevin Wood PPS, provides an overview of emotional development and primary social skills deficit of autism; play and social skill development, including developmentally based play strategies. Collaborative Autism Training and Support Program. 10-11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10, Student Union Multipurpose Room, (707) 664-2402.
HEALING THROUGH STORY, LISTENING, AND LEGACY - Linda Blachman, author of "Another Morning: Voices of Truth and Hope from Mothers with Cancer" addressees the plight of ill mothers in an unsupportive culture. Women and Gender Studies lecture series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10, Darwin 29. (707) 664-2306.
WHY WE FIGHT: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED VIOLENCE - Presented by Craig Chalquist, SSU Lecturer in the Psychology department. War and Peace lecture series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2146.
COMPLEXITY, DEMOCRACY & SUSTAINABILITY: REFLECTIONS ON THE 50TH CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE SYSTEMS SCIENCES - Lecture presented by Debora Hammond, Associate Professor of Liberal Studies. Arts and Humanities Forum. Noon, Wednesday, Oct. 11, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2146.
CHEMICAL SYNAPSES AND CELL COMMUNICATION - THE HODGKIN-HUXLEY APPROACH - Sunil Tiwari, SSU Professor of Mathematics will discuss a Nobel prize winning experiment by Hodgkin and Huxley in medicine and will give a mathematical explanation of cell-to-cell communication involving chemical synapses. Math Colloquium. 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, Darwin 103, (707) 664-3324.
TESTING HISTORICAL METAPHORS: CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND REFLECTIONS ON THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST - Discussion on the Middle East with Bill Poe, Professor of History and Barry Preisler, Professor of Political Science. Noon-1:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12. Schulz 3001. University Library lecture series. Karen Brodsky, (707) 664-4240.
SCORING ALIGNMENT GAPS IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE - Barbara Chapman, Professor in the Computer Science department discusses a proposed structure-sensing scoring method that performs well on tests of execution time, sensitivity, and alignment quality. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Oct. 12, Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
SIR NO SIR - A documentary about the Vietnam War era's GI protest movement. The film is jammed with incident and anecdote and moves with nearly as much breathless momentum as the movement itself. 7-9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 13, Stevenson 1002. (707) 664-2588.
IN THE GALLERIES
THE GRASS FAMILY - Work by artist Wopo Holup. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, Library Art Gallery, (707) 664-4240.
ART FACULTY EXHIBITION - Work by the faculty of the Art Department. Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., weekends noon to 4 p.m., University Art Gallery, (707) 664-2295.
