THE SEARCH FOR TERRESTRIAL PLANETS - Dr. Debra Fischer of San Francisco State University discusses new directions in the search for Earth-like planets orbiting nearby stars. Part of the "What Physicists Do" lecture series. 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 23, Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
AUTISM LECTURE SERIES - Dr. Nikarre Redcoff discusses dealing with challenging behavior and helping people with autism get their needs met through functional behavior assessment and positive reinforcement of appropriate replacement behavior. Collaborative Autism Training and Support Program. 10-11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24, Student Union Multipurpose Room, (707) 664-2402.
CHOICES IN CHILDBIRTH - Constance Sinclair of Kaiser Permanente discusses the current options available to women giving birth and recent trends in the childbirth services in medical and home settings. Women and Gender Studies lecture series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24, Darwin 29. (707) 664-2306.
GAY VISIBILITY, HOMOPHOBIA AND RACIAL HETEROSEXUAL MASCULINITY'S - Lecture by James Dean, Professor of Sociology. Social Science Brown Bag Lecture Series. Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 24, Stevenson 2011, (707) 664-2112.
THE ISRAELI / PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS - Lecture by peace activists Chuck Sher, Therese Mughannan, and Laure Reichek. War and Peace lecture series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24, Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2146.
KNOWING MATHEMATICS AND TEACHING MATHEMATICS- Rick Marks, Professor of Mathematics, describes the pedagogical content knowledge has ties to epistemology, learning theory, educational policies and standards, research, and teacher preparation. Math Colloquium. 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25, Darwin 103, (707) 664-3324.
ALMA MATER: INVENTION OR NECESSITY? - Carla Steinberg, lecturer in the English department, explores the need for curriculum and courses that "develop in substance and form new strategies to address the challenges of the 21st century." Arts and Humanities Forum. Noon, Thursday, Oct. 26, Schulz 3001, (707) 664-2146.
THE FORGOTTEN SEX: FORAGING ECOLOGY OF MALE CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS - Lecture by Dr. Michael Weise of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz. Biology Colloquium. Noon-1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189.
THE HP LABS VIRUS SAFE COMPUTING INITIATIVE - Alan Karp discusses the approach and primary work on a virus safe computing environment for Windows XP. Surprisingly, they don't require people to turn off their computers to protect themselves. They simply let the virus run in an environment where it can't do very much harm. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Oct. 26, Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
ANNUAL COSTUME SHOP SALE - Wigs and pre-1910 fashions are featured in this annual sale by the SSU Center for the Performing Arts. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26, 27 and 28. Evert B. Person Theatre. K.A. Kleinschmidt, (707) 664-2791.
FILMS
THE RULES OF THE GAME - Renoir's look at bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II. An assorted cast of characters - the rich and their poor servants - meet up at a French chateau for various reasons and the result is murder. Sonoma Film Institute. 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27. Warren Auditorium, (707) 664-2606.
ANATOMIE (dir. Stefan Ruzowitzky, 2000) - A thriller about a medical student at Heidelberg who knows she is on for something very strange when the body of a young man she met on the train turns up on her dissection table. German Film Series. Admission free. Films shown with English subtitles. 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25, Erin Fisher-Room second floor of Student Union. Michaela Grobbel, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, 4-2637.
IN THE GALLERIES
THE GRASS FAMILY - Work by artist Wopo Holup through Oct. 29. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, Library Art Gallery, (707) 664-4240.
