*All lectures are free unless otherwise noted.
WILLIAM H. PICKERING: AMERICA'S DEEP SPACE PIONEER - Douglas J. Mudgway discusses America's response to the 1957 Soviet challenge for preeminence in space and the physicist who made it happen and won the race to explore the planets. 4 - 5:15 p.m., Monday, Oct. 1. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119.
ANTARCTIC SEALS - Dr. Dan Crocker, SSU Biology Department discusses the "Foraging Ecology of Antarctic Seals". Noon-1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2189.
STUDIES OF THE RATE OF WEATHERING OF ROCKS USING ANCIENT TEMPLES IN SOUTHEAST INDIA - Steve Norwick, Environmental Studies and Planning lectures. Brown Bag Series. Noon - 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2. Stevenson 2011. (707) 664-2112.
YOU FIRST: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF EATING - Najine Shariat, Clinical Dietitian/Nutritionist, has an unparalleled approach to nutrition and the "art of living" which links nutrition to how we live, to helping prevent and treat major diseases, and making eating a pleasure. Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 2. Carson Hall, Room 68. (707) 664-2840.
POETS AND ACTIVISTS ON BEE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER - Cathy Cox, Bee Keeper, Researcher and Bee Activist, speaks about the truth behind bee colony collapse disorder as well as provide hope from her own research as well as her personal experiences as a beekeeper of local organically farmed honey bees. This lecture will be followed by an open mic /poetry reading on bees and other pollinators. Presented by The Sonoma State University English Students Association and Project Censored 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2. The Commons. (707) 793-9938
"WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION" - Lynn Cominsky, Physics and Astronomy, War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 - 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-4115.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE SERIES - Jake Longstreth, who had his first solo exhibition at the Gregory Lind Gallery in January, 2007, discusses his work. Noon - 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3. Art 102. (707) 664-3042.
A PUZZLE OF KEYS AND A PROBLEM IN GRAPH THEORY - Sarah Merz, University Of The Pacific discusses the graph theory problem set by Frank Rubin in 1979 as viewed in the setting of directed graphs. Math Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2368.
PROTECTING DATA IN A VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENT - Tom Hepner, IBM. explains back-up methods for the complete restore of VMware virtual machines as well as individual "guest" data. He will also cover implementation hints and new VMware utilities written to improve and expedite data and environment protection. Noon, Thursday, Oct. 4. Darwin 102. (707) 664-2667.
CLASSICAL GUITAR PROGRAM - MARC TEICHOLZ – Marc Teicholz has toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Russia, receiving critical acclaim for his recitals and master classes. He currently records for Naxos and Sugo records. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. Ives 119. (707) 664-2235. Admission $10, $8 for faculty, staff and alumni, $6 for seniors. SSU students admitted free.
FILMS
THE TRACKER -(Rolf de Heer, 2002) An aboriginal man (David Gulpilil) is caught between his people and white Australian culture. 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5. Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall. (707) 664-2606. Admission is $5.00, $4.50 for non-SSU students and senior citizens, and $3.50 for SFI members and children under 12. SSU students admitted free.
