*All events are free unless otherwise noted.
LECTURES
EINSTEIN, NANOSCIENCE, AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY - Dr. Marvin L. Cohen (left) of the University of California at 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. "What Physicists Do" Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2119. 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 others interested 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. Brown Bag Lecture Series. Noon, Tuesday, Oct. 28. Stevenson 2011. (707) 664-2112.
THE ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS - Therese Mughannam, Chuck Sher, and Laure Reichek, Peace Activists and Bridge-Builders, speak. The War and Peace Lecture Series. 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-2543. 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 (right), 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. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28. The Cooperage. (707) 664-2382.
STUDENT HEALTH FAIR - Guests will include Planned Parenthood, the Student Health Advisory Committee, Counseling and Psychological Services, the SSU Recreation Center, Massage Envy (who will be giving out free massages), Food Addicts Anonymous, and the Casa Teen Clinic. Hosted by the Community Health Nursing Students. 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29. Darwin Lobby/Quad. (707) 664-2465.
IT MATTERS! LECTURE SERIES - "Immigration" with Daniel Malpica and Patricia Kim-Rajal, Assistant Professors, Department of Chicano and Latino Studies. Noon, Wednesday, Oct. 29. Schulz 3001 (707) 664-2397. 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. M*A*T*H Colloquium. 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29. Darwin 103. (707) 664-2368. For a complete list of events in this lecture series, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/math/colloq/colloqf08.pdf
SONIA NAZARIO - Sonia Nazario (left), 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. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29. The Cooperage. (707) 664- 2382.
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT: JEWISH LITERATURE - Moacyr Scliar's "The Centaur in the Garden" will be discussed. Noon, Thursday, Oct. 30. Schulz 3001. (707) 664-4240.
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., Thursday, Oct. 30. Schulz 2019. (707) 664-2009.
LIFE ON THE FAULT - TOLERANT FRONTIER - Wendy Bartlett, Hewlett Packard, Cupertino- 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. Computer Science Colloquium. Noon, Thursday, Oct. 30. Salazar 2016. (707) 664-2667. 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. (right), 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. Noon, Thursday, Oct. 30. Carson 68. (707) 664-2840. For a complete list of events in this lecture series, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/womenstudies/WHLSFLIER08.pdf
FILMS
THE EXILES - (1961, Kent Mackenzie) 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." - 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. 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 26. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664- 2606. For a complete list of events in this series, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html
DON'T LOOK NOW - (1973, Nicolas Roeg)(left) 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. 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31. Warren Auditorium, Ives 101. (707) 664-2606. For a complete list of events in this series, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/sfi/schedule.html
KUNG FU PANDA - Po the Panda (right) 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. Scene It! Big Screen Movie Night. 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1. The Cooperage. (707) 664-2804.
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. Aug. 22-Nov. 5. Library Art Gallery. (707) 664-4240.
RESIDENTIAL LIFE
RALPHIE MAY - Renowned comic veteran Ralphie May just missed the winners 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. 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27. The Cooperage. (707) 664-2382.
