MICROBIOLOGY & MOLECULAR GENETICS SEMINAR
"Molecular Strategies of Pathogenesis: the Group B Meningococcal Capsule Paradigm." David Stephens, VA Medical Center. 3 p.m. 3052 Rollins Center. 727-3659.

SOUTHEAST PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT MEETING
6 p.m. The Studio, Annex B. 727-0524.

OXFORD STUDIES
"Science Studies Religion." Ina Jane Wundram, anthropology. 7 p.m. Free tickets required. 784-8349.

Tuesday, October 10

PHARMACOLOGY COLLOQUIUM
"Growth Factors, Neuropeptides and NMDA Receptor-Mediated Retinal Pathways in Experimental Myopia and Ocular Growth Control." William Stell, Lions Sight Center, anatomy department, University of Calgary. Noon. 5052 Rollins Center. Free. 727-5983.

Wednesday, October 11

MEN'S SOCCER
Emory vs. Greensboro College. 3 p.m. P.E. Center. 727-6547.

PUBLIC POLICY FORUM
"Merit, Equal Opportunity and the Future of Affirmative Action" will include Peter Aranson, chair, economics; Robert Ethridge, associate vice president, Equal Opportunity Programs; Alice Miller, associate vice president, Human Resources; and LaVeta Small, dean of students, Spelman College. 4-6 p.m. Winship Ballroom, Dobbs Center. Sponsored by the Ethics Center. Free. 727-4954.

GRADUATE STUDENT WOMEN'S RECEPTION
Reception and open house for women graduate student leaders in recognition of women's leadership and achievement. 4:30-6 p.m. Women's Center. Free. 727-2000.

CARTER CENTER/EMORY INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIA
"Sudan: Thirty Years of Civil War." Panelists include Marion Creekmore, vice provost for International Affairs at Emory and director of programs at the Carter Center; Abdullahi A. An-Na'im, Law School; Vincent Farley, Carter Center; Michael Heisler, director of programs, Task Force for Child Survival and Development; and Susan Palmer, assistant director for projects, Carter Center Conflict Resolution Program. 7 p.m. 360 Atwood Chemistry Center. Free. 727-7504.

VOLLEYBALL
Emory vs. Oglethorpe University. 7 p.m. P.E. Center. 727-6547.

GREAT TEACHERS LECTURE SERIES
"The Neurobiology of Love." Thomas Insel, director, Yerkes Primate Center. 7:30 p.m. Cannon Chapel. Free. 727-6216.

L/G/B READING AND BOOKSIGNING
"Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation." Urvashi Vaid, former director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 8 p.m. Room 4, Cox Hall. Reception and booksigning will follow. Free. 727-0272.

ATLANTA PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY MEETING
"Perils of Neutrality." Owen Renik, author and training and supervising analyst, San Francisco Psycho analytic Institute and Editor of The Psychoanalytic Quarterly with discussant Steven Levy, director, training and supervising analyst, Emory Psychoanalytic Institute. 662-4342.

MIDDLE EASTERN FILM FESTIVAL
"Sallah"(Israel). A satirical comedy showing the problems of adjustment encountered by an immigrant family from North Africa in Israel during the 1950s. 8:30 p.m. 112 White Hall. Free. 727-7942.

Thursday, October 12

FLU VACCINATIONS
Flu vaccinations for faculty and staff. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. University Health Service, 1711 Uppergate Drive. Free for EmoryCare participants; $12 for others. 727-7535.

PHARMACOLOGY COLLOQUIUM
"How to Make a Clinically Tolerated NMDA Receptor Antagonist: Open Channel Blockers and Redox Congeners of No." Stuart Lipton, neurology department, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Noon. 5052 Rollins Center. Free. 727-5983.

JAMES DICKEY READING
Writer James Dickey will read from his work. The reading will mark the opening of the James Dickey Papers, part of the Floyd Watkins American Literature Manuscripts Collections, housed in the Special Collections Department of Woodruff Library. 7 p.m. Reception Hall, Carlos Museum. Free. 727-6861 or 727-7620.

SEXUALITY AND RELIGIOUS ETHICS LECTURE
"Excavating Sodom: Same-Sex Love and the Construction of Catholic Moral Tradition." Mark Jordan, professor, Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame. 7:30 p.m. 207 White Hall. Reception will follow. Free. 727-0102.

LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
"Rio's Love Song" (Brazil, 1994). 104 mins. Color. 8 p.m. AMC Phipps Plaza 14, 3500 Peachtree Road. $5 general admission, $4.50 students and senior citizens. Sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 727-6562 or 733-4570.

Friday, October 13

SPECIAL TOUCH PRESENTATION
All female faculty, staff and students are invited to attend this informational program to promote early detection of breast cancer. It will include a video on self examination. Participants are invited to bring their lunch. Noon-12:45 p.m. The Wellness House, 1735 Lowergate Drive, behind the parking deck. Free. Call 727-9355 to preregister.

SEXUALITY AND RELIGIOUS ETHICS OPEN DISCUSSION
Mark Jordan, professor in the Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame. Noon. Formal Lounge, Cannon Chapel. Free. 727-6577.

PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM
"Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics in GaAs Quantum Wells." Jagdeep Shah, AT&T Laboratories. 4 p.m. 100 Dental Building. Free. 727-6584.

Saturday, October 14

LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
"The Silence of Neto" (Guatemala, 1994). 106 mins. Color. 8 p.m. Rich Auditorium, High Museum, 1280 Peachtree Street. $5 general admission, $4.50 students and senior citizens. Sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 727-6562 or 733-4570.

Sunday, October 15

MEN'S SOCCER
Emory vs. Roanoke College. 1 p.m. P.E. Center. 727-6547.

Oct. 13-14

RACE, IDENTITY AND PUBLIC CULTURE SYMPOSIUM
"Race, Identity and Public Culture" will be held in the Reception Hall of the Carlos Museum as part of Atlanta's citywide centennial celebration of the Cotton States and International Exposition. The schedule and presenters follows:

Oct. 13
"Race and Identity"
10 a.m.-noon
Presenters: Kwame Anthony Appiah, Harvard University, and Emory professors Jacqueline Nassy Brown, anthropology, and Amy Lang, ILA.
2-4 p.m.
Presenters: Homi Bhabba, University of Chicago, and Robert Paul, ILA.

Oct. 14
"Race and Public Culture"
10 a.m.-noon.
Presenters: Tony Bennett, Griffith University, Australia; Robert Rydell, Montana State University; Annie Coombes, Birbeck College, University of London; Claudine Brown, Nathan Cummings Foundation, and discussant Ivan Karp, ILA.
2-4 p.m.
Presenter: Paul Gilroy, author of The Black Atlantic, with discussant Thee Smith, Religion.
Co-sponsored by the Institute of Liberal Arts, African American Studies and the Institute of African Studies. Free. 727-7601, 727-6847 or 727-6402.

Oct. 14-15

GREEK ODYSSEY
Passport to the World: A Greek Odyssey, a two-day family festival that will celebrate the cultural richness of ancient Greece with athletic competitions, art activities and performances. Creative activities for children of all ages will include making models of ancient horse-drawn chariots, "minting" ancient coins, creating theater masks and musical instruments. Activities include sessions with an oracle, a run in the stadion race and throwing the discus. $2 admission for adults and children over 3. 727-4280.

To submit an entry for the campus calendar, send a brief written description of the event to: Matt Montgomery, Emory Report, News and Information, fax to 727-0646, or e-mail to mmontgo@ unix.cc.emory.edu three weeks before the publication date. Dates, times and locations may change without advance notice.