October 3, 2002

• An urban scholar takes civic action
  Raised on the streets of Brooklyn, Walter Licht has spent his life giving back to the community. Now, as Civic House's new faculty advisor, he's helping Penn students give back to West Philadelphia.

• Women's worries are hard work
• Literary starshine to light up the campus
• Models wanted, excellence a must

• Research: A talking cure that works
• Staff Spotlight: The Inca challenge
• Staff Q&A: Susan Feathers is on a mission to make public service an integral part of the Law School’s intellectual life.

• Ask Benny: A tradition forever etched in stone
• A thyme to grow a healthy business
• Identified flying objects
• Resource centers can help with your life issues
• Rev up your career
• Yo, Highness
• Out and Abour: A teacher for 90 minutes
  

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• Editor's Pick: Not your typical war story
• Conference Call
• People's Choice: Campus eats

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• Bookquick from the University Press
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• At Work with...Lisa Harrell and Dan Dougherty
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CONFERENCE CALL

Tree-free verse

“Fringing the Page: A Conference and Workshop on Beyond-the-Page Poetry in Philadelphia” looks at the broad spectrum of spoken-word, multimedia, object-based and other non-printed-page forms of poetic expression taking place in Philadelphia today. The event is free and takes place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Kelly Writers House. Info: Laura Smith, ltsmith@sas.upenn .edu or 215-387-6749.

“Antiquity Recovered: The Legacy of Pompeii and Herculaneum” looks at how the unearthing of the ruins of the two Roman cities influenced responses to the classical tradition from the 18th century to the present. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Admission $20. Info: 215-898-4890.