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News, Ideas and Conversations from the University of Pennsylvania Nov. 12, 2009
Penn Current Home Latest News Research Features Interviews Ask Benny News Briefs At Work With For the Record Out and About Publication Schedule RSS Feeds Penn Current is on Twitter What's On Event listings On Nov. 17 at 7 p.m., catch an I-House screening of Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's film, "New Muslim Cool." What do you think? Send us your ideas and comments to current@pobox.upenn.edu Penn Current Editorial Staff Manager of Internal Communications: Tanya Barrientos Managing Editor: Heather A. Davis Staff Writer: Greg Johnson	Interviews Q&A/Joel Waldfogel This Wharton professor objects to the "sloppy spending" that occurs around the holidays, and calls for a rethinking of gift giving that could make both givers and recipients much happier. Read more ... Staff Q&A/Christina Bach Social worker Christina Bach helps pet owners deal with the loss or sickness of their beloved animal companions. Read more ... Student Spotlight: Christine Nieves Since June, this Penn senior has co-hosted “En Portada,” a public affairs show on Telemundo Philadelphia. Read more ... Q&A/Tobias Wolff Penn Law's Tobias Wolff is a leading legal advocate for equal justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, serving as legal advisor and LGBT policy chair during Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Read more ... More Current Interviews Staff Q&A/Rev. Beverly Dale Q&A/Lorene Cary Staff Q&A/Deirdre Martinez Q&A/Amy Gutmann Staff Q&A/Doug Berger Q&A/Cynthia Connolly Staff Q&A/Michele Grab Q&A/Arjun Yodh Staff Q&A/Breann Savage Staff Q&A/Julie Greger	Penn Current Readership Survey Win an iPod! We would like to get your feedback on the Penn Current's overall effectiveness and appeal. Please take a few moments to take our survey. Search Penn Current View Current Archives Other Useful Sites Penn Homepage Penn Digest News Center Research at Penn Arts at Penn Penn@Work U@Penn Jobs@Penn Staff Directory Campus Maps Library Transportation College of Liberal and Professional Studies University Archives Penn Athletics Penn Recreation Human Resources Almanac World Cafe Live University City District Quoted Recently "It does somewhat go against the other messages that we give--'don't drink, don't smoke, don't put anything foreign or toxic into your body, but take this vaccine.'" —Neil Fishman, director of the Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control at UPHS, on convincing pregnant women to get the flu shot. (Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 30, 2009)