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Year 31, No. 26
Celebrating 31 Years of Community News
Explore the Haverford College Arboretum in New Book Local author pens new book using stunning, vintage images. he newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is “Haverford College Arboretum,” by author and arboretum plant curator Martha J. Van Artsdalen. The book, released on February 29, 2016, features 200 vintage images, many of which have never been published, and chronicles the history of the Pennsylvania college’s arboretum. In 1833, when the first 23 students arrived at what is now Haverford College, they found one school building surrounded by nearly 200 acres of farmland, woods, and a small creek. The story of how
T Winner of the 2015 Philadelphia Award Page 5
March 2 – March 8, 2016
C RIMINAL I NJUSTICE : I NNOCENT M AN S PENT 30 Y EARS ON D EATH R OW Ray Hinton will tell his story at Neumann University on March 14
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Author Martha J. Van Artsdalen, Haverford College Arboretum’s plant curator and a former newspaper editor, combines a knowledge of the tree collection with an interest in people and their histories to bring the story of Haverford College’s landscape to life. All photographs are courtesy of the Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College.
GFS Student Composer Wins Contest Page 9
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Anthony Ray Hinton spent almost 30 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He will share his story at Neumann on Monday, March 14, at 1:30 p.m. in Community Hall.
this landscape evolved into the park-like setting of today’s campus is told through images spanning 150 years. Students and neighbors alike now enjoy an outstanding collection of trees, woods, a duck pond, and a nature trail.
nthony Ray Hinton spent almost 30 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He will share his story at Neumann University on Monday, March 14, at 1:30 p.m. in Community Hall. The program is free and open to the public. Hinton was convicted of killing two Birmingham, Alabama, men in separate incidents in 1985 although there were no eyewitnesses, no fingerprints linking him to the scene, and no physical evidence to place him at either location. During one of the murders, Hinton was seen working in a warehouse 15 miles away from the killing. He even passed a polygraph test
See “Haverford College Arboretum” Book on page 12
See Anthony Ray Hinton to Speak at Neumann on page 12
Dr. Dan Gottlieb to Present Inaugural Lecture at Launch of the Center for Spiritual Well-being e’ve all had the experience of waking up one day and the world is different. From happy changes like a new job or a new marriage or partner, to a diagnosis or a divorce; we’ve all experienced that kind of crisis. And we suffer.” These are the words of Dr. Dan Gottlieb, highly respected clinician, teacher, and renowned radio host of WHYY’s “Voices in the Family.” On Sunday, March 13, at 9:30 a.m. at Beth Sholom Congregation, 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park, Dr. Gottlieb will preDr. Gottlieb will present a sent a free program and workshop entitled, “Normative Crises: Growing through Life’s Changes and Challenges,” the inau- free program and workshop, gural lecture of the Center for Spiritual Well-being. This time- “Normative Crises: Growing through Life’s Changes and ly topic, meaningful to adults of all ages and of all backgrounds, Challenges,” on Sunday, is free and open to the public, and promises to be an imporMarch 13, at 9:30 a.m. at tant morning of growth. Dr. Gottlieb will speak on the important life lesson of how Beth Sholom Congregation, 8231 Old York Road, to move from a broken heart to an open one. At one point Elkins Park. or another in our lives, most of us will deal with normal life issues, some happy and some sad, that may leave us feeling as though we are “in crisis.” Happy events such as a new baby, a new home or a new and better job, and sad events such as illness, or the loss of loved ones, friends, a job or independence, can turn into bouts of crisis needing attention. Dr. Gottlieb says, “Sometimes in life, our souls become malnourished. Like a baby crying for nurturing.” In the lecture, Normative Crises: Growing Through Life’s Changes and Challenges, Dr. Gottlieb will address how to weather these normative, yet often difficult times in life. Participate in
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See Free Program & Workshop with Dr. Gottlieb on page 12
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