Tuned in tour guide During a recent campus tour for the UW Retirement Association, guides Art Kruckeberg (pictured) and Norm Johnston wore microphones that transmitted their voices to headphones worn by members of the tour group. It was the first time the tour had been conducted with the aid of the headphones. Photo by Steve Hill PHOTO: SH20010538_36

Sam Romero (left), Betty Schmitz and Jose Ulloa pose with Hope the dog recently. Romero and Ulloa are Gear Up mentors. Schmitz is Hope’s owner and the director of the Curriculum Transformation Project in the College of Arts and Sciences. Photo by Karen Orders

There could have been a lot of confusion in Loew Hall when this sign appeared on a first floor restroom earlier this month. Red-faced staffers in Physical Plant’s Sign Shop had the problem corrected within two hours.

Betty Wagner PHOTO: SH20010539_5a

Jennifer Bean PHOTO: SH20010537_11a

Joyce Cooper

Valerie Curtis-Newton PHOTO: ML950700_12

Michael Kennedy

Divya McMillin

Anita Ramasastry PHOTO: ML980517_7

Constance Kravas

Summertime Three women take a break from studying to soak up some sun and read a magazine recently on Red Square. Photo by Kathy Sauber

Two workers look on in hard hats during the razing of the Center for Urban Horticulture. The building will be replaced following a May 21 arson attack by members of the Earth Liberation Front. Photo by Sandra Hines PHOTO: sh20010535, #20

Above, “Mechanical River” features salmon leaping up a waterfall made of building materials. Below, Jim Pridgeon installs the piece in the Fisheries Building stairwell. PHOTO: ML20010503_33a

Andre Agassi takes a swing

Andrew Scharenberg Photo by Annie Duffy

Margaret Heitkemper Photo by Gavin Sisk

Charlie Garcia Photo by Annie Duffy

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