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This newsletter contains information on the Mount's reception of $228,000 in grants to fund projects in the Caribbean, the installation of a VAX 8200 system for computing, a visit from a society for women in philosophy on the Mount campus, a university/corporate partnership to launch 'The Pepsi Challenge,' a profile description of Paul Reyno, a lecture titled 'Women and the Political Process,' the density of registration after the summer break, helping others to help themselves at the Adsum House, and nominations for honorary degrees. There are sections on Professor Lila Engberg's project at Chancellor College, Malawi, a research project at the University of Waterloo about portable computers, the departure of Don Cooken from the Public Relations Office, the Pepsi Challenge, Seton lectures exploring religion's meaning for contemporary women, photos of Orientation 1986, and the inclusion of 'In Her Place: Changing Images of Women in Wester Society from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century,' a schedule of activities to be conducted at the Art Gallery event of the same name. There is information on ceremonies of convocation for the installation of Dr. Naomi Hersom, registering early for summer jobs, a wine and cheese reception in the MacNeil Room, another 'first' for Mount grads, papers presented by six faculty members, a new Women's Studies chair named, Monday as a drop-in day, and conferences, meetings, publications, and travels of faculty and students. There are sections on The Peace Beat's discussion of Chernobyl, a pilot project titled 'To Your Heart's Delight' by Doris Gillis, a non-smoking advertisement, and a notice to American citizens about a competitive writing examination. The newsletter concludes with information on smoking on campus, a public lecture series titled 'Women and Knowledge,' and the Shinarama Car Wash for Cystic Fibrosis Research.