Contents for Oct. 16-22, 1998

• In conjunction with a major photographic exhibition on hospice care, Kristen Lans reports on the hospice movement from three perspectives: patient, caregivers, physicians.

• Darrell West's new book, The Sound of Money, finds real clout is wielded as often on the airwaves as in the hallways of Congress.

• Although no one was seriously injured in a laboratory explosion last month, the accident prompted new interest in lab safety. The George Street Journal spoke with Stephen Morin, Brown's director of risk management.

• Hedge fund losses have been big news at the Wall Street Journal and CNN. Brown's endowment managers take a much longer view.

• Off Hours: Fredericka Wilson '99, cookbook editor