This news item is about: Dr. Gretchen Schoeffler was one of six invited University professors to offer a lecture as part of the University's first-year reading program, now in its tenth year. Members of the Class of 2014 are reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Entitled Pets of the Future, Schoeffler's lecture discussed several reasons why people want pets, including social status and companionship. This year's program includes a display in the Takton Center, entitled The Case for Companionship.