Volume CXXXIII, Number 13 January 25, 2002 f

Kitty Calhoun: a cut above
JOHN W. CLAGHORN IV, ORIENT STAFF
Calhoun was influenced by a climber named Laudine, a man she noted "nobody's heard of." [read the article]

Bowdoin grading practices: What we say vs. what we do
DAVID VAIL, FACULTY CONTRIBUTOR
To paraphrase Mark Twain, grading, like sausage making, should not be watched too closely. [read the article]

Explaining grade creep
DOROTHEA HERREINER AND TA HERRERA, FACULTY CONTRIBUTORS
Grade inflation has a tendency to occur because there are numerous incentives in favor of, and very few against, the progressive inflation of grades at these different levels.
[read the article]

Grade inflation: an economic analysis
GREGORY DeCOSTER AND JIM HORNSTEN, FACULTY CONTRIBUTORS
About the only information communicated by grades in such an environment is that the few students whose transcripts notably lack A's are quite unlikely to be high ability. [read the article]

Ask Dr. Jeff
JEFF BENSON, M.D., COLUMNIST
Studies show that only 6 percent of children and 1 or 2 percent of adults actually have true food allergies. [read the article]

Fessenden and Hyde
KID WONGSRICHANALAI, COLUMNIST
It was on the Peninsula that Hyde first came into contact with rebel troops. [read the article]

Beyond the Pines
LUDWIG RANG, ALUMNI COLUMNIST
The "No" campaign was supported by liberal show business stars such as Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, sponsors of a huge rally in the Hollywood Bowl. [read the article]