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Volume CXXXII, Number 14 |
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Ratemyprofessors.com: how the tides have
changed
EVAN KOHN, ORIENT STAFF
Want to secretly flatter a teacher you find sexy? Better,
let the world know that a certain professor was not as helpful in explaining,
say, supply and demand curves or Sartre's existential philosophies, as
one would hope. [read the article]
Fighting the bull back
TIMOTHY J. RIEMER, COLUMNIST
As I heard many people claim that a war with Iraq is simply
about its oil, I have also heard people say that a war with Iraq will
help put the bull back into a very bearish economy. Historically speaking,
wars have been beneficial for the U.S. economy. In the course of the four
years that the U.S. was involved in World War II, the gross domestic product
(GDP) rose 69.1%. During the Korean and Vietnam wars GDP grew by 10.5%
and 9.7% respectively. However, the last quarrel the U.S. had with Iraq
resulted in GDP shrinking by 1.3%. [read
the article]
Viruses and antibiotics
JEFF BENSON, M.D.
Dear Dr. Jeff: "Last year when I had the flu, my physician
at home gave me a "Z-Pack." Last week, when I went to the Health
Center with the same type of illness, I was told I had a viral infection
and didn't need an antibiotic. What's the deal?" M.W. [read
the article]
Battle calls to Brunswick, Maine
KID WONGSRICHANALAI, STAFF WRITER
Walter M. Bush of the Class of 1940 wrote President Sills
from basic training, describing the "evils" of "K.P."
duty: "I had K.P. once, and its evils are not exaggerated in the
least!" From H. Philip Chapman, Jr. President Sills received news
of naval cadet training: [read
the article]
Owls, X-country skiing, Everest speaker,
Oh yeah...
CECILY UPTON, COLUMNIST
There has been a lot going on with the Bowdoin Outing Club
this week, including great trips and interesting speakers, not to mention
a knitting class. Monday night the Outdoor Leadership Center was packed
with old and young to hear Peter Ingram, Bowdoin alum and Chewonki Foundation
representative, speak about owls. Peter's lecture included many interesting
facts about owls, as well as three live owls that he brought in to compliment
his talk. [read the article]
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