Volume CXXXIII, Number 5 October 12, 2001 f

Alumnae discuss past and present
ALISON McCONNELL, SPORTS EDITOR
Prior to 1971, Bowdoin's student body lacked one of civilization's major components: women. A far cry from the nearly equal student body of today, the College's first coed class contained a relatively small proportion of female students. [read the article]

Don't miss Crystal Spring Farm
ERIC WORTHING, STAFF WRITER
Available at the market is every kind of fruit and vegetable you ever wanted, as well as fresh cut flowers, eggs, lamb, freshly canned goods, a variety of jams and jellies, cheeses, sweaters, blankets, and fresh lobsters. All are locally grown and produced and organic. [read the article]

Economic Update: The morning after
GREGORY DECOSTER AND KERRY PANNELL, STAFF WRITERS
The U.S. economy in the late 1990's can best be described as a "bubble economy." Stock prices increased far beyond levels justified by economic potential. [read the article]

New Admissions Dean
SOPHIA BASSAN, STAFF WRITER
After his two year-long positions, Miller is at Bowdoin to stay. He works long hours, 60 to 70 a week, but loves his position and especially loves his location. [read the article]

How parents influence career paths of children
EIDER GORDILLO, STAFF WRITER
In a conversation about Thursday night bowling, the former frat situation, and the choices one makes in life, Jacobsen was instrumental in advising personal sincerity. [read the article]

Beyond the Pines: The Missionary Position
LUDWIG VAN RANG, STAFF WRITER
Our Sergeant Major, of Polish extraction, was called Wroblesky but nicknamed Wobbles, because his knees visibly buckled when called on the carpet by Major Bligh, the PIO Officer, whose bark was worse than his bite. [read the article]

Fessenden & Hyde: Pierce goes down to Mexico
KID WONGSRICHANALAI, STAFF WRITER
Disgusted at the politics of Washington D.C., William Pitt Fessenden returned home to Portland in 1843 to spend his days battling other lawyers in court and raising his family. [read the article]

Ask Dr. Jeff
JEFF BENSON, M.D., STAFF WRITER
Dear R.B.: With your allergy to tobacco smoke, I'm glad to hear you're living in a "chemical-free" dormitory. As a matter of fact, I wish all Bowdoin students could be living in safer, smoke-free, housing. [read the article]