Table of Contents
FEATURES
36 "A" Is For Abundance
It's no mystery that grades have been creeping upward for decades. Dartmouth's median grade is approaching an A-. Does the faculty find this alarming? It depends who you ask. BY RICK GREEN
42 Best In Show
Meet seven canine companions that bring new meaning to the term "teacher's pet." PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAN ROCHE STORY BY LISA FURLONG AND LAUREN GEE '03
50 A Day In the Life
From Hollywood to hometowns, Dartmouth women offer candid observations about work, friends and family. BY JONI COLE, MALS '95
DEPARTMENTS
Letters12
Raves and rants from readers.
Notebook
22 CAMPUS
News from around the Green.
26 FROM THE DEAN
The value of research at a great teaching institution. BY DEAN OF THE FACULTY MICHAEL GAZZANIGA '61
28 FACULTY OPINION.
An examination of U.S. policy toward North Korea. BY DAVID C. RANG
30 ARTIFACT
Curios from the Hood Museum. BY ALICE GOMSTYN '03
32 OUTSIDE
What makes Dartmouth a real animal house? The campus wildlife! BY TED LEVIN
34 PERSONAL HISTORY
A green sport coat evokes myriad memories. BY LAURENCE STERNE '52
Alumni News
56 NEWSMAKERS
62 THE CLASSES
101 CLUBS
102 OBITUARIES
Continuing Ed 112
Susan Conroy '87 on working with Mother Teresa. BY LISA FURLONG
ON THE COVER Illustration by Christoph Niemann
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