At the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area in September, Emily Chandler '09 of North Yarmouth, Maine (above), with Dana Oster ’09 of Mercer Island, Wash., and Professor of Geology Mike Retelle, surveys Seawall Beach to monitor the transport and erosion of beach sediment. Here, Chandler calculates the distance from her benchmark location to the water’s edge. Researchers have noticed measurable sand transport along parts of Seawall Beach, and extensive erosion at adjacent Popham Beach. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen.

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• Where Credit Is Due — The lessons go beyond economics when an entire department helps students sort out the credit crisis
• Ask Me Another —  For Kat Stefko, director of archives and special collections, it's all about the paper trail
• Turning Points — The latest campus comings and goings
• Keeping Pace with the Earth — Anna Skarstad '11 wants to be a farmer, but why?
• Cornfield as Classroom — Food-oriented community projects provide more than physical nourishment