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...Brett R. Conner '96, co-chair of the Dunster House committee, said that bad impressions of police officers exist because students have little contact with officers. And when they do interact with Harvard's police, it is usually only for routine matters like lock-outs, he said...
...images of the police are of people who take half an hour to get you into your room, which sort of skews people's perceptions of the police," Conner said...
...Americans now put more trust in themselves than in authority figures. In the 1994 Monitor survey, 80% expressed strong confidence in their own abilities, up 8 points from the previous year. The new measure of success, a growing majority declared, is being in control of their lives. Says Roger Conner, a Washington lobbyist for community organizations: ``Responsibility is the key word for the '90s.'' For better and for worse, that renewed self-reliance is reshaping the way Americans educate their children, protect their families, invest their savings, run their communities, maintain their health and view their government...
...November, the women showed their mettle at the International World Championships off San Diego, a warm-up for the Cup, finishing second only to the Australians. Conner and PACT 95, both sailing slower yachts, finished far behind. "We showed them they better take us seriously," says Olympic bronze medalist Jennifer Isler. Bill Trenkle, who runs Conner's sailing operations, admits as much. "We realize with a fast boat they'll be dangerous," he says. "Women love to beat men and men love to make fun of men who are beaten by women. If we get our butt kicked...
...Conner, the world's most famous sailor, has been less than gracious. At a regatta dinner in Newport, Rhode Island, last August, he called the women's team "a bunch of lesbians," prompting team navigator Annie Nelson to douse him with her rum-and-coke. "He was way out of line," says Nelson. Trenkle, who was standing nearby, maintains that the comment was "locker-room humor. They were joking around." Many of the women were not amused. "Ninety percent of us are either married or have steady boyfriends, but who cares?" says mainsheet grinder Stephanie Armitage-Johnson...