Word: fm
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...room begins to fill and the music gets louder, Valle’s roommate Tom J. Crahan ’04 sashays down the stairs clad only in a Speedo and glasses. FM is slightly unprepared. Crahan, unwilling to comment but offering his status on the swim team as an excuse, later pulled on a regular bathing suit, though he flashed the revealing garment underneath an uncomfortable number of times throughout the evening...
...FM, concerned about putting other callers to shame by flashing its dance moves, departs as the revelry picks up. However, with theses done and work at a minimim, the Senior Bar mood is friendly and lively. Valle, who is very welcoming to any senior, requested that FM not disclose the day of the party. In the name of class unity, he and his friends are willing to put aside the freshman girls—at least until the weekend...
...ease with rejection is somewhat of an anomaly. While rejection has had little effect on Maats’ self-esteem, for students like Peter—a senior chemistry concentrator who spoke with FM on the condition that his real name not be revealed—rejection has become a constant source of embarrassment and shame. Sitting in a booth at the Hong Kong Restaurant—his raised bowl of egg drop soup steaming up his glasses—he bitterly recounts his many failures: graduate school admissions, fellowships and consulting jobs...
Zach, the student Peter deems “insensitive” and arrogant,” was hesitant to speak with FM. “I got lucky in the recruiting process and was hoping my friends would be happy for me,” he says. “Some of them weren’t, and that might simply be due to resentment.” He also reports that far from discouraging Peter, he actually helped Peter with his resumes and cover letters—acts of kindness he says were overlooked and underappreciated...
Jennifer, a senior in Eliot House, admits that her successful application to a New York City internship was made sweeter by her friend’s rejection. The friend—who FM was unable to contact—agreed to look over Jennifer’s application. The friend withheld the fact that she too was applying for the same internship, leading Jennifer to believe that her application was used as a springboard for ideas. “She is one of my best friends,” Jennifer says with a slight smirk...