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...change), I learned from my editors and from my news-comping, soon-to-be-blockmate. Amit R. Paley ’04 taught me how to make an FTM work and how to stand up to a source. When I did a research assistant stint for Parker R. Conrad ’02-’03, he treated me like someone who deserved to hear his thoughts about where his scrutiny was going. I knew nothing about the administration, about preregistration, about how university politics worked—but boy, did I learn fast when someone older bothered...
...opposite shoulder, I noticed the hordes of people wearing clothing apparently woven out of oatmeal, the flush of “Free Tibet” bumper stickers plastering Volvos, and the sheer numerical freakishness of hemp “jewelry.”“Sweet Dorothy Parker!” I exclaimed. “Harvard’s full of Granolas!” In fact, it occurred to me that Granola may have been the fashion mantra of Cambridge since its inception. Heck, even the Puritans were Granola.For the uninitiated, or those...
...Parker said that the $400,000 cash bail that Pring-Wilson’s family posted in July should be sufficient to keep his client from fleeing the state...
...Contrary to popular belief, his family is not made of money,” Parker said...
...Parker presented his argument, Quinlan halted the proceedings, noting that there was no stenographer in the courtroom. As a result, she ordered Parker to start his speech all over again after a stenographer arrived...