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...forebears were Northumberland farmers, and at first young Ralph dreamed of becoming nothing more eccentric than a pharmacist. Then he saw a production of Hamlet in which the leading actor drew his sword and scraped it against the floor of the stage. This weird and wonderful noise mesmerized the teenager, and he resolved to take to the stage. With no schooling in the dramatic arts, Ralph had literally to buy his way into an amateur repertory company. His audition speech drew this appraisal from the company's manager: "It's frightful, Richardson. You could never, never be any good...
Tangi Boston, 22, is one of the proudest students in the program. A former pharmacist's assistant, she says that the challenging curriculum at Philadelphia has changed her goals. Says she: "I never thought I could get anything but menial jobs. I want more than that now. I want a career." In January, Boston, who plans to study law eventually, will transfer to Philadelphia's La Salle College. She will be in an honors program there as well...
...beginning it was hard for me," she admits. But with the money she earns as a part-time clerk, Hernández has been able to rent a small studio apartment, buy a serviceable used car and enroll in classes at Northeastern Illinois University. Her goal: to become a pharmacist...
Even though such warnings are printed on steroid packaging, some gyms and coaches willingly offer the services of a friendly pharmacist to interested players. Many say they take the drugs to keep up with East bloc competitors, who are widely believed to be using steroids. The user athletes have been getting advice on how to beat the occasional test at meets. Explains Dr. Anthony Daly, medical director for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee: "They used to feel safe if they stopped taking steroids two to three weeks before the test." Not after last week...
...1970s, the flamboyant Leland riled his colleagues when he wore dashikis and railed about black power. Now in Washington, serving his second term as a Houston Congressman, he has muted his style, sticking to three-piece suits and cowboy boots. But while Leland, 38, newly married and a pharmacist by trade, may be more polished, he is still very much the feisty activist. As chairman of the Democratic National Committee's Black Caucus, he spearheads campaigns to lure more minorities into the party's mainstream. He is also a key figure in the black leadership family, an influential...