Word: preciousness
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...drama began when Dr. John White Webster borrowed some money from Dr. George Parkman, both HMS professors. Webster offered Parkman a mortgage on his personal property, which included a precious mineral collection, as collateral for the loan, but conveniently did not tell Parkman that he was using the collection to back another debt. When Parkman learned of the situation, he decided he had to hit up Webster for a payback. But soon after he began his pursuit, Parkman disappeared...
...drama began when Dr. John White Webster borrowed some money from Dr. George Parkman, both HMS professors. Webster offered Parkman a mortagage on his personal property, which included a precious mineral collection, as collateral for the loan, but conveniently did not tell Parkman that he was using the collection to back another debt. When Parkman learned of the situation, he decided he had to hit up Webster for a payback. But soon after he began his pursuit, Parkman disappeared...
...those allegations--"radical, rushed and wrong," he says--but thinks his company should get a medal for lowering overall drug costs to consumers during the past 15 years and for taking on brand-name drug companies that are resorting to every dilatory tactic at their disposal to keep their precious compounds from falling into the hands of generic manufacturers...
...while Faculty members appreciate the voice they are given in shaping University policy, some say it comes at the expense of precious teaching, advising and research time--not to mention their private lives...
...meantime, I'll wait patiently for that rare moment when I meet a fellow old-school young person. It's a precious exchange when I can finally say, "What about 'Breakfast at Tiffany's?'" And he says, "I think I remember the film. And as I recall, I think we both kinda liked it." Terry E-E Chang '02 is an economics concentrator living in Greenough Hall. She can shoot straight, if she doesn't have to shoot...