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That's the secret, really. Don't write out "TIME!!" in inch-high scrawl--it only brings out the sadist in us. Don't (Cliffies) write offers to come over and read aloud to us your illegible remarks--we can (officially) read anything, and we may be married. Write on both sides of the page--single-bluebook finals look like less work to grade, and win points. This chic, shaded calligraphic script so many are affecting lately is handsome, and is probably worth a good five extra points if you can hack...

Author: By A Grader, | Title: A Grader's Response | 8/18/1987 | See Source »

Despite their growing popularity, video yearbooks are unlikely to replace the old-fashioned hardbound volume. For one thing, there is no place for classmates to sign their names and scrawl wisecracking farewells. For another, says Alan Heath, director of marketing for Taylor Publishing, a leading yearbook publisher, "you can't freeze the same amount of time on a one-hour video as you can in a 250-page yearbook." Even the most successful video yearbooks are rarely bought by more than a quarter of the graduating students, compared with two-thirds or so who usually pick up the book version...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Lights! Camera! Graduation! | 6/15/1987 | See Source »

Some friendly artist kindly inquired of his captive audience in Lamont 605 "Hi, how are you? having fun?" Only to be answered cynically with the scrawl "on, not really...

Author: By Sophia A. Van wingerden, | Title: MAKING YOUR MARK ON HARVARD | 4/17/1987 | See Source »

That's the secret, really. Don't write out "TIME!!!" in inch-high scrawl--it only brings out the sadist in us. Don't (Cliffies) write offers to come over and read aloud to us your illegible remarks--we can (officially) read anything, and we may be married. Write on both sides of the page--single-blue-book finals look like less work to grade, and win points. This chic, shaded calligraphic script so many are affecting lately is handsome, and is probably worth a good five extra points if you can hack...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Grader's Reply | 1/26/1987 | See Source »

Using stiffened fingers to scrawl answers to doctors' questions, Carillo managed to provide a few clues. The symptoms had come on suddenly after he and his girlfriend, Juanita Lopez, 3l, had tried a new synthetic heroin. Though the drug had caused an odd burning sensation when injected and hallucinations, they continued to use it for three days; two days later both had frozen into living statues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Surprising Clue to Parkinson's | 4/8/1985 | See Source »

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