Word: spivey
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...high school, S. Maggie Spivey ’08 had to be careful about dating—to be sure she wasn’t about to make out with her cousin. And no, it’s not just because she’s from the south...
...Spivey lives in Hephzibah, Ga., a town of about 4,000 just south of Augusta, where her family has resided for more than two centuries. That has given her kinsmen quite a lot of time to spread the love. She claims to be related to approximately 60,000 people in her area. “It gets really complicated when you want to date,” she says. Fortunately, a family member wised up and made a comprehensive genealogy book, and as yet no Saturday night dates have turned into impromptu family reunions...
...stereotypical southerner isn’t going to be here,” says Spivey, “because the stereotypical southerner doesn’t exist...
...Spivey concurs. “After pre-frosh, I almost didn’t come to Harvard because I was treated like a side-show...