I remember my days on The Ticker with great joy. When I became features editor, I felt like the next Damon Runyon.
The day The Ticker went to press
was always an exciting and a very
long day. We complained about
having to stay up until one
or two in the morning
at the printer's,
going over the
galley proofs and
deciding on last-minute stories. But,
in truth, we enjoyed the late hours,
because they made us feel like real
reporters. It was traditional—after
the paper was put to bed—to gather
at a deli for a drink and sandwich. It
was the camaraderie of the team I
remember most . . . and miss to this
day. Late nights and heavy drinking,
except we had Dr Brown's cream
sodas with our deli sandwiches.
—LARRY FIELD ('52, DCSc [HON.] '04)
