While present and former Cavalier Daily staffers generally agree (and usually boast) that they work(ed) harder than anyone else on Grounds, we openly confess that CD receptionist Sharon Bradley puts most of us to shame.

Whether answering calls from irate students/administrators/advertisers/you-name-it, battling it out with mail bags, giving her opinions on current CD concerns or just trying to keep the books in order, Sharon somehow always manages to keep her smile and her sense of humor. As staffers, sometimes we forget that not only does she cheerfully and loyally support the CD, she also has to put up with all of us every day—a task to make even the most stalwart University administrators shudder.

Never fear, however—Sharon is perfectly suited to survive the ups and downs of CD life. She can often be a tough nut to crack—like when I tried to interview her for this article. Talk about an ego blow. My request to interview Sharon for the spring 1999 College Topics was met with hysterical laughter and a flat-out denial: "I can’t do that! You guys are like my children now; I can’t play favorites and talk about some more than others."

After several months of begging and pleading on my part, I earned a halfhearted, "Well, if there are no photos and no gushiness, then I guess I’ll do it. Maybe."