Palin was a calming presence who offered to pray for her when Hagerty had boyfriend troubles. "She was so 'steady Eddie,' so rock solid," Hagerty said. "She didn't make a big deal out of things like other people did. She talked about politics and history and what was going on in the world. I was like, whatever, I don't care about that stuff."
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She graduated with anonymity
In her five years of college, Sarah Palin left behind few traces, former professors and classmates say.
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Until 1987, the Idaho drinking age was 19, and the university had a reputation as a top party school. Hagerty said Palin "was upbeat and fun but not a heavy partyer."
When she ran for Alaska governor in 2006, Palin admitted that she had smoked marijuana, but Hagerty said she never saw her friend do drugs.
Hagerty said Palin was good friends with Jill Loranger, their resident advisor for two years.
When reached at her home in Hailey, Idaho, Jill Loranger Clark was mystified.
"I can honestly tell you I have no idea who she was," said Clark, a middle school teacher. "If she had been a big party animal, I would have remembered her."
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robin.abcarian@latimes.com
