From Marilyn Beck, Stacy Jenel Smith and Stephanie DuBois in
Hollywood
Kellie Martin doesn't know when she'll be able to return to Yale for her senior year now that she's a regular on ER. The 22-year-old veteran of such series as Life Goes On and Christy does know, she says, that she will return to campus as soon as it is practical. "After putting in such a big investment of time, I'm determined to get my degree," Martin says. "I don't consider myself academic. When I got to Yale, I knew I really had to buckle down. My friends would go to bars; I couldn't do that. I had a lot of learning to do." Right now, Martin says she's having the time of her life right here. She describes the ER cast and crew as "the coolest bunch of people I've ever worked with." She recalls walking on the set for the first time and being very nervous -- "coming into a show where everyone's been together for four years can be pretty intimidating." After awhile, Clooney came bounding over, flashed his famous grin, and said, "Hey, Kellie, I'm George, glad you're here." And, she says, "I immediately relaxed."