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...returning sailors, including Holly Edmunds and Liz Graham for the women's team and John Dickson, Peter and Jim Bowers--who may try out for the 1992 Olympic team--for the coed team have a great deal of talent as do some of the new members, including Alex Barker of the coed squad...
...when times got bad, it was not much of a stretch for this tired, neglected barker of a town to turn to casino gambling. The city that once made a paying exhibit out of premature babies and held a Miss International Nude competition would be doing what it always did best: separating its visitors from their dollars...
Harvard dominated the final period and went ahead for good as freshman Chad Barker, a top recruit, scored on a quick shot 31 second into the quarter. Sophomore Mike Johnson notched a hat trick--his third goal coming from 10 meters closed out the scoring--and sophomore Todd Forman contributed two goals in the victory...
...soft version of Anita had disappeared entirely; she had been recruited by the Nazi party," writes Bernays, whose narrative voice has now been completely subsumed by Barker's character. Bernays is so skillful at presenting the sexist-male viewpoint that, as the anger builds over such an offensive comparison, it is difficult to remember that these are Barker's opinions, not Bernays...
...although even the novel's end is colored in Barker's terms, Bernays does not allow him to satisfy all of his desires. But the teacher learns little from his lesson--Barker is content to remain a slime, barely trying to prove himself otherwise...