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...could determine the next bell captain of the Lincoln Bedroom, Greg and Virginia Harrell feel the same way as a lot of their neighbors. Vice President Al Gore or Texas Governor George Bush? They were more excited about their options at the Bill O' Fare Food Court in the Brandon Town Center Mall on a recent family outing...
Wayne Garcia, a Tampa political consultant, believes the race will be decided east of the city, in places like Brandon, a microcosm of the mostly white middle-class suburbs along I-4. Brandon, with roughly 120,000 people and a mall instead of a downtown, is America. It's a sprawling, unincorporated, amorphous mess, as devoid of soul as the candidates themselves. With two Waffle Houses within a mile of each other and tract houses sprouting like mushrooms, the place is still growing daily, and the politics of growth is always more conservative than the politics of decline...
...ECAC received a needed boost of credibility last season. Its champion, St. Lawrence, made it all the way to the Frozen Four before bowing out to Boston College. Led by sophomore center Brandon Dietrich and freshman goalie, Derek Gustafson, the Saints were emerging as a clear powerhouse in the conference, raising the stock of the whole league...
Still, the loss of defenseman Jeff Sproat and forward Ryan Campbell will hurt the already fledgling squad. The key to Union's game lies with netminder Brandon Snee, who garnered a record 56 saves against St. Lawrence in the quarterfinals last season. Union just doesn't have the depth or skill to make a run at post-season play this year...
...large part of humility comes from knowing one's place in life. Kolarik and Fried understand their place is as college students. Do not expect them to follow the footsteps of B.U.'s Ricky DiPietro or St. Lawrence's Brandon Dietrich--these potential stars intend on playing four years here. Harvard has been very successful in shielding its players from an early pro career...