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...year-old Oney hasn't tried his hand at fiction since his sophomore year at the University of Georgia, but that doesn't faze him. After five years writing for Atlanta Weekly magazine, churning out features of up to 60 pages in length, Oney, with typical modesty, says "I think I know how to write pretty well now." And so he will avail himself of a fiction-writing workshop here, and let the creative juices flow...
...prospect of two years in an unfamiliar and remote country does not faze her in the least, although she cites two concerns that have plagued Peace Corps volunteer for years. "It's going to be hard to leave my boyfriend," she says. "And its very difficult for my parents that I'm going away for two years to a place that can't be reached by telephone." She shrugs and adds. "But my mother tells me I'm probably safer in Gabon than in New York City...
DiMambro won the singles crown at the New Englands in the fall, but that didn't faze Harvard's top freshman. Playing with Borg-like intensity, Pe recovered from a 5-3 deficit in the second set to sweep the next four games and extend the match. In a final frame filled with long baseline rallies, the usually aggressive Pe showed solid strokes and a lot of patience in waiting for DiMambro's unforced errors...
...first two games, Harrison made repeated unforced errors. Against Karrinne Tong, Bowdoin's only top-flight player, she couldn't afford any. Tong took advantage of every mistake, often catching Harrison far out of position. Harrison's corner shots, which might have befuddled a lesser player, didn't faze Tong, who returned many for winners en route to a 15-9, 15-10, 7-3 lead...
Even that shouldn't matter much, at least not to this champion. The Greatest will keep talking throughout the fight, bullying his opponent with taunts and teasers. Ali will talk, but Holmes, as his former sparring partner, is used to it. It won't faze him. Holmes himself has learned the psych game and may offer a few words of his own before the night is through...