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Harvard suffered from a slight mental lapse during the third game. The Crimson again dominated early, jumping out to a 6-2 lead. Marist battled back behind superb blocking by sophomore outside hitter Julie Gosewisch, taking a 10-6 lead after a Hildebrandt kill. Harvard recovered to take a 12-11 lead after a Marist error, but the Red Foxes scored the last five points of the third game, winning 15-12 after a kill by junior middle blocker Leigh Shillington...
Together for the first time in more than two decades, the four warriors of this onetime supergroup are nearly old enough to collect Social Security. Yet their crystal vocal harmonies and politically conscious folk-rock remain surprisingly affecting. With a couple of superb contributions by Young, they've come up with something more than mere deja vu. But in the age of the Backstreet Boys, you wonder: Will anyone pay attention...
While Clarkson's catbird seat should be quite familiar to it, some teams will find itself in new positions in 1999-2000. The biggest drop-off should come from New Jersey. Princeton has finally graduated the last of a superb talent cycle that forged the fabled "Orange Line" anchored by Jeff Halpern and Scott Bertoli...
Most recently, Mazzoleni caught the nation's eye with his superb coaching ability at Miami...
Clark went on to found Silicon Graphics, Netscape and Healtheon, creating three multibillion-dollar companies. (So far.) I learned about Veblen--and loads about Clark--in Michael Lewis' new book, The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story (Norton; $25.95). It's a superb book and explains how engineers are the greatest creators of wealth in history and why Silicon Valley is the center of the universe (and how Clark came to be the center of the Valley). I tend to dislike most nonfiction, since so many writers approach their work as if they were doing the reader a favor...