That would most likely be David Levinson, now on the faculty at University of Minnesota. As his teammate for a number of years, I can attest to his obsession with _Sinclair Lewis_ as well as his knowledge of other early twentieth century writers of modest reputation like Sherwood Anderson, James T. Farrell, Tarkington, Cabell, etc... Since we're sharing infamous buzzes, I might as well share one of his: During the finals of the 1995 Cardinal Classic, we fell behind to Vanderbilt and time was becoming an issue. The question began by describing a house with nice, expensive furniture and decor, when David rings in with: "The Time-Life Home Improvement Series!" The answer was Aldrich Ames. (The house was an example of the extravagant lifestyle the double agent led.) With Matt Baker and Dave Dixon as our other teammates, and a 14-1 record, we were favored to win but alas... Being on such an exceptional team and failing to win was the start of a curse, in which I would finish second in every Cardinal Classic I played, including this past spring. But back to Mr. Levinson: he brought a lot more than his buzzing ability to Berkeley. Having come out of the Georgia Tech program, he was a rather intensifying influence on us slackers. We actually started to write questions (for a while, anyway), and improved as a result. David was a major voice against CBI, often recalling with mock horror their late 80's transgressions. He also helped balanced out some of the more intemperate leadership which surfaced intermittently at Berkeley, over the years. Well, that's it for now. Philip
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