Raw, dark memoir is ‘Happy’ in name only

By any outward indication, Alex Lemon, a catcher on the Macalester College baseball team, was a typical college freshman: wide-eyed, free-spirited, often irresponsible, and consumed by a desire for booze and girls. It turns out, however, that his nickname —“Happy’’ — was distinctly inappropriate. (Full article: 675 words)

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