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...undergraduates and a sprinkling of adults for unsubtle contrast. As with most of Wolfe’s novels there is a host of characters, but four comprise the novel’s main focus: Charlotte Simmons, the naïve and beautiful titular protagonist; Hoyt Thorpe, the self-obsessed fratboy; “Jojo” Johanssen, the gargantuan whitey baller; and Adam Gellin, Nerd...

Author: By Joe L. Dimento, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Book Review: I Am Charlotte Simmons | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

This Mardi Gras season, few know the rules of the carnival better than George W. Bush, our Fratboy in Chief. All acts can be plausibly denied. Memories rarely take root. As the room spins, truth and accountability turn on their heads...

Author: By Blake Jennelle, | Title: It's the Biography, Stupid | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

...fantastic. “Drunk is Better Than Dead,” one of the Push Stars’ more raucous tracks, usually finds a guest trombonist on stage with the band. Instead, at Passim, Trapper introduced the song saying, “Nobody believes you could write a fratboy anthem on an acoustic guitar.” It worked well. Still, witnessing Trapper attempting to perform all parts of “Any Little Town”—including backup vocals—was a singular experience...

Author: By Nell A. Hanlon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Push Star to Superstar | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

physical and fratboy comedians Jones and Scott will no doubt bring laughs with their traditional slapstick antics. More surprising and perhaps more enticing are the unconventional roles of Duchovny and Moore in a comedy. Judging by the film's trailer, in which Duchovny rocks out in a Jeep with his two male cohorts and Moore trips embarrassingly upon introducing herself to a group of individuals, the two actors are game. The film's tagline reads "Have a nice end of the world." If it succeeds in its goal, viewers of Evolution will have a nice laugh in the process...

Author: By Stanley P. Chang, James Crawford, Yan Fang, Andrew D. Goulet, and Michelle Kung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Summer Movie Preview | 5/4/2001 | See Source »

Despite this rejection, fratboy and friend were not fazed. During "Lovefool," the Cardigan's paean to foolish love, they slowly inched their way through the crowd, the scrawny boy sitting atop the shoulders of the stout one, with the apparent intention of obtaining that kiss. Persson coldly avoided all eye contact. This reviewer was personally hoping they'd make it all the way, but the fratboy duo were unfortunately bogged down mere feet from the stage...

Author: By Joshua Derman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: OH, HOW SWEDE IT IS | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

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