Word: frats
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...driving to Memphis to stay with one of their families. It was supposed to be a “hurricane vacation,” a chance to get out of New Orleans while yet another storm drove past the city. Last September, for Hurricane Ivan, Noero rode with some frat buddies all the way to Houston, where they went to concerts and bars as if they had planned the trip all along...
Sure, there are times I miss the frat parties, friends whose fashion I understand, and of course the sun. But in general, I am happy with my decision to transfer to Harvard. It is suprising, then, how often I hear students griping about the many horrid aspects of their undergraduate experience. Advising and the social scene are two of the most common areas of discontent...
...have also heard people complain that Harvard is not a party school. I find this comment to be oddly amusing seeing as when we all applied to Harvard I am quite certain it was not because of the party scene. Coming from a school where large frat parties on Thursday nights is the norm, I can tell you that drunken debauchery at one school is just about the same as drunken debauchery at the next—except at UCLA people can actually dance and you have a little better shot of finding someone attractive when you have drunk goggles...
...many people's favorite city. But not favorite enough to embrace the integrated superiority of its culture as a national objective. Not favorite enough to digest the gift of supersized soul internationally embodied by the great Louis Armstrong. Over time, New Orleans became known as the national center for frat-party-type decadence and (yeah, boy) great food. The genuine greatness of Armstrong is reduced to his good nature; his artistic triumphs are unknown to all but a handful. So it's time to consider, as we rebuild this great American city, exactly what this bayou metropolis symbolizes...
PARIS HILTON plays a South Beach University sorority president in National Lampoon's Pledge This! (out Nov. 4). A word to the thousands of frat boys out there hoping to transfer: South Beach U. is fictional...