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...pain, running his car into trash cans and confronting his father with the taunt, "Wanna go mano a mano?" Then there's the famous D.U.I. that came out at the end of the campaign. Just two weeks ago at Yale, Bush wore the no-sweat saunter of the frat guy who was so smart (or elite) that he could party and succeed. Bush grew up to become a Governor who drastically increased the penalties for teenage drinking in his state. Once upon a time, I was a little like the young W. But now I want my daughter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Story Better Left Untold | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

...Yale with, who, whatever it takes, they want to help. And they'll be there whether or not the polls are up or the poll is down. So that part of the experience was good." Back then, Bush was still prickly about his reputation for being an amiable frat-boy who never cracked a book in college. "There's a great myth about how I didn't go to school," he said, scowling. "You know, I went to school, I studied hard, I learned a lot....There is a certain East Coast attitude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George W's Love-Hate Affair with Yale | 5/23/2001 | See Source »

...with his perky antenna-like tail and endearingly clunky legs, can be a chick magnet. If that doesn't impress, Calkins will sweep back his bleach-blond hair and rattle off the weekend's coolest parties in northern California. Still, Calkins isn't just content teaching his techno-pooch frat-boy tricks like kicking a ball or rolling over. He's into exploring Gibson's inner qualities: Calkins has backward-engineered his pet, methodically investigating his dog's software to see exactly what makes him sneeze or wag his tail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Techno Fetishes | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

...Undergrads” does show some promise in its lesser elements. Jessie, Nitz’s hall mate and potential romantic interest, occasionally has something interesting to say about frat initiation or semi-annual streaking rituals. The show doesn’t even deal with professors or schoolwork in its first two episodes, so perhaps there is hope that it will find more substantial material later on. But based on its early installments, the show is a disappointment...

Author: By Nathan Burstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Can I Graduate? MTV Unleashes Its New Animated Series | 4/27/2001 | See Source »

...audience members to entertain themselves a bit too heavily. Opening packages of Twinkies with a saw, covering a man’s head with Cap’n Crunch and painting a canvas by slapping a paint-smeared human body into it make the performance seem too like a frat party with a $53 cover charge...

Author: By Matthew Hudson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Something Blue: Blue Man Group Tubes | 4/13/2001 | See Source »

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