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...haven’t received a congratulatory phone call from MTV—yet. I will continue to spend my free time pondering just what kind of defense jock straps can offer in the face of a paintball gun (Jackass), and boyfriends who let their girlfriends be Internet exhibitionists (Sex2k). Even with the pressures of college life, I’ll keep getting my MTV fix. Whether the channel—with or without me—can get other people to join in this obsession- remains to be seen...

Author: By Nikki Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Real World of MTV | 2/6/2003 | See Source »

...stitched up, and seized the chance to plaster an Under Armour logo front and center. When the movie premiered in December 1999, Plank gambled his working capital to buy his first ad, a half page in ESPN magazine. That and the buzz about Foxx's eye-popping jock brought $500,000 in sales almost overnight and boosted the year's revenues to $1.35 million. Plank, who had been getting by on only occasional $250 paychecks, was so excited that he started paying himself a regular salary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tight Skivvies | 1/13/2003 | See Source »

...your Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) may well be out the door and around the corner--assuming the office is even open. And when it's finally your turn at the counter, expect to pay more for that really bad mug shot taken by an especially grouchy DMV jock who has just been told not to plan on any pay raises before the kids leave home. You can only hope the experience doesn't leave you with an ulcer, because if you're on any kind of health-care assistance, you may find that you no longer qualify. Even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Balance A Budget | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

...Crimson’s starting point guard from almost the moment he arrived on campus, Prasse-Freeman has rarely fit any stereotypes about athletes. For one thing, he barely considers himself a jock...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Real-Life Thesis Seminar | 11/20/2002 | See Source »

...more than 40 films on his resume.) Then came the 1990s, when cocaine and a string of forgettable movies derailed his career. But these days he's very much back in play. Earlier this year he starred in The Rookie, a hit baseball drama about an aging jock with one last chance to join the major leagues. It was quintessential Quaid: a chance to show off his body (kept as trim as a 20-year-old's with yoga, weight training and lucky genetic wiring) and a handsome face that's grown craggier but gentler after more than two decades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Back From The Edge | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

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