Word: jock
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...Mather House--which still holds on to a stereotype as the "jock" House--Lu said she has observed the difference that a few large, homogeneous blocking groups can have on House life...
Asked by MIT graduate student Esther Chang whether he had a name for himself in the style of George "Compassionate Conservative" W. Bush, Bradley responded, "I'd call myself an intellectual jock. And the intellectual would be with a small...
...buries the compelling story of an athlete's career crisis under a no-fun affair he has with a charmless woman (Kelly Preston--big mistake) and a daughter problem that adds 15 minutes of emotional lard. As domestic drama, it's down there with Stepmom. And much of the jock stuff will look loony to true fans. Costner has complained that his studio cut the film insensitively to get a softer rating, but what's left is nothing to brag about. If the filmmakers were ballplayers, they'd all be put on waivers...
...nurses will be on hand if needed. There will also be a designated "safe room" for those overcome by emotion. Jackson Katz, a California-based authority on male violence, is being brought in to lecture coaches and activities directors about tolerance and leadership and the excesses of the jock culture that allegedly helped trigger the rampage of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. School officials are concerned about the need to build a better climate of tolerance among all students...
...bout of panic disorder in a Lathon group. Solotaroff, a journalist, profiles a group that Lathon boasts is the "smartest bunch of people I've ever assembled": Sara, a beautiful former model turned fashion editor crippled in her search for a husband by daddy issues; Rex, a Wall Street jock recovering from an addiction to both coke and a blond-bombshell stripper; Dylan, a rock-'n'-roll sideman and jingle writer in the throes of alcoholism; Jack, a 59-year-old Broadway producer and former big spender suspended from producing for seven years, a plea bargain for embezzling from...