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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...privileged and protected, played at élite prep schools and colleges and at public schools located mostly in wealthy areas. A favorite slogan at Duke: "There's only one fraternity on campus--LAX [the nickname for lacrosse]." Fifteen members of the team have committed prior, mostly frat-jock infractions, ranging from public urination to noise violations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fraternity of Silence | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

...Some would contend the band doesn’t sample extensively enough from the Jock Jams catalogue...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard's Band Gets a Vote of Confidence | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

...What do jock itch, poison gas and flesh-eating bacteria have in common? Gregory Schultz, 56, thinks he has the answer. The cancer researcher turned inventor has patented a technique for chemically bonding bacteria-fighting polymers to such fabrics as gauze bandages, cotton T shirts and men's underpants. It's a technology with an unusually wide variety of uses, from underwear that doesn't stink to hospital dressings that thwart infections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Epidemiology: Forging the Future: Microbe-Busting Bandages | 3/12/2006 | See Source »

...game at hand and the importance of his role in the event. “Connect Four is, if nothing else, a game fueled by pure adrenaline,†said Bell, who is a former Crimson sports executive. Describing his objective as “playing the pumpingest jock jams I can possibly fill this room with,†Bell put together a playlist that kept the tension in the room at a fever pitch. “Anything to pump that adrenaline.†Eventually the tournament whittled its way down to the final three. Falling...

Author: By Nicholas A. Ciani, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Go ‘Four’ Chance To Win | 3/3/2006 | See Source »

...biggest deal ever for a skier, with equipment maker Atomic. He also endorses Barilla pasta, among other products, the income from which provided enough money for him to buy a 600-acre farm in New Hampshire. To the Swoosh folks, who love edgy marketing and freethinking athletes, a jock with a party rep doesn't amount to a problem. In December, Nike launched a website for Miller carrying the tagline "Join Bode" that features the skier offering his philosophy on everything from mental training to retirement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rebel on the Edge | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

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