Where the Boys Are Where the Boys Are Where the Boys Are is a 1960 Metrocolor and CinemaScope American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Henry Levin, written by George Wells based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout, about four Midwestern college co-eds who spend spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The title song "Where the Boys Are" was sung by Connie Francis, who also co-starred in a supporting role. The film was aimed at the teen market, featuring sun, sand and romance. Released in the wintertime, it inspired many American college students to head to Fort Lauderdale for their
The Graph Giraffe The Graph Giraffe The Graph Giraffe is a comic in Madison, Wisconsin’s Daily Cardinal student newspaper. The comic has appeared daily since May 2008 and features a giraffe pointing to the simple correlation of the day. The very first Graph Giraffe comic is notorious for the controversy it sparked throughout the city of Madison. The axes read “American students with ethnic sounding last names,” and “Undeserved scholarships granted.” Although author Yosef Lerner claims he was referencing how college admissions councils have no way of testing an applicant’s true nationality, it was misinterpreted as being a message against affirmative action. In