Playboy October 2005

COVER STORY Cover girl Sara Jean from Oregon State University, and painted lady Victoria Thornton from Arizona State are just two of the sexy students in our Pac 10 shoot who are making us high on higher education. Senior Contributing Photographer Arny Freytag captured the coeds on and off campus; Mark Frazier painted the student bodies. Our Rabbit puts himself in a position to be blitzed by the beauties. FEATURES 62 EARNEST GOES TO COLLEGE College students still know how to have a good time (just examine the rest of this issue to see how), but the sun is swiftly setting on the days when young scholars were expected to sow their wild oats. With lawsuits pressuring schools to crack down on irrational exuberance, college life is turning into pre–middle age. We look at who pulled the plug on the party and ask why so few students think it even matters. By Richard Morgan 78 FOR LOVE OF THE GAME Video games have more byte than ever. Here's the best of what's coming this fall: the hottest games, the next-gen systems and, back by popular demand, nude shots of the sexiest video game gals—this time on trading cards. 84 NASCAR CRASH COURSE The author of The Godfather Returns drafted four of his literary friends, revved up an RV and hit the Talladega Superspeedway intent on a weekend of observing varieties of NASCAR fanatics. Then they went native and came away hooked. By Mark Winegardner 102 COLLEGE SEX 101 Want to know what that pretty girl in lit class really thinks about sex? Get a clue from our unscientific survey, in which 101 flesh-and-blood coeds come clean about bedroom tricks, cheating and fantasies. Want a preview? Somebody wants to play the serving wench if you'll be Captain Jack Sparrow. FICTION 74 STATEHOOD A 12-year-old boy's father and the barflies at the neighborhood watering hole school him in street smarts and playing darts in this coming-of-age story by PLAYBOY'S College Fiction Contest winner. By Kevin A. Gonzalez THE PLAYBOY FORUM 45 A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING The World Bank's primary purpose is to alleviate poverty in underdeveloped countries. As a result it has a major influence on those nations' policies. The bank's new head is former deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz. Many wonder if he'll use the bank as bluntly as he used the Pentagon to advance conservative political causes around the world. By Moises Naim 20Q 108 OZZY OSBOURNE He raised hell with Black Sabbath, allowed cameras inside his home to capture him as a goofy dad for The Osbournes and continues to rock on the Ozzfest tours. Nothing can slow down the Prince of Darkness, not even a near-fatal ATV accident. Now he drops in and drops a few dozen F-bombs while talking about rehab, pink coats and the afterlife. By Alison Prato INTERVIEW 53 GEORGE CARLIN After five decades in comedy, considerable substance abuse, three heart attacks and a landmark appearance before the Supreme Court, this comic legend is sharper than ever. He comes clean here about why he recently exploded at a Las Vegas audience, what parts of his life he'd like to erase and why he hopes heaven is like watching CNN. By David Hochman PICTORIALS 66 SPELLBINDER Wiccan wonder Fiona Horne conjures the true magic of witchcraft as she communes with nature in her birthday suit. 88 PLAYMATE: AMANDA PAIGE This University of Virginia sociology major earns extra credit for keeping the library stacked. 120 GIRLS OF THE PAC 10 We asked the most comely students to leave their books, clothes and inhibitions back at the dorm. NOTES AND NEWS 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY Andy Garcia and Jamie Foxx enjoy the Playboy Jazz Fest; Playmates skydive with the troops. 12 MANSION FROLICS Pink, Formula One driver Jenson Button and Jennifer Tilly party with Hef at the Mansion. 119 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: PILAR LASTRA Want to impress Pilar? Just learn to flip knives in the air. 157 PLAYMATE NEWS Pamela Anderson unveils Star Struck; Lauren Anderson explains what makes her feel like a naughty schoolgirl. DEPARTMENTS 3 PLAYBILL 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 19 AFTER HOURS 37 MANTRACK 43 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 100 PARTY JOKES 137 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 161 ON THE SCENE 162 GRAPEVINE 164 POTPOURRI FASHION 110 PLAYBOY'S BACK TO CAMPUS FASHION A bit of style in the classroom separates the men from the boys. Find the balance between functionality and individuality—and bask in her affection. By Joseph de Acetis 116 VARSITY VANITY Here's an honor roll of personal grooming products. By Joseph de Acetis REVIEWS 27 MOVIES Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown is "a character smorgasbord"; George Clooney's powerful Good Night. And, Good Luck. 28 DVDS Strangers crawl from the wreckage of racism in Crash; Danny Elfman's favorite soundtracks. 32 MUSIC Towers of London mash up British punk and big-haired metal; the talented MC Remy Ma. 33 GAMES Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is a sprawling adventure; build your tagging skills in artist and designer Marc Ecko's new game. 34 BOOKS Fill up on fall's best graphic novels; the definitive collection of Helmut Newton photographs.