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There have been many hilarious mic-snatching moments in live television, but this one is more sad than funny. While a North Carolina news reporter with Wmbf, an NBC News affiliate, was giving a report on increasing crime rates in the Myrtle Beach area last Wednesday night, an African-American man rushed in, pushed her aside, grabbed her microphone, and shouted, "I'm that n****r!" The man was promptly arrested by Myrtle Beach police. Reporter Ashley Taylor appeared the following night on the broadcast to assure viewers she was all right and to report on the assault.

We go from the frozen hills to the warm sunshine of Palm Springs and Fraternity Vacation. Not many people associate spring break with Palm Springs (in fact, most people associate it with retired old folks), but don’t tell that to Larry ‘Mother’ Tucker, Charles ‘Chas’ Lawlor III or Wendell Tvedt. They leave their snowy Iowa University and head there for the time of their lives in what may be the best spring break narrative film ever made. Revenge of the Nerds 2 tries hard for that honor, but falls just a bit short.

In the film, Wendell is a nerd. Plain and simple. Over the course of the trip he gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the week. To top it off, his father also offers the fraternity a hot tub and jacuzzi if they can help his son find a girl.