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big man on campus





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Sometimes, the big man on campus has to smack down the snot-nosed upstart.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

Most pivotally, Brandon agrees to star in the class production of “South Pacific,” delivering a boffo performance that cements his status as a big man on campus.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2022

None of them may be the big man on campus, but they represent that quaint, almost outdated notion of the “student-athlete,” and Beard chooses to honor them that way.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2019

HA: Oh, he was big man on campus.

From Time • Aug. 22, 2014

Plus, I was finally a big man on campus.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan




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