Nerds For Sale

Not much happens in Pullman, so for my last dispatch from my trip across the mountains, I went to Nerdy and the Greek. Computer Science and Engineering majors were made over by sorority girls. The whole thing was documented (think lots of eyebrow waxing) and the remade dorks were put up for auction. It wasn't clear if winning bidders could get a date or just their computer fixed, but the money raised went to establish a scholarship for women in science and engineering. Here's what nerds are going for these days.

Ben Ford, 31, $60
Best line: "Forget Applecare, you could just buy Ben."

Stuart Owen, 20, $80
Given the choice between fighting Mike Tyson and talking like Tyson, he'd pick the fight.

Matthew Oberg, 30, $100
By far the biggest change, his favorite part of the makeover was the cucumber mask.

Haven Hash, 22, $130
He hadn't even heard of a faux hawk until he got his last week.

Chad Selph, 19, $175
The MC pointed out that as a tennis player he has a great backhand, I'm not sure how that's good, but it gave him a jump in the bidding.

Ben Weldher, 20, $250
The crowd favorite, he rides a motorcycle and didn't mind the waxing.