Jenny Fields is a crusader. As the editor of her college newspaper, she never met a cause she couldn't get behind. So when the administration announces it's tearing down the historic art building, she's on the case All she needs to do is get Matthew Townsend, the art department's boy wonder, on board. They say he his talent is unbounded. It turns out so is his ego.

Matthew Townsend cares about art. And that's pretty much it. If he has a reputation for being moody and aloof, that suits him just fine. He doesn't have a family worth speaking of, and as a scholarship student, he can't afford to goof off like the preppy rich kids at his school. He certainly doesn't care about the art building. Or about the relentlessly perky Jenny, who looks like she was barfed up by Rainbow Brite. What will it take to the preternaturally cheerful girl with the massive savior complex to leave him alone?