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Penn State Dethrones Florida as Top Party School

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(Newser) – Penn State has knocked the University of Florida from its No. 1 spot … atop the Princeton Review’s “Best Party School” list. Each year, the Review ranks schools in a huge number of categories based on surveys of their students. A Penn State spokeswoman called it a “popularity contest,” among students. “The results are not connected to reality,” she tells the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. But here are some winners anyway:

  • Happiest students: Brown University
  • Best food: Virginia Tech
  • Is It food?: US Merchant Marine Academy
  • Stone-cold sober students: Brigham Young University
  • Reefer madness: University of California-Santa Cruz
  • Most politically active: George Washington University
  • Jock school: Clemson University
  • Dodgeball targets: Sarah Lawrence College
  • Most religious students: Thomas Aquinas College  
  • Birkenstock-wearing, tree-hugging, clove-smoking vegetarians: Bard College

In this April 4, 2006 file photo, Gainesville Police clear West University Avenue of celebrating students and Gator fans in Gainesville, Fla.
In this April 4, 2006 file photo, Gainesville Police clear West University Avenue of celebrating students and Gator fans in Gainesville, Fla.   (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Doug Finger)
Penn State students celebrate a basketball victory.
Penn State students celebrate a basketball victory.   (Flickr)
A University of Florida student attempts to climb a greased light pole among a crowd of fans in the streets of Gainesville, Fla.
A University of Florida student attempts to climb a greased light pole among a crowd of fans in the streets of Gainesville, Fla.   (AP Photo/University of Florida, Kristen Bartlett Grace)
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partialobserver
Jul 27, 09 2:39 PM CDT
While I'm pleased that my school made the list, I can't say its 'reefer madness' association has gotten me much respect outside of northern california... Reply
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Timinator2K
Jul 27, 09 2:55 PM CDT
State Pen U is the Top Party School? The home of America's generic football team? Yeah, tops for amateurs. Pro-grade partying is in the Big East. Reply
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Deebles
Jul 27, 09 3:13 PM CDT
Clemson and jock? That would explain an alumnus who handed me a business card for Paradime Shift. When I mentioned the interesting use of misspelling paradigm he gave me quite the blank look. Reply
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Timinator2K
Jul 27, 09 3:23 PM CDT
Lucky you didn't get handed a PairofDimes Shift.
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NoneofurBusiness
Jul 27, 09 3:30 PM CDT
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