UW - Madison regains #1 party school spot

[BigAppleBucky]

After several years away from the top.

University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked top party school
Tuesday, August 23, 2005; Posted: 8:47 a.m. EDT (12:47 GMT)
PARTY SCHOOLS
The Princeton Review's top party schools:
1. University of Wisconsin-Madison
2. Ohio University-Athens
3. Lehigh University
4. University of California-Santa Barbara
5. State University of New York at Albany
6. Indiana University-Bloomington
7. University of Mississippi
8. University of Iowa
9. University of Massachusetts-Amherst
10. Loyola University New Orleans
11. Tulane University
12. University of Georgia
13. Penn State University
14. West Virginia University
15. The University of Texas-Austin
16. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
17. University of New Hampshire
18. University of Florida
19. Louisiana State University
20. University of Maryland-College Park

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison topped a list of the nation's best party schools released Monday, despite a decade-long effort by the school to reduce its reputation for heavy drinking.

Meanwhile, Brigham Young University led "stone cold sober" schools for the eighth straight year.

The rankings are based on survey responses regarding alcohol and drug use, hours of study each day, and the number of students in fraternities and sororities.

Schools often criticize the list, while the American Medical Association has urged Princeton Review to stop putting it out, saying it legitimizes students' drinking.

UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley dismissed the report as "junk science that results in a day of national media coverage."

The chairman of the campus student government, though, said many students would take pride in the ranking considering the university's other reputation as a top academic institution.

U.S. News and World Report ranked UW-Madison No. 34 among national universities in its annual survey last week.

"It just shows that we work hard but we play hard also," said Eric Varney, chair of the Associated Students of Madison.

The list -- which is not affiliated with Princeton University -- is based on online surveys of more than 110,000 college students and is included in the Princeton Review's "Best 361 Colleges."

Robert Franek, who authored the report, said students are looking for more than just a classroom experience when they pick a college.

"The mission is very simple -- to provide information to make the college search palatable for a student and all of them to find a school that's the best fit for them," he said.

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Enjoy your trip.

[BGSU33]

Yeah, I saw that too, Wisconsin #1, Ohio U. #2, etc. But I hope the only partying going on the night of September 3rd in Wisconsin is by BG fans!

[BigAppleBucky]

Yeah, I saw that too, Wisconsin #1, Ohio U. #2, etc. But I hope the only partying going on the night of September 3rd in Wisconsin is by BG fans!

No matter what the score the band will play a fifth quarter concert after the game. (Unless there's a lightening storm)

And after the game the usual haunts will be busy with eating and drinking Badger fans, win or lose.

As the saying goes: "If you've gone to a Wisconsin football game and know the final score, you didn't have fun."

[Myles Longer]

Didn't you get the memo that we aren't supposed to register on opponent's boards until no less than 10 days before kickoff. Hope to meet some Falcon fans in Madison next weekend. Looks to be a good test for both teams.

Oh and go easy on St. Bucky when he shows up around here.

[Jacobs4Heisman]

welcome myles -- bring some friends for some good week prior discussion.

[mk455]

there is no way ohio u. is the #2 party school... no chance in hell.

[kdog27]

there is no way ohio u. is the #2 party school... no chance in hell.

Why not? OU is king when it comes to students who go to school for seven years and never graduate.

[Jacobs4Heisman]

there is no way ohio u. is the #2 party school... no chance in hell.

Why not? OU is king when it comes to students who go to school for seven years and never graduate.

I didn't know OU had a top-notch medical school.