Survey Ranks Wisconsin School Tops in Drinking

[Placebo]

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.

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[VegasWolf]

1. Yes, Utah also ranks lowest in sexual activity per population. You decide!

[LiberalFighter]

3. How many bars and beverage stores does Utah have nearby?

[VegasWolf]

4. Not near as many at UT Austin or any other university! nt

[ovidsen]

15. Utah has no bars.

At least it didn't last time I was there. You can get drinks with a meal at a restaurant, but watering holes that are common in the rest of the US don't exist in Utah.

[HereSince1628]

2. I have to say I am REALLY disappointed in Southern Illinois Univ.

Students today just have no respect for tradition!

[Placebo]

6. Salukis!

Carbondale! Wee! :toast:

[HereSince1628]

13. Yeah, so many kegs, so few semesters

[Inland]

5. But in Madison's defense

it doesn't drink any more than the rest of Wisconsin. So there.

[VegasWolf]

7. Yes, and it has an outstanding Engineering College!! nt

[rodeodance]

19. so there!!--I used to haid from 'Gods Country"

[jedr]

8. Go Big Ten!!!

I majored in drinking beer in the '70's , but have yet to find a paying job as a really good beer-drinker . Hope springs eternal!

[VegasWolf]

10. Should have joined IBM as a computer salesman!! nt

[jedr]

21. "It was good to be young then"

[rodeodance]

20. Go Big RED!!

[jedr]

23. PSU alumni here;

remember when we joined the big ten and you guys came to happy valley to play football....out played us, out drank us and had the best damn marching band I have ever seen!..:toast:

[Inland]

27. You really need a doctorate in drinking to get a good job. nt

[jedr]

29. I found that out;

I was only qualified for VFW's or local social clubs...the beer was cheap, but the pay was poor.... I guess I should have hung out with W , now that's a man that knew how to get payed to drink!:sarcasm: :beer:

[fishnfla]

9. When I went to UW it was very staid, quiet with tea parties, etc

:beer: and keggers too, but only on days that ended in 'y'

[htuttle]

11. We're Number One! We're Number One!

WOOOOOOooooooooOOOOOOOoooooo!!!!!!










Hey, what good party DOESN'T end with a little tear gas?



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[VegasWolf]

14. Congratulations!!! A well earned honor Sir! nt

[Dudley_DUright]

18. Ah, the place of my birth is number one in something at least!

Attended UW - River Falls (another pretty big party school, sort of a scaled down UW-Madison) but went to many memorable parties at UW-Madison as well. I remember one football game where the opposing cheeleaders kidnapped Bucky Badger (the mascot), spread eagled him and ran him full speed into one of the goal posts (fortunately padded). That had to hurt :o , but it was funny as hell to all the drunks (including me) in the stands.

[davidinalameda]

12. where are my Mountaineers?

:cry:

[theHandpuppet]

16. Go Ohio U!

"Other universities listed in the Top 10 party schools were Ohio University-Athens, Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, University of California-Santa Barbara, State University of New York at Albany, Indiana University-Bloomington, University of Mississippi, University of Iowa, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Loyola University New Orleans."

[CatholicEdHead]

17. UW Madison is ALWAYS it the top 5

year after year. But most still get their work done.

"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 is also considered the Berkley of the Midwest.

[hippiechick]

22. And this is supposed to be a surprise ?

:wtf:

No wonder Scientists in Madtown think the center of the galaxy is a 'bar' ... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050817/ap_on_sc/milky_way_bar


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[politicat]

24. Oh, hooray... the schools we are associated with are off the list! FINALLY

Arizona State, West Virginia University and University of Colorado Boulder have all been on the list in the past several years, and nothing good has ever come of it.

[kimpossible]

25. Champions again!

When I was there, the drinking age was just raised from 19 to 21, but it didn't put much of a dent in things.

[rodeodance]

26. oh my -the Dean of students and the State Street bar owners and others

will again have so many many meetings about things like--2 for 1 nite or ladies night or etc etc. it has been in the local papers for years.

[geebensis]

28. What a load of crap...

University of Florida isn't on the list? Junk Science indeed...