My son's school is moving up in the rankings

[germdoc]

Playboy rates UW-Madison as No. 3 party school
By Deborah Ziff

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/loc...cc4c03286.html


UW-Madison's reputation is improving - as a party school, that is.

The state's flagship university ranked No. 3 this year in Playboy Magazine's "Top Party Schools in America," up from No. 6 last year.

"It's the best beer-drinking school in the country," according to the magazine. "Quote us." (We did).

"Lager Nirvana" is the term the magazine coined for party streets State and Mifflin.

The University of Texas at Austin and West Virginia University were ranked Nos. 1 and 2, respectively.

This is the fifth time the magazine has released the rankings, and UW-Madison was ranked the top party school in 2006.


[Disclosure: Debbie is the daughter of one of my colleagues. She only gets the most complex and challenging assignments from her paper.]

[Uncle Cracker]

Looks like my Gators have taken a break from the ratings... They had very nearly retired the trophy over the last three decades or so...

[Pappy]

The 'Horns are #1. Maybe this is the start of a good year for them!

But, then, Texas State (formerly Southwest Texas State) was #1 in one of the early lists. As far as I know, it is the only #1 ranking in the school's history....

[germdoc]

Well, I do know my son has a good time, but he is also making good grades--he got inducted into the Engineering Honor Society yesterday--so I won't begrudge him a little fun.

Even if I'm jealous...

[pelligrini]

I think it ranked pretty high in the late 80's and early 90's. Two of my cousins went there and I'm sure they would agree with playboy.

[phi1l]

Back When I went the UW was the perennial No 1 .. the only competition was for No. 2.

[scmhogg]

Jeff,

The uptick in ratings happened after your son arrived. . . HMMM.

Steve

[Kristofor]

UW:Madison, Arizona State, and Texas seemed to be the popular party destinations for kids from my high school class and that was 15ish years ago... Good to see somethings never change

[billwmeyer]

In the mid 60's when I was in high school, my local college came in at #7 on the list - Pittsburg State University (Kansas). It was a fun town and had a lot of cool cars on the drag at anytime. There were bars with large dances and live bands 3 nights a week. There was always something to do then. It sure has mellowed out. Plus there were other close locations that had a live Polka Band each weekend. I went for the Rock and Roll.

Bill