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VOLUME 118 ISSUE 35
Princeton Review left the University off the 2008 rankings of best party schools
The party's over: KU falls from list
BY MARK DENT
mdent@kansan.com
It's 3 p.m. Friday. Watson Library is packed.
No computers are available on the first floor,
and students are still studying at most tables.
At about the same time, the Crossing is almost empty. It's sunny and 80 degrees outside, and yet no more than 10 people sit on the outside porch.
Hmmm. Friday afternoon and more people are reading books than drinking beers — isn't there something wrong with this picture?
was No. 9 in the country, Sports Illustrated listed Kansas in its top 10 in the mid-90s.
Actually, no. The University of Kansas has fallen from its place among the top party schools in the country. Kansas is nowhere to be found in recent rankings from Princeton Review
Now the party's over. Princeton Review left Kansas off its 2008 top 20 list. Playboy didn't include the University in its 2006 top 10. CollegeHumor.com didn't even put Kansas in its top 50 list made in 2006. The list did include Missouri and Kansas State.
"The gist of it is the higher amount of drug and alcohol use and fewer study hours per day make for a better party school."
Princeton Review ranks the top 366 colleges
ADRINDA KELLY Senior Editor, Princeton Review
the top 500 colleges every year in 62 categories, including partying. Adrinda Kelly, senior editor, said Princeton Review surveyed 120,000 students and asked them about the popularity of alcohol and drugs, numbers of hours spent studying and population of Greek students to decide which schools were the best at partying. Princeton Review tallied the responses to make
and CollegeHumor.com. Students question the accuracy of the rankings, but the administration isn't exactly wiping away tears knowing the school isn't nationally known for partying.
Kansas used to be a mainstay on the list of top party schools. Playboy placed Kansas No. 26 in 1987. In Playboy's second list in 2002. Kansas
1. West Virginia University
2. University of Mississippi
3. The University of Texas at Austin
4. University of Florida
5. University of Georgia
score for each school that allowed the magazine to rank the colleges.
"The gist of it is the higher amount of drug and alcohol use and fewer study hours per day make for a better party school," Kelly said.
Recent trends show why the University hasn't met the criteria for top party schools. Princeton Review
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CAMPUS
Student housing ResNet push fees
The Student Advisory Board will vote on two proposals from the department of Student Housing and ResNet Thursday afternoon. The proposals call for an increase in fees for scholarship and residential halls on campus. Some students are not happy with the proposals.
Bill Myers, director of information services, said ResNet hoped to achieve wireless internet access throughout the halls and improve the
Voting is scheduled for Thursday afternoon but could be postponed until next week.
bandwidth. Diana Robertson, director of student housing, said if the student housing fee increased it would help improve halls. The money would be used for renovations and repairs.
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ALUMNUS
Lineman lands movie role Former football player acts in "The Game Plan"
Former Kansas football player Marcus Owen appears in a non-speaking role as the center to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's egotistical star quarterback in the Disney film "The Game Plan," released on Friday.
They play for the Boston Rebels, a tacuous professional team. The movie was filmed in Gillette Stadium, home to the NFLs New England Patriots.
The comedy's premise involves the All-Pro quarterback, Johnson, being confronted with a
daughter who appears at his doorstep one
daughter who appears at his doorstep one day.
Owen is a member of the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League. He played at Kansas from 1997-2000, where he was a two-year starter at offensive guard. He earned thirdteam All-Big 12 honors as a senior in 2000.
Owen goes by the nickname "Snowball," which he was given during his first week on the Kansas campus by former football coach Glenn Mason.
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》 ENVIRONMENT
Center accepts nominations for new awards
New awards will recognize faculty, students and staff at KU who promote environmental and conservation values.
The KU Center for Sustainability is accepting nominations now for the Sustainability Leadership Awards. The awards will be presented to the winners during Campus Sustainability Day, October 24.
The day will be a celebration of efforts made by members of the University to conserve energy and promote waste reduction.
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CAMPUS
Queers and Allies have answers
KU Queers & Allies held a question and answer session Tuesday hoping to increase understanding and acceptance from the straight community.
Melissa Toddhunter, Columbus, Kans,
sophomore said the idea for the panel came
from panels the organization presented to
classes and faculty on campus. Toddhunter said
this event was even more open and honest.
Panelists answered questions ranging from how they came out and told their parents, how they dealt with personal questions, and their religious beliefs.
Q&A director Ryan Campbell said the best way he dealt with questions was to understand questions. He said it there was still a lot of ignorance in the world.
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Renata Fernandes, Brazil junior, tells about her coming out experience. She is a member of Queens & Allies, the group for students who are lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender and for the straight people who support them.
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