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CU-Boulder nation's No. 1 party school, thanks to 4/20, pot, beer

Playboy magazine today crowned the University of Colorado the nation's No. 1 party school, citing the Boulder campus' annual 4/20 smokeout, as well as the city's numerous medical-marijuana dispensaries and its status as "a beer drinker's paradise."The magazine today unveiled its list of Top 10 party schools, part of a feature that will be included in the issue that arrives on newsstands Friday.According toPlayboy's website(click at your own risk; there is nudity on that page),CU received the party school crown because:"CU-Boulder is home to reefer madness. Not only does Boulder have 50 medical-marijuana dispensaries within its city limits, but every April nearly half the university's 24,000-plus undergrads turn out for the annual 4/20 smoke-out on school grounds. Boulder is also a beer drinker's paradise, with four breweries in town. 'There are a lot of distractions from school-snowboarding, mountain biking, super hot girls,' says one alum. Literally dozens of world-class ski resorts are a drive away. You know Boulder is a party school because whenever you tell someone that you went there, the first thing they ask is, 'Did you graduate?'"CU's Boulder campus previously has been named the No. 1 party school in the country by Princeton Review, on its 2003 list. Last year, Princeton Review -- which is not affiliated with Princeton University -- ranked CU No. 6 for "Reefer Madness," No. 13 for "Lots of Hard Liquor" and No. 16 for top "Party Schools."Henry "Hank" Smith, a CU sophomore who is from the Los Angeles area, said when he was applying for colleges, his parents dissuaded him from going to the University of California's Santa Barbara campus because of it's party school reputation. (Incidentally, UC Santa Barbara landed at No. 10 on Playboy's new list.)"Every school is a party school," Smith said.Smith said that he saw some push among students on Facebook to get CU noticed by Playboy in the rankings.Smith said that given the scope of the 4/20 marijuana smokeout -- which is slated for April 20 -- the Playboy ranking is probably warranted. He's had friends he hasn't heard from in years ask if they can come stay with him so that they can witness the smokeout on Norlin Quad. But, like last year, he'll likely be in class that day.ck on any photo to see full galleryAlready, the advertising student has had two internships -- both at firms in Los Angeles, where higher-ups are CU grads. The bosses have joked about CU's "party school" reputation. He doesn't worry too much that the latest ranking will haunt him as he's applying for jobs after graduation.According to a news release from Playboy, the rankings were determined by input from students, "fans" of Playboy's Facebook page, alumni and several interviews. Other factors taken into consideration included "male-female" ratios, academics and the winning percentage of sports teams, as well as the proximity to beaches -- or ski slopes -- and lively music scenes.CU-Boulder spokesman Bronson Hilliard said the ranking give an inaccurate picture of the campus's total student experience. And, he sarcastically quipped: "I'm disappointed we didn't do better in Playboy's rankings of the atomic, molecular and optical physics programs -- which U.S. News and World Report ranks us as No. 1, tied with MIT."The number of alcohol-related cases at CU has dramatically decreased over the past couple of years. In 2007-2008, the Office of Student Conduct, formerly known as the Office of Judicial Affairs, dealt with 3,134 alcohol-related cases, which includes students busted for underage drinking. In 2009-2010, the numbers dropped to 2,484."We're showing some progress on our messaging about partying and alcohol and safety," Hilliard.For some CU students, the new Playboy ranking garnered just a a few chuckles."I don't care," said Sarah Mathews, a CU junior. "I'm in the music school and I don't think we're real party-y."Beth Barnadyn, who was visiting the campus from Phoenix today and will be starting graduate school next fall in Boulder, said the party reputation doesn't concern her. She'll likely be living in Longmont, or outside of Boulder, she said."I won't be partying, and I don't care what others do," she said.
 
you guys do know that just makes CU a less respected academic and research institute and takes away from the value of your degree right?...
 
when you can prove to me that a trivial survey proves that a recognized university does not provide valuable degrees and intelligent students i'll listen. but considering i went to CU and only graduated 2 years ago and have never had trouble getting a job with nationally recognized companies, i really don't think there's any need for concern that it "takes away from the value of your degree"
 
Everyone knows that you go to college just for the parties. Thats why I'm really stoked to be done with shitty ass highschool in 2 years.
 
lets just get this out of the way now, so in about 6 years you dont fuck it up...i do not want tomatoes on my chalupa
 
yeah, i could see that happening. i would more of less handle it by saying something along the lines of, "yeah I heard that we had received that also, Boulder is a very young city in a beautiful location with a ton of great things to do...some people get caught up in that and it gives an inaccurate picture of CU. I certainly saw that lifestyle while I was there, but it clearly wasn't for me and I graduated in 4 years with a great education in _____ ."
or you could quote stats on how CU has great programs in certain areas, or the nobel laureates that have come from there in recent years, or the high rankings of the business school and other programs...you get the idea.
 
yeah, im starting a masters in electrical engineering in the fall so they figured im probably not out partying too much but its still rather annoying when they ask about that before anything related to the job or my qualifications
 
yep, but those are the ones people hear about and that give the school its reputation...i guarantee that more people know about 4/20 than any of the nobel laureates.. and those who do know about the nobel prizes probably couldnt tell you any more than "physics" if you asked them about it.
 
4 breweries HAAAAAA AAAAA fucking pathetic. and weed is pricy there as well.
8 in Eugene...and if you have your Medi card.. YOU GET FREE WEED.
FREE FUCKING WEED
in the end . CU SUCKS. GO DUCKS...
cu is closer to a legit MTN then UO but UO is short drive to the ocean.
im just saying that cause CU is now in the Pac 12
 
Yeah the beer that comes from the front range is just overall dank. Come on, Blue Moon, Fat Tire, Shock Top, Coors, etc. All fucking really good beer.
 
its 4 with in the city limits...one of which is the walnut brewery, which used to be awesome. but then they got bought by rock bottom and they got rid of the good food and the good beer. i spent every friday at the walnut for the past year, its truly sad to see such a great brewery turn into such a shit hole
 
true that. my favorite beer is in baker city Oregon about 300 miles from where i sit right now..

they don't bottle.. but they send one keg at a time to this beer store/ pub and i can get my growler full.
 
Dude, I'm sorry but those are all awful. Fat Tire is mediocre, but horribly overrated. Blue Moon and Shock Top? If I wanted fruit juice I'd drink Sangria.

Avery New World Porter is awesome. I don't know how we got on this debate though. Colorado and Oregon probably have the two best microbrew scenes in the country. Deschuttes and Avery are my two go-to breweries.
 
dude, your football team will beat ours...but i bet we've had more rape cases against our players than you, so suck it (or we will make you suck it!)
 
meh must be some bull shit. i witnessed some fuckin crazy shit in madison this past weekend
 
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