I'm just going to go ahead and assume that last year's list of the top party school from the Princeton Review was a fluke. Come on! West Virginia at #1? That's got to be a joke. I think someone from The Onion got into the Princeton Review's computers or something. Anyway, the world was placed back on it's axis this week when Penn State regained it's position in the top 5 party schools in the nation. Hey Florida and Mississippi, how many of your students break into your school's football buildings, attack the tacking dummies and cause $5,000 worth of damage while wearing a helmet and jeans? Yeah, suck on that.

So after finishing sixth last year (SIXTH?!), Penn State finished as the #3 party school this year behind University of Florida and University of Mississippi. I'll accept that. I'm not going to sit here and allow West Virginia University to take the #1 spot, that's just absurd. But I can accept Florida and Mississippi, you know those people can probably party.

But besides ranking as the #3 party school, Penn State is ranked high in the following categories:

• Lots of Beer - #2
• Everyone Plays Intramural Sports - #3
• Students Dissatisfied with Financial Aid - #3
• Jock Schools - #4
• Students Pack the Stadiums - #4
• Career/Job Placement Services - #5
• Major Frat and Sorority Scene - #6
• College Newspaper - #9
• Best Athletic Facilities - #9
• Students Study the Least - #19
• Lots of Hard Liquor - #20
   

So, a couple of points on this. First of all, #20 in "hard liquor?" That's kind of hard to believe. The #1 school in that category is Ohio University - Athens ... whatever that is (although is it hard to believe one of their top majors is journalism?). I kind of have to assume that the #20 ranking there has something to do with the fact that we live in Pennsylvania which is stuck in 1925 when it comes to purchasing liquor.

Secondly, I really really really hope that someone from Penn State's Fraternity system like, oh I don't know, Dan Alexander, writes to the Princeton Review and criticizes them for their use of the degrading term "frat."

Thirdly, career/job placement? Puh-leeze!

And lastly, if a school has a worse financial aid situation than Penn State, god help them (apparently it's NYU and Emerson College btw). Let me put it to you this way, summer session classes end in two weeks and I still haven't received my student aid dispersement. Thanks Office of Student Aid!

So you've got 12 months people. 12 months to show those people at the Princeton Review that you're more than just the #3 party school in the nation. I suggest more trips to the Lasch Building, that should cement our spot at #1.