Number Five Was Where I Grew Up

and it has been high on this list every time I see a new edition. Number four is where my little sister went to school, and it is also high on the list perennially. Top Party Schools.

Oregon State not so much. All three of these schools are in relatively small towns, relatively isolated from major population centers in their respective states. But UO and UGa have not had the "in loco parentis" mindset that OSU fosters. Until the 1980's OSU successfully opposed any alcohol licenses near campus, and downtown is a half mile away. UO and UGa campuses are adjacent to their respective business districts. Athens, Ga had a particularly vibrant and successful music scene, and that of Athens, Oh was perhaps not as successful, but certainly active and varied in the late 70's. The Corvallis music scene is notoriously weak, according to my musician friends. Anyone esle have any insights into what makes a schools party scene better or worse?