July 29, 200917 yr But Tulane and Ohio U do? Tulane is in New Orleans, so that kind of makes since. And I guess Ohio O is just so well known for their Halloween party.
July 29, 200917 yr There is no way to accurately rate this. Any big school is going to be similar. Lots of two things: college students and beer. Period. I love when students at certain schools get all worked up about their "ranking" and who parties harder.
July 29, 200917 yr I'm always bitter at this list because the size of the school plays a big role. If UD was the size of most of these schools there isn't a doubt in my mind that it would make the list. It's also worth noting how much UD has calmed down in the last 15 years or so. Kegs were banned at football tailgates back in the mid 90s; after that, the school slowly took aim at several other events. Spring break was scheduled so that students would be away from school on St. Patrick's Day between the late 90s and 2005, when St. Patrick's Day returned to campus. Homecoming was eliminated in 2000. Kegs were banned on school grounds in 2002. The last true Lowesfest (biggest party of the year) was in 2003; it was always a lot tamer after that. Things got REALLY out of hand for a few years and the university was forced to act. Part of me wishes the Ghetto was still like it was, but I can understand why the university took the actions it did. It took a lot of the partying away, but the line between partying and a near-riot was crossed a few times in the 1990s and early 2000s. As long as the Ghetto remains the Ghetto, UD will always have a place to party.
July 29, 200917 yr I've been to Halloween at OU before. Absolutely nutty. No. 5 is well deserved. My son goes to OU. He said that isnt even the best party of the year. No wonder he cant wait to go back to school!
July 30, 200917 yr It's also worth noting how much UD has calmed down in the last 15 years or so. Kegs were banned at football tailgates back in the mid 90s; after that, the school slowly took aim at several other events. Spring break was scheduled so that students would be away from school on St. Patrick's Day between the late 90s and 2005, when St. Patrick's Day returned to campus. Homecoming was eliminated in 2000. Kegs were banned on school grounds in 2002. The last true Lowesfest (biggest party of the year) was in 2003; it was always a lot tamer after that. Things got REALLY out of hand for a few years and the university was forced to act. Part of me wishes the Ghetto was still like it was, but I can understand why the university took the actions it did. It took a lot of the partying away, but the line between partying and a near-riot was crossed a few times in the 1990s and early 2000s. As long as the Ghetto remains the Ghetto, UD will always have a place to party. I knew kegs were banned, but I don't think it made that much of a difference. Granted I've only been to one, but if last years Lowesfest wasn't a "true Lowesfest" then I can't even imagine how crazy they must have been.
July 30, 200917 yr It's also worth noting how much UD has calmed down in the last 15 years or so. Kegs were banned at football tailgates back in the mid 90s; after that, the school slowly took aim at several other events. Spring break was scheduled so that students would be away from school on St. Patrick's Day between the late 90s and 2005, when St. Patrick's Day returned to campus. Homecoming was eliminated in 2000. Kegs were banned on school grounds in 2002. The last true Lowesfest (biggest party of the year) was in 2003; it was always a lot tamer after that. Things got REALLY out of hand for a few years and the university was forced to act. Part of me wishes the Ghetto was still like it was, but I can understand why the university took the actions it did. It took a lot of the partying away, but the line between partying and a near-riot was crossed a few times in the 1990s and early 2000s. As long as the Ghetto remains the Ghetto, UD will always have a place to party. I went to Morehead when Morehead was stilll dry, and it didn't slow us down in the least. Neither did blizzards, come to think of it.
July 31, 200917 yr This cannot be the same rating company, because I've been to Chico State (California) recently and there is no way that school is not on this list.
July 31, 200917 yr I went to Morehead when Morehead was stilll dry, and it didn't slow us down in the least. Neither did blizzards, come to think of it. The difference between Dayton and a lot of schools is that there is no off-campus housing to speak of. All the freshmen and sophomores live in dorms and all the juniors and seniors live in 4-8 person houses owned by the university. It makes the university's party and alcohol policies a little different than most places because everything happens on campus. So it isn't as if the campus is dry so you can just go off to the places people live outside campus; the campus is absolutely swimming in it and so the university has decided to clamp down a bit.
July 31, 200917 yr I knew kegs were banned, but I don't think it made that much of a difference. Granted I've only been to one, but if last years Lowesfest wasn't a "true Lowesfest" then I can't even imagine how crazy they must have been. My freshman year the event carried on through the entire night until the cops swept the block clear at about 2 a.m. There were a few injuries and a lot of arrests and things have (understandably) been a little different since.
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