INC NEWS - Duke ranked 5th nationally in strained town/gown relations (Princeton Review)

[John Schelp]

Duke ranked 5th nationally in strained town/gown
relations (Princeton Review)...

Colleges get cheers, jeers
News & Observer, 23 Aug 2005

The latest college rankings have a mix of news from
Triangle universities -- some good, some bad and some,
well, ugly. The Princeton Review's annual survey of
110,000 college students, released today, ranks 361
universities nationwide in categories such as most and
least beautiful campuses, biggest party reputation and
highest number of religious students.

The rankings, which reflect the opinions of students
and not of The Princeton Review itself, are in the
2006 edition of the book "The Best 361 Colleges." It
is available today.

Here are the honors and the catcalls that local
universities received:

Duke University

THE GOOD RANKINGS:

* 8th nationally in best college newspaper

* 14th nationally in popularity of both intramural and
intercollegiate sports

* 14th toughest school in the nation to get into

* 15th nationally in students packing the stadiums for
sporting events (Thanks more to Cameron Indoor Stadium
than Wallace Wade Stadium)

THE NOT-SO-GOOD RANKINGS:

* 5th nationally in strained town/gown relations

* 6th nationally in having little interaction between
students of different races, classes and backgrounds

* 13th nationally in offering little for students to
do off campus

N.C. State

THE GOOD RANKINGS:

* 8th in the nation in having high numbers of students
playing intramural sports

* 18th nationally in popularity of both intramural and
intercollegiate sports

THE NOT-SO-GO RANKING:

* 18th on the list of "campus is tiny, unsightly or
both"

UNC-Chapel Hill

THE GOOD RANKINGS:

* 3rd nationally in best college newspaper

* 5th nationally in students packing the stadiums for
sporting events

* 8th in the nation for happiest students

* 16th nationally in popularity of both intramural and
intercollegiate sports

To see the complete lists, go to
www.PrincetonReview.com.