Upstate NY schools - Bard, Skidmore, Ithaca

mini
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:44:34 +0000

“I’ve never been to Williams so I can’t compare towns or student cultures, but I’d like to point out that drinking is not the prevailing campus culture at Whitman. Yes, students do drink (especially newly minted freshman), but there are many who don’t or don’t much. There is plenty to do on campus every night and every weekend besides partying. The school is a active and engaged community.”

You can call it what you like. You do know what the past-two-week binge drinking rate at your school is, don’t you? (I’m glad they have an excellent health center - I’ve actually visited it, and had meetings there when I worked for the state board of health - they need one.) And yes, they do have a vibrant small town (I actually quite like it), especially given that it houses the largest prison in the state, and employment is dependent on it. Don’t take this amiss - I LIKE Whitman, and Williams of the PNW is a compliment.