Walmart + Father Lannon = Frosh Move-In Day

Photos & Summary by Sam Koch, ’11

The Class of 2014 was greeted on Hawk Hill by professional staff members from Public Safety, the Office of Residence Life, Office of Admissions, and other departments on campus. They also got some face-to-face time with Saint Joseph’s University President Timothy Lannon, S.J., who spent about an hour giving out water to freshmen moving into LaFarge, Sourin, Quirk, and Tara Halls.

Also on campus was a pop-up Wal-Mart store on Neumann Lawn (across from Wolfington Hall and the Science Center), which was sponsored by Saint Joseph’s University Department of Food Marketing. No word yet as to how or why Wal-Mart was chosen for that move-in day feature; the tent was put up yesterday afternoon and the “store” will be open until 5:00 p.m. today.

Princeton Review names “Best Party Schools” in U.S.

It’s the list that many use to determine where they’ll apply for college. And we’re not talking about U.S. News & World Report‘s “Top 100 Colleges in America.”

It’s Princeton Review’s much-anticipated top 10 party schools in the U.S. list, and the winners for 2011 were recently released.

While there were no Philadelphia universities (including Saint Joseph’s University) to be found on the list, Penn State kept its reputation as a top party school intact with a no. 3 rating for the 2011 academic year. Here’s the complete list:

1.) University of Georgia

2.) Ohio University

3.) Pennsylvania State University

4.) West Virginia

5.) Ole Miss

6.) University of Texas

7.) University of Florida

8.) University of California: Santa Barbara

9.) Iowa

10.) DePauw University

The rankings are based on data from nearly 122,000 surveys completed voluntarily by college students across the country this year. They’re based on alcohol and drug use, amount of time students spend partying vs. studying, as well as the popularity of Greek life on campus.