<p>For vegetarians & vegan:</p>
<p>From PETA:
<a href="http://peta2.com/college/c-vegschools-winners.asp%5B/url%5D">http://peta2.com/college/c-vegschools-winners.asp</a></p>
<p>#1 Indiana University-Bloomington
#2 Humboldt State University
#3 University of Puget Sound
#4 Yale University
#5 SUNY Purchase
#6 Oberlin College I
#7 New York University
#8 University of California-Berkeley
#9 University of Pennsylvania
#10 University of Florida</p>
<p>now THIS ranking is helpful!!!
(connecticut college plug- they have an entire dining room that is vegetarian/vegan. its awesome!)</p>
<p>Calmom, great list!</p>
<p>Here is another one - a list of the 11 most pedestrian friendly college towns:</p>
<p>Alfred, N.Y
Oberlin, Ohio
Lewisburg, PA
Hamilton, N.Y.
Swarthmore, PA
Lexington, Va.
Williamstown, Mass.
Geneseo, N.Y.
Middlebury, Vt.
Slippery Rock, PA
Grinnell, IA</p>
<p>"epodunk.com"? :)</p>
<p>Ive got a list
Outside Magazines top 10 for Outdoor Recreation ( actually they ranked 40)
<a href="http://outside.away.com/outside/toc/200309.html%5B/url%5D">http://outside.away.com/outside/toc/200309.html</a>
Univ of Ca- Santa Cruz
Univ of Co-Boulder
Middlebury College,VT
Warren Wilson college- Ashville N.C
Montana State- Bozeman
Simon Fraser Univ- Burnaby-B.C. Canada
Dartmouth College-Hanover N.H.
Univ of Virgina-Charlottesville
Northern Arizona univ- Flagstaff
Univ of Iowa- Iowa City</p>
<p>and 10 more ;)
Univ of Vt- Burlington
Humboldt State- Arcata, Ca
Colorado College- Colorado Springs
Cornell univ- Ithaca, NY
Univ of Montana- Missoula
Bowdoin College- Brunswick , Maine
Stanford Univ- Palo Alto, Ca
Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
Univ of Hawaii- Hilo
Southern Oregon University- Ashland</p>
<p>I can't resist nominating Whitman for all these lists (outdoor program, pedestrian friendly town, and vegetarian dining)--at the same time, i like it's "hidden gem" unranked status because i think it helps preserve some things about it so perhaps it is best off the radar...I actually hate rankings but can never resist looking at them, what does that say about me?(please do not rank your responses...)</p>
<p>More top 10's from ePodunk :) </p>
<p>GREAT COLLEGE TOWNS:
[quote]
In our view, great college towns have a spark that comes not only from young blood, but from jazz clubs, literary events, book stores and cafes. They are intellectual, cultural and economic hubs, balancing tradition with new business growth. Often, they mix urban amenities and small-town charm.
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</p>
<p>BY COMMUNITY SIZE</p>
<p>BIG CITIES
1 Boston-Cambridge, MA
2 Minneapolis, MN
3 Denver, CO
4 Columbus, OH
5 Seattle, WA
6 Atlanta, GA
7 Austin, TX
8 Washington, DC
9 Cincinnati, OH
10 Saint Louis, MO</p>
<p>MEDIUM-SIZED CITIES
1 Columbia, SC
2 Tallahassee, FL
3 Madison, WI
4 Urbana-Champaign, IL
5 Ann Arbor, MI
6 Berkeley, CA
7 Athens, GA
8 Fort Collins, CO
9 New Haven, CT
10 Provo, UT</p>
<p>SMALL CITIES
1 Charlottesville, VA
2 Bozeman, MT
3 Hays, KS
4 Boulder, CO
5 Missoula, MT
6 Manhattan, KS
7 Burlington, VT
8 Bismarck, ND
9 Iowa City, IA
10 Chapel Hill, NC</p>
<p>TOWNS
1 Hanover, NH
2 Princeton, NJ
3 Brookings, SD
4 Middlebury, VT
5 Durango, CO
6 Bronxville, NY
7 Menomonie, WI
8 Oneonta, NY
9 Rolla, MO
10 Conway, SC</p>
<p>Denver a college 'city'? That's a stretch...</p>
<p>top 10 Greenest cities
1.Eugene, OR
(score 9.0375, pop. 137,893)</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Austin, TX
(score 8.5325, pop. 656,562)</p></li>
<li><p>Portland, OR
(score 8.24, pop. 529,121)</p></li>
<li><p>St. Paul, MN
(score 7.805, pop. 287,151)</p></li>
<li><p>Santa Rosa, CA
(score 7.785, pop. 147,595)</p></li>
<li><p>Oakland, CA
(score 7.3675, pop. 399,484)</p></li>
<li><p>Berkeley, CA
(score 7.285, pop. 102,743)</p></li>
<li><p>Honolulu, HI
(score 7.055, pop. 371,657)</p></li>
<li><p>Huntsville, AL
(score 7.035, pop. 158,216)</p></li>
<li><p>Denver, CO
(score 7.0325, pop. 554,636)
from the Green Guide
[quote]
Among last year's awardees, Austin, Portland, Honolulu and Oakland remain in the top 10. Along with Seattle and San Francisco, Minneapolis made it to the top 20, while sister city St. Paul now occupies fourth place. Since we required a minimum population of 100,000, Boulder, which remains a gem among green cities, couldn't be considered in this round, while Madison and Chicago did not score as well due to incomplete surveys. The survey was designed and its results analyzed by our co-author and researcher Sara Smiley Smith, a graduate student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies under the supervision of John Wargo, Ph. D., professor of environmental risk analysis.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>As more citizens and leaders invest their energy in cities, helping prevent urban sprawl, reduce traffic and clean the air and water, we are excited to report again on their progress in the years to come.
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</p>
<p>
[quote]
Outside Magazines top 10 for Outdoor Recreation ( actually they ranked 40)
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</p>
<p>I'm quite surprised to see that Pitt isn't on that list. The Outdoors Club is one of the largest clubs on Pitt's campus and they go just about every weekend either rock climbing or backpacking and have other activites spread through the year which are popular with students and non-students alike. It's funny to think that Pitt has a big outdoors population, but it is in the heart of the Appalachian Plateau with nothing but outdoors around it.</p>
<p>It's hard to believe that the Evergreen State College isn't a favorite of vegetarians. <em>pause for research</em></p>
<p>Well, I'm surprised. They offer vegetarian dishes at every meal, but they don't sound hardcore about it. They do offer this information on their dining service Webpage:</p>
<p>
[quote]
Food Alliance is a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable agriculture by recognizing and rewarding farmers who produce food in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ways, and educating consumers and others in the food system about the benefits of sustainable agriculture.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>Evergreen also has an organic farm
<a href="http://www.evergreen.edu/cell/organicfarm.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.evergreen.edu/cell/organicfarm.htm</a></p>
<p>America's Best Vegetarian-Friendly Large Cities</p>
<ol>
<li>Portland, Oregon</li>
<li>Seattle, Washington</li>
<li>San Francisco, California</li>
<li>New York, New York</li>
<li>Atlanta, Georgia</li>
<li>Washington, D.C.</li>
<li>Minneapolis, Minnesota</li>
<li>Austin, Texas</li>
<li>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</li>
<li>Chicago, Illinois</li>
</ol>
<p>America's Best Vegetarian-Friendly Small Cities</p>
<ol>
<li>Asheville, North Carolina</li>
<li>Eugene, Oregon</li>
<li>Salt Lake City, Utah</li>
<li>Norfolk, Virginia</li>
<li>Santa Monica, California</li>
<li>Santa Cruz, California</li>
<li>Boulder, Colorado</li>
<li>Madison, Wisconsin</li>
<li>Athens, Georgia</li>
<li>Ann Arbor, Michigan</li>
</ol>
<p><a href="http://www.goveg.com/f-vegcities.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.goveg.com/f-vegcities.asp</a></p>
<p>Yet another top ten list:</p>
<p>America’s Most Literate Cities, 2006</p>
<p>Seattle, WA 1
Minneapolis, MN 2
Atlanta, GA 3.5
Washington, DC 3.5
St. Paul, MN 5
Pittsburgh, PA 6
Cincinnati, OH 7
Denver, CO 8
San Francisco, CA 9
Portland, OR 10</p>
<p>"the America’s Most Literate Cities study ranks the 70 largest cities (population 250,000 and above) in the United States. This study focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources.</p>
<p>For links to the original study published online in 2003 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and the 2004 and 2005 rankings go to:
<a href="http://www.ccsu.edu/AMLC06/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ccsu.edu/AMLC06/</a></p>
<p>
[quote]
I'm quite surprised to see that Pitt isn't on that list. The Outdoors Club is one of the largest clubs on Pitt's campus and they go just about every weekend either rock climbing or backpacking and have other activites spread through the year which are popular with students and non-students alike. It's funny to think that Pitt has a big outdoors population, but it is in the heart of the Appalachian Plateau with nothing but outdoors around it.
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</p>
<p>The Dartmouth DOC (which is divided into a hiking/trailwork club, a canoeing club, and a climbing club) has trips offered almost every single day. They maintain a significant portion of the Appalacian Trail, rent out cabins, have a house off-campus, and (I believe) have some affiliation with Dartmouth's skiway (but I'm not 100% sure). About a quarter of the student population is involved somehow, through trips, PE classes, clubs, etc. 90% of freshmen go on a DOC trip before orientation.</p>
<p>and we only rank 7th.</p>
<p>While Forbes is rehashing the top 10 most expensive college list, here are two other college related top tens:</p>
<p>Most affordable college football towns</p>
<p>Here's the best bargains for big-time college sports and affordable housing:</p>
<p>Tulsa Tulsa, OK<br>
Southern Miss. Hattiesburg, Ms
Ball State Muncie, IN
TCU Ft. Worth, TX<br>
Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, LA
Houston Houston, TX
Rice Houston, TX<br>
Texas Tech Lubbock, TX
Utah State Logan, UT
Arkansas State Jonesboro, AR</p>
<p>Most expensive college football towns</p>
<p>Here's where you'll pay the most to live in a big-time college sports town:</p>
<p>Stanford Palo Alto, CA<br>
UCLA Los Angeles, CA<br>
USC Los Angeles, CA<br>
San Jose State San Jose, CA<br>
California Berkeley,CA<br>
Hawaii Honolulu, HI
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA<br>
Northwestern Evanston, IL<br>
Miami Miami, FL<br>
Florida Intl. Miami, FL</p>