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What's the Worst College Town in America?

Started by Admiral Yi, December 10, 2014, 08:46:12 PM

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Admiral Yi

I've been to a fair number of college towns, and as a rule they're generally pleasant places.

Have you been to any that sucked?

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PDH

I would say Fort Collins, Colorado (home of the vile Colorado State)...but they make darn good beer there.
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Darth Wagtaros

Berkley. Because they manage to be especially self-righteous and obnoxious.
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MadImmortalMan

Berkeley itself isn't horrible but if you walk a mile in any direction from the campus you find yourself in Mordor.
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Berkut

Quote from: PDH on December 10, 2014, 09:11:49 PM
I would say Fort Collins, Colorado (home of the vile Colorado State)...but they make darn good beer there.

Really?

I lived in Ft. Collins for a year, and I thought it was one of the nicest places I've ever lived...and I've lived a lot of places.

Great size, just big enough for a major university, regional hospital, decent sized mall, but not really a metro area. And Denver is close enough to get to easily but far enough away that Ft. Collins isn't really part of it in any way.

And of course the Front Range is just plain gorgeous.

I freaking LOVED Ft. Collins...
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CountDeMoney

Princess Anne, Maryland.  Home of the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore.

3,922 minority students at a historical black land grant university nestled in a historical Klan town with population of 3,300.   And with absolutely nothing to do at all.

Valmy

Lubbock, College Station, and Norman are all horrible in their own special ways.

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Quote from: Valmy on December 10, 2014, 09:53:10 PM
Lubbock, College Station, and Norman are all horrible in their own special ways.

In 1983, my Dad interviewed for chief of police of Lubbock.  To this day, I still thank the stars at night that shine so bright for dodging that fucking bullet.

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Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 10, 2014, 10:02:15 PM
New Haven is pretty terrible too.

Oh god yes.

In the exact opposite sort of sucking - Palo Alto is terrible as a college town. While I guess 5 persian rug stores are great for the well-to-do there isn't much that jives with a college budget. Next door Mountain View was lovely as a cheap regular suburb, but unfortunately not easily accessible for a night on the town.
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Charleston, IL (Eastern Illinois) was pretty lame. As was Greenville, NC (East Carolina).

My old hometown of Huntington, WV isn't looking so hot these days, but it was decent enough for night spots and whatnot when I was there.
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PDH

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
-Umberto Eco

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