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The 20 Ugliest Colleges in the USA
So someone forwarded this article to me that lists this person's selections for ugliest campuses. As it turns out, my school (Harvey Mudd College) came in at #14. Pitzer college (just across the street from HMC and part of the Claremont Colleges consortium) is ranked even worse. IIT is also present. The first place was Drexel, which looks like it has an industrial smoke stack in one of its buildings and "prison-like dorms": http://campussqueeze.com/static/20-ugliest-colleges-in-the-USA.html
14. Harvey Mudd College- You’d think that because of it’s (sic) California location, it would actually be pretty. Well you couldn’t be more wrong. Being a Claremont College, that’s surprising. The buildings are old and faded, and the architecture isn’t relative to the California lifestyle. That’s too bad, considering how well some of the other colleges in the area are designed. Harvey Mudd got just slabs of concrete. It’s a pretty good school, too. What a shame.
I also found this other recent news article about my school that mentions that campus pranking now needs students to "opt-in" to being pranked:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/31/national/main3436701.shtmlFollowing complaints in 2000 from several students at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., about an annual prank where sophomores perform elaborate freshman room rearrangements - such as turning a dorm room into a campsite, complete with sod - administrators decided that rather than sacrifice their prank culture, they would refine it by creating a "no prank list."
"There is an implicit assumption that when you come to Harvey Mudd that you are willing to be party to pranks against you and your room," explains Guy Gerbick, associate dean of students. "We tell students during orientation, 'If you don't want to have certain things or yourself or any of your stuff pranked, let us know, and we'll put you on a list.' "
Over half the student body has registered. According to Mr. Gerbick, most make specific demands, such as not to interrupt sleep or meddle with a prized guitar or stuffed-animal collection. Only about 15 students have asked for no involvement whatsoever.
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