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UO rated one of top
college ‘best buys’
A new f>uide tfives hi#h
marks for the quality of
life and social climate
By Teri Meeuwsen
Higher Education Reporter
Out of more than 2,000 public
and private institutions in the
United States, the University is
rated as one of the "Best Buys”
this year for prospective higher
education students, according to
a popular college guide that hit
bookstores this month.
The 1998 Fiske Guide to Col
leges lists 43 public and private
schools where students can get
the best possible education in the
best possible atmosphere at the
most reasonable cost. The Uni
versity was named one of three
on the West Coast and one of four
west of the Mississippi River to
make the “Best Buy" list.
“Despite rising tuition and de
creasing state support, there are
still some bargains to be found in
American higher education,”
writes Edward B. Fiske, a former
New York Times education re
porter who began publishing the
guide in 1982.
The guide provides 300 in
depth essays on institutions
across the nation. Its editors use
research from a standard set of
data from school administrators
and a cross section of students
who have completed open-ended
essay questions.
The academic climate is rated
with three stars. University stu
dents singled out freshman sem
inars and freshman interest
groups as a “good source of help
ing students acclimate to campus
life.”
Students who participated in
the study cited architecture, mu
sic, molecular biology, business,
chemistry, journalism and psy
chology as the strongest pro
grams.
The social atmosphere and the
quality of life were both given
high marks. Eugene was consid
ered to be open to diversity and
reflective of the qualities of the
University.
In one essay, a sophomore said
Eugene is “where the hippies
went when the ‘60s were over.
The community has embraced
the University with open arms.
It’s great.”
The guide also provides a de
scription of the student govern
ment, greek system, dorm sys
tem, and favored activities that
students enjoy, w'hich range from
hanging out at local bars to ath
letic events.
“Students here — though they
gripe about rising costs and
shrinking space to park their cars
— are all too happy to follow
along, kicking off their shoes and
kicking back with a local micro
brewed beer after a long day of
classes,” Fiske wrote.
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