Denouncement of party school hypocritical

I am a freshman here at IU, and while I was surprised to hear that Indiana was named the No. 1 party school in the country, I am not, as both your columnist Julie Sobel ("Where's the party?" Sept. 2), and the IU president who commented on the issue last week, so quick to defend IU and denounce the statement by the Princeton Review.\nI enrolled in IU long before the announcement came that we're not only the No. 1 party school, but also in the top ten for the amount of beer, marijuana and lack of studying by students. I cannot validate these statements as I did not participate in the statistical process and neither can your columnist nor IU's president. Both are clearly trying to defend IU in the wake of what I would call a "backfire." IU allowed the Princeton Review to sample its students. Where I take issue with the opinions put forward by the IDS is in its columnists' "Fox and the Grapes" take on the assessment of our fine institution by the Princeton Review. The school undoubtedly knew how and for what questions the Princeton Review would be polling IU's students, and they allowed it.\nNow when the Princeton Review calls us the No. 1 party school in the country, the school denounces the group as unscientific in its methods, and immoral in putting out such polls. If you ask me, that's not only hypocritical, it shows a downright lack of integrity on the school's part. It should be willing to accept the poll since it allowed the poll to take place.\nRegardless of what the "true" No. 1 party school in the country is, we have been given the title for now. We should stop trying to deny it and instead work to focus on what makes this school such a great place: the beauty, the quality of the education, the richness of activities, and yes the diverse people and the vibrant social life they bring with them.