The Princeton Review may rank UF as the nation's No. 1 party school, but at least one UF administrator has doubts.
Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for UF Student Affairs, spoke at Tuesday's UF Student Senate meeting about the ranking, which she said lacks credibility in her book.
Telles-Irvin said students who filled out the survey likely answered with the goal of earning a rowdy ranking.
She said she also doesn't understand how having a large Greek system or a strong intramural sports program, two of the criteria in the rankings, equate to a party atmosphere.
Telles-Irvin did take one criterion seriously - high levels of alcohol consumption.
She discussed a university goal of implementing a buddy system to prevent alcohol-related deaths and injuries.
"We had four deaths, unfortunately, of students who were intoxicated this past year," she said. "So we're really going to work very, very hard at trying to promote a pro-active approach in this effort."
Telles-Irvin also addressed another criterion that helped UF earn its spot at the top: hours spent studying - or lack thereof.
One senator asked how UF planned to keep the quality of education high despite budget cuts.
Telles-Irvin said she believes UF President Bernie Machen really wants the university to have smaller class sizes, which she said characterizes a great university.
She added that Florida's budget woes have put a tremendous damper on the state's universities.
"How do we continue to strive for excellence and not have the funding to do so?" she said.
