The New B.A.: Bachelor's of Alcoholism

COLLEGE RIOT CULTURE Half a century ago, college riots tended to be strategic attacks on administrative policy or emotionally-charged reactions to political events. Now, riots occur in response to sports losses and victories, or because diehard partiers just don't want to quit. Number Sports Racism I Activism Drunken Idiocy of participants 15,000 14.500 14,000 13,500 13,000 12,500 12,000 11,500 11,000 10,000 9,500 9,000 8,500 8,000 7,500 7,000 6,500 6,000 5,500 5000 4500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 1956 1962 1964 1969 1969 1970 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2010 2011 2012 2014 Top 10 Largest US College Riots Number of participants 1 University of California Annual Deltopia spring break celebration got out of control 2014 15000 Santa-Barbara 2 University of Kentucky 2012 10000 Lost a basketball game 3 James Madison University 2010 8000 Won a basketball game 4 Michigan State University Springfest, a huge annual off-campus block party, got out of hand 1999 5000-10000 5 University of Maryland 2001 5000 Lost a basketball game 6 Ohio State University 2003 5000 Won a football game 7 University of Maryland 2002 5000 Won a basketball game College Fest, an annual party, got out of hand 8 Kent State University 2012 3000 9 lowa State University 2004 2000 A 400-person party got out of hand 10 Penn State University 2011 1000 Football coach Joe Paterno dismissed People Want to Riot In 2005, a lowa State University sociology professor named David Schweingruber surveyed his class about riots. of male students want to 24% 11% of female students want to participate in a riot while in college participate in a riot while in college 49% of male students want to watch a riot during college 28% of female students want to watch a riot during college Clarity Way Sources The Christian Science Monitor| Complex Find your path lo recovery