8. Oberlin College
In November 2000, 110 Oberlin students journeyed 818 miles from their Ohio campus to Fort Benning, Georgia, to demand that the army close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. The institute, formerly known as the School of the Americas, has a dark history, having trained many Latin American military officers later tied to human-rights atrocities.

9. University of California–Los Angeles
In March, a thousand UCLA students rallied to demand that the UC system reinstate affirmative action, storming the Royce Hall auditorium and forced the cancellation of a televised debate among L.A. mayoral candidates, several of whom stayed to join the protest.

10. University of Wisconsin
The Badgers stand out for their commitment to Ecopledge, an organization that attempts to persuade corporations to be more environmentally conscious. The 9,000 UW Ecopledge signers—more than a fifth of the student body—have vowed not to work for, or purchase from, the likes of Boise Cascade, Disney, or DaimlerChrysler until the companies improve their environmental records.
From Mother Jones (Sept./Oct. 2001). Subscriptions: $20/yr. (6 issues) from Box 334, Mt. Morris, IL 61054.

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