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U.S. Colleges by Clue

Based on three clues, name the American University.
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First submittedSeptember 17, 2013
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Clues
University
Skull & Bones, George Bush, Mr. Burns
Yale
Mark Zuckerberg, The Lampoon, Largest Endowment
Harvard
Rudy, Catholic Church, Most Famous Fight Song
Notre Dame
Dharma Initiative, Gerald Ford, Consumer Confidence
Michigan
Founded by Monarchs, Jefferson Went There, Phi Beta Kappa
William & Mary
First Nuclear Reactor, Economics, Where Fun Comes to Die
Chicago
Pasadena, Sheldon Cooper, Linus Pauling
Caltech
Noam Chomsky, Sloan School of Management, Charles River
MIT
Gig 'Em, Bonfire, Johnny Football
Texas A&M
Nick Saban, George Wallace, Capstone
Alabama
Booker T. Washington, Airmen, Syphilis Experiment
Tuskegee
First Co-ed, First Integrated, Terrible Football Team
Oberlin
Animal House, New Hampshire, Keg Mascot
Dartmouth
Lacrosse Scandal, Research Triangle, UNC Rivals
Duke
Founded by Jefferson, The Rotunda, RFK
Virginia
The Onion, On an Isthmus, Camp Randall
Wisconsin
Mascot is a Tree, Founded by Leland, Google
Stanford
Has Element Named after It, People's Park, Tree Sitters
Berkeley
Founded by Franklin, Dennis Reynolds, ENIAC computer
Penn
Baltimore, Dr. House, Dr. Perry Cox
Johns Hopkins
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Level 77
Dec 16, 2013
QM, did Texas A & M drop the manufacturing program when i wasn't looking? Answer comes up as Texas A.
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Level 58
Dec 17, 2013
Good quiz! More!
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Level 28
Dec 18, 2013
Loved the Dharma Initiative clue. Got it in a heartbeat. Auburn should be here. WDE.
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Level 77
Apr 13, 2014
You should accept UVA for Virginia. Everyone down here calls it UVA, not Virginia.
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Level 85
Jun 18, 2015
Seconded
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Level 70
Feb 11, 2019
Thirded
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Level 69
Jan 19, 2020
Please consider this the yearly-or-so plea to accept UVA for Virginia.
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Level 65
May 19, 2018
Why isn't upenn accepted?
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Level 70
Jun 21, 2021
yeah, i've seen it referred to as upenn far more often than just "penn" alone.
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Level 58
Jun 22, 2018
Tried Cal. Tried Berkley. Tried UC Berkley. Tried Cal Berkley. Couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting it. I'm now going to pronounce it Berk-EEEELLLL-ey till I can remember that e. Or maybe accept a close spelling?
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Level 73
Dec 19, 2019
Cal should really be accepted for this.
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Level 69
Jan 19, 2020
JUST “Cal”? No way.
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Level 76
Sep 30, 2021
Why not? That's what everyone calls it
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Level 86
Feb 8, 2019
I realize it's only one of three clues, but "Terrible Football Team" doesn't really help to narrow it down much. Especially since the answer is a DIII school.
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Level 71
Feb 6, 2020
I tried Faber and Oregon for Animal House
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Level 71
Oct 4, 2021
Filmed in Cottage Grove, Ore.; but not set there.
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Level 70
Apr 17, 2020
I'm from Virginia - everyone calls it UVA. That should be an acceptable answer.
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Level 66
Aug 10, 2022
Accept UPenn, Hopkins, and UVA (and perhaps a secret Wahoowa option) for the love of god.
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Level 72
Apr 1, 2024
They should except CIT for Cal Tech. Just like MIT.