Clemson named home to happiest college students

By NOELLE PHILLIPS - McClatchy Newspapers If you're happy and you know it ... Gush. That's what Clemson is doing about its No. 1 ranking as home to the nation's happiest college students. The school posted the ranking on its Web site. And a glowing student was on the phone to talk about it within minutes of a reporter's request. "It goes to show everyone else what we know," said Jeremy Tolbert, a senior from Greenville, S.C., who serves as the student body's governmental affairs director. Tolbert describes a college Utopia. A university president who invites students over for burgers. Students jogging around campus in the evenings. Challenging classes. And, of course, Tiger football. "There's nothing better than a fall Saturday with 86,000 of your closest friends in Death Valley," he said. "Clemson is a family. We all share... [read full story]