7: University of California, Santa Cruz: America's Top Ten Coolest Schools

TOP TEN: AMERICA'S COOLEST SCHOOLS

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The Banana Slugs' fight against trash includes eschewing dining trays and bottled water. That's one reason its waste-diversion rate soars at 84 percent. Above, from left, students Sarah Cohen, Ellen Bartow, and Amelia Gulling conduct a waste assessment. Score: 74.3

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