I'm a big fan of Providence, RI! I've spent most of the past 3.5 years here (I'm a senior), and I'm kinda sad to leave come August 2003. Even though it's in RI, it's got all four seasons (you'll definitely need AC in the summer, and fall is beautiful). You're close enough to the cool cities that are too expensive to live in, like Boston and New York, to take a fairly quick and inexpensive train. If you like Italian food, Prov is where it's at! Gooood cheap Italian food, and I know what Italian's all about. A city that's about to elect a gay Jewish major fits my description of "liberal". With about 200K people, I'm not sure about the club music scene here, but its pretty good for me.
Good luck!
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