Pretty cool about your roomie being a Wreck driver. That's a sought-after position.
I did pretty well on both grades and partying, but I had a roommate that was second to none. Literally a 4.0 in Physics (a *really* tough major at Tech), and could drink you under the table, crush beer cans Belushi-like into his head, that sort of thing. LOL! Ah, the memories of a mis-spent youth. ;-)