CLASSES, PIZZA, STUDYING, PARTIES.(MAIN)(Correction notice)

Byline: Special to the Times Union

In the next week, tens of thousands of college students will be arriving in the Capital Region. Some of them will have only one thing on their minds, and Stefan Kalogridis is ready.

Kalogridis, the owner of Oliver's Beverage in Albany, has doubled his keg population in preparation for the first weekend of student parties. Never mind that Bass -- at $115 per keg -- is not a big seller among the fake-ID crowd. They go for the cheaper stuff -- Old Milwaukee (he's got 40 kegs in stock now), Molson and Labatt, which goes for $51.95.

``It all depends on their mood,'' Kalogridis said Thursday. ``And how much money they collect.''

Ask college administrators what attracts students to their schools, and they'll espouse the wonderful academic program, the impressive student-teacher ratio, the state-of-the-art facilities and talented faculty.

Of course, that stuff is important. But when students arrive on their respective …