Cell phones: Best phone for college student?

Best phone for college student?

Hi,

I'm a college freshman and I currently have an LG Dare on Verizon, but I'm looking to upgrade to something new this coming Jan

Here are some problems with my Dare that I'm looking to cure with a new phone.
1.) I do a lot of texting and the keyboard is too small and I miss having a physical keyboard;less mistakes and tactile feel.

2.) internet browsing isn't awesome...its slow and it will freeze up very often.

3. )mobile e-mail won't load sometimes and our college email is on outlook -Dare does not support Microsoft exchange so I can never check it from my phone

4.) I would like to sync most of my music but the only way I know how to do that is to drag and drop my music onto the sd card and that would be really tedious to have to move each song manually every time I update my itunes.

So I'm looking for a phone with a physical keyboard (or more responsive touch keyboard) better internet browsing experience, bigger variety of emails to sync (including Microsoft outlook) and the ability to recognize and sync itunes without my music ending up as a complete mess on the phone itself. also 3.5mm head jack is a must as well as a 3.2+ mg camera. Then calendar and other apps

NO to iphone ( I want to stay on verizon)

My current considerations (and remember I can't upgrade till Jan)

Blackberry tour 9630
Blackberry storm 2
Blackberry curve 2
Motorola Sholes (can android sync itunes?)

Anything else that anyone can recommend to watch for within the next 2-3 months? or are these pretty much my only choices?

Also is wi-fi necessary