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Times are tough for the chivalrous at Yale

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Tilting at Windmills
Published Tuesday, March 6, 2007
A gentleman is out of place at Yale: If he holds a door for a lady, he risks offending her independent sensibilities. If he does anything more — pays for her meals, offers her his coat, walks her to her next engagement, declines to spit or to swear in her presence — he may have a very unhappy lady on his hands. After all, such chivalry implicitly assumes a dependence, delicacy and purity unique to women. What is a gentleman to do?
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