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The issue of expansion is indeed complicated. I cherish the University's idea of providing excellent higher education to more students. However, one thing I'm anxious about is that the location for the two residential colleges requires serious consideration. According to our ancient tradition (Asian), living near a cemetery is inauspicious-- unless one wants to be a graveyard poet. Tradition has its authority and needs to be respected. From psychological and environmental points of view, such a desert and melancholy place will most probably have great impact on the residents nearby. Surely we want our Elis to be cheerful and vigorous, and where they live is a most important element for their growth.

#1, certainly tradition should be respected, although citing an ancient Asian tradition to be respected at Yale is a little odd. Nevertheless, some people of all traditions are superstitious about living near graveyards. But that doesn't seem to have affected negatively those who lived next to it in the Swing Dorm the last 8 years or so, or the generations of people who dined across the street from it in Commons.

I thought the noblesse oblige thing from Mr. Betts ("duty to provide" precious Yale education to more people) officious, though. Expand because it's good for Yale, not because of a duty to the masses. I'm in favor of it because it will be good for Yale. Having read the full report, I'm convince the Prospect Place site is the best alternative.

One of the reasons why I chose Yale over Harvard was because Yale has a slightly smaller student body. I felt that having 1,000 less students made a lot of difference in terms of the size introductory lecture courses as well as competition in terms of getting into upper-level seminars. Now that Yale wants to expand to be around the same size, it makes me question whether the Yale is as committed to having a small, liberal arts college feel as I thought it was.

The decision doesn't affect any undergraduates at Yale; even next year's freshman class will be graduated by the time these colleges are completed. It seems silly to hold the opinions of current undergraduates any higher than the generations of Yalies before us. I am skeptical of students, like Christine, who complain about the expansion in such personal terms. It's a moot point for any of us. If anything it affects our kids--it will make it easier for them to be admitted. At the pace that Yale is ramping up admissions we'll look back in thirty years and wonder how any of us even got into Yale.

#3, Harvard has its own community college with thousands of students (Harvard Extension School), making the undergrad aspects of that institution even more daunting than you would be able to predict based on their official enrollment figures.

Yale will still feel far, far smaller.

Can someone clarify the locale for me ?

Is this location the dirt lot along the Farmington Canal line ? Razing of a few buildings might be necessary if the location is at the old police station.

Will it be conforming to the surrounding buildings ? a previous post mentioned they should take their time.

How about Ahabs vessel right near Ingalls? something to match Kimbers church

Please add a Chinese cultural station there. oh the creepy cemetary, dig em up and cremate em ,this IS expansion and the Year of the Rat

Sic semper tyrannis.