Student ‘Flyer Police’ enforce crackdown
Eighteen years ago, Yale was a different place. Advertisements and flyers broadcasting the events of the University’s hundreds of undergraduate organizations covered every available surface on campus, said Cyril May FES ’89, Program Coordinator for Yale Recycling.
The post office became so carpeted with posters that the Yale Fire Marshal reported “the place could have gone up in a few minutes if a fire had started,” May recalled. The postal service demanded that the University take control of the situation, he said. The Yale College Council partnered with Yale Facilities in...
When I was at Yale in the early 90s, I thought the posters were a beautiful sign of the vibrance and viewpoint diversity within the Yale community. It was a visible manifestation of the energy on campus. Today, everything is so shiny and sanitized. I'm glad I was here when substance mattered more than SUPERFICIAL aesthetics.