Many students ignore local politics
The university that produced the past three U.S. presidents may not be so political after all — at least when it comes to the state of Connecticut.
In a poll of approximately 350 Yale undergraduates conducted this week by the News, 86 percent of the student body said they were “somewhat” or “very” interested in national politics. But 45 percent of students said they were not interested in Connecticut politics, which startled some community leaders but came as no surprise to those familiar with Yale students’ political involvement.
The poll, which had a five percent margin...
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