On student minds, Rihanna — not residential growth
More students respond to YCC Spring Fling poll than Yale survey on proposed colleges
From whether to build two new residential colleges to how to improve Science Hill for future generations, in the life of an institution like Yale, there are decisions to make.
Then there are the important decisions. Like: Timbaland or Sean Kingston? Rihanna or Soulja Boy?
In three weeks, the Yale Corporation is scheduled to decide whether to move forward with a plan to build the two much-hyped colleges. Last semester, asked students via e-mail to complete a questionnaire that would provide feedback to the two committees charged by the University with helping the...
The real question is why the YCC won't just release the survey results. If our fearless leaders are truly interested in transparency, they wouldn't hide the voice of their constituency.
This is sad, because building colleges in the proposed location -- instead of closer to the existing colleges -- will change the character of Yale forever.
The university's planners simply don't understand the concept of how Yale's amazing life is based on the fact that you can walk everywhere in 2 minutes. When the new colleges are built, Yale's social life will be like any other school.
Of course, everyone will have graduated by then,