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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]    I think the administration is actually playing it pretty well and it looks like they are getting a good grip on it at  Yale.  They have held a unity march and last night a forum that over 1000 people attended to discuss calmly what the protestors feel is lacking, and the President and Dean met privately with student leaders a few days ago on the same topic.  The administration sent out an email to the entire community emphasizing the need to understand why some students do not feel welcome and what they can do to help, but at the same time emphasizing strongly the bedrock commitment of Yale to free speech and that intimation by protestors (or anyone else) will not be tolerated, and also educating today's students a bit about what the campus went through in the 1960s.  A dialogue is ensuing and many of the white students are extending a hand to listen to protesting students concerns.   From the newspapers, it seems like the situation is less volatile for the moment, as protestors and administrators work the problems, so protestors are not disrupting classes or more speaking events on controversial topics (there was a previously scheduled  debate on affirmative action two nights ago without disruption --some students refused to engage in the debate and used their time to make statements that they believed the event should have been postponed because of the racially charged atmosphere, but it reportedly went off without disruption).   It all could change in a moment, but don't give up on Yalies yet. [/quote]

I am not giving up on Yalies, but find that these protestors have little to say of any merit.  To be spooked by Halloween costumes, my word.  Having a pow-wow with them legitimizes their petty, cooked-up grievances, and is ill-advised in my opinion.  However, one thing that the Yale admin should do is to separate that foul-mouthed girl and the spitters from the university.  Plenty of motivated, deserving students would be happy to take their places as rightful Yalies.  Boola, boola![/quote]

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