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crickets

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11. Yale messed up, and no amount of "but, but..." is going to get rid of the black eye.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2020, 08:57 PM

Mar 2020

Notice that University of New Haven found a way to make it happen without hesitation. That's how you do. You step up.

The backlash from the Yale alums is going to be brutal, and well deserved.

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this is appalling. Yale should be ashamed of itself [View all] CTyankee Mar 2020 OP

Yale depends on the first responders, maybe they should rethink this. dem4decades Mar 2020 #1

Yale depends more (or think it does) to their big donor/former grads...UNH is more of a working CTyankee Mar 2020 #4

Their big donors aren't walking the streets late at night. dem4decades Mar 2020 #6

With their endowment they should BUILD housing underpants Mar 2020 #2

I think a LOT of their students feel differently. The Yalies I know are great people and very CTyankee Mar 2020 #5

Thank you very much. defacto7 Mar 2020 #10

A great lesson on which institutions & people are essential and which are not. delisen Mar 2020 #3

Yale didn't say no. They said it would take time to clear student belongings from rooms. nt Grasswire2 Mar 2020 #7

I know but you find a way somehow. Also Yale was better located for the effort. CTyankee Mar 2020 #8

The annual operating budget is around $3.8 billion. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #9

Yale messed up, and no amount of "but, but..." is going to get rid of the black eye. crickets Mar 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author drmeow Mar 2020 #12

Per Yale drmeow Mar 2020 #13

Sounds like foot dragging. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #15

Well hey, thanks for your kind discernment in abnormal times. defacto7 Mar 2020 #17

Are you there now? 2naSalit Mar 2020 #18

It seems to me you're pissed at a lot more than just those twits. defacto7 Mar 2020 #21

I wouldn't like it one damn bit. It would be horrible. CTyankee Mar 2020 #23

Your last sentence is a terrible analogy kcr Mar 2020 #24

Did you read the article? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #14

They have enough apartments too. ...nt 2naSalit Mar 2020 #16

I don't think it is an ideal situation and nobody does. CTyankee Mar 2020 #19

Not sure what it's like in New Haven, but PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #20

Gov. Lamont closed the schools, restaurants, hairdressers, nail salons...everything but supermarkets CTyankee Mar 2020 #22