"With Thanksgiving break — and the end of students’ time on campus for the fall semester — quickly approaching, most Yalies will say goodbye to New Haven for at least three months. But some students with faraway hometowns may be able to stick around.
In an Oct. 19 email sent by the Yale College Dean’s office and co-signed by Dean of Yale College Marvin Chun, Executive Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars Ann Kuhlman and Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid Jeremiah Quinlan, students were given the option of applying for on-campus housing during the period when campus residences will be closed — between Thanksgiving break and the start of spring semester on Feb. 1. According to the email, all international students, except Canadian students or U.S. citizens and permanent residents living abroad, will be approved for winter housing if they will face difficulties traveling home or arranging for alternate accommodation in the United States. The University will evaluate the applications on a case-by-case basis.
Five international students spoke to the News and weighed in on their decision to spend the winter at Yale and their plans for those two months of break." …