<p>(actually rather recently, he visits Yale every so often cuz his g/f goes there) </p>
<p>That the Yale campus is surrounded by a very ghetto situation. He said that sometime during the mid 1900's or so, a number of bums who lived in NY were shipped to Connecticut to try and restart their lives and clear NY of some of its impoverished civilians. Is he up in the night? Is Yale's surrounding area pretty trashy?</p>
<p>I do not attend Yale, but I visited the campus for a tour 2 summers ago.....Surprisingly, there ARE a lot of bums around the campus. But I'm sure others who actually attend the university could tell you more about the situation.</p>
<p>It's in New Haven, and yeah, there is socioeconomic diversity</p>
<p>scared of poor people?</p>
<p>nope, not scared of poor people whatsoever, it just surprised me to hear that such a prestigious school where graduates have the best chances of making a difference in the world, and has an endowment of $11B, would have starving people next door. Seems like the enlightenment that the students receive might spread a little to the local community as well. Maybe?</p>
<p>Hey, it's like Princeton and - oh wait, nevermind, Princeton is in one of the wealthiest areas of the state. EVERYONE IS THE SAME.</p>
<p>Socioeconomic diversity > ^see above^</p>
<p>New Haven is very urban. It's a city so it's expected. and yes, the homeless and poor come to New Haven for the city's resources.</p>
<p>theoneo--Why does wealthiest areas of the state=EVERYONE IS THE SAME? I'm struggling to see your point. </p>
<p>Socioeconomic diversity? It seems to me that there is a socioeconomic schism in New Haven. Very rich, and educated students vs. Very poor, homeless and poverty stricken. Or does New Haven have its share of white collar thru blue collar and everything in between to the point of true socioeconomic diversity? My friend made it sound like there was Yale, and then all around except for Yale was basically a ghetto.</p>
<p>Yes there are a lot of homeless people on and around campus. I had a five minute conversation with a slightly insane homeless guy who was explaining (read: yelling) to me about how Yale was built over a cemetary so all the students are cursed. He had a lot of interesting things to say.</p>
<p>I guess the neighborhood might be a concern for someone who's from a small town, but I think its these people who need to be exposed the most.</p>
<p>Yeah, although New Haven does have its unsafe spots, the campus is totally safe, along with most of the city. Plus, there's really no need to leave campus, is there?</p>
<p>Well I'm not sure about Princeton University, but at local high schools it's definitely apparent that everyone shops at designer stores for clothes and accessories. Of course there is diversity and all but on any given day more than half my school wears Abercrombie and several girls carry around Louis Vuitton (and other designers that I don't really know) purses. Maybe this isn't on the same level as Yale v. New Haven but it's very easy to get tired of the monotony of the situation. I realize that socioeconomic status is only one factor but it's a factor all the same. Plus, rich kids hang out with rich kids and so on and so forth. And then people look down at the poor because all they see is what the media shows them (it's a pretty sheltered community... there are rumors of a homeless person who stays around a nearby mall and people brag that they saw him/her once). Maybe I'm being totally ignorant right now but I can't help but see a definite correlation between socioeconomic status and consistent perspectives on issues from fashion to social problems.</p>