<p>And I understand that so many Yale, Columbia and Chicago students flee the schools after being victims of violent crime that they have to hire people to pretend to be students so the classrooms won’t look too empty! It’s decent part-time work, but you have to look, ya know, smart.</p>
<p>This thread is ridiculous. I attended Columbia in the 70’s, when NYC was much more crime-ridden than it is now, and there was absolutely nothing dangerous about the campus or surrounding area. It’s sad to see that ostensibly intelligent students are so terrified of urban life.</p>