Uh, @tonymom my post #21 links to a survey of Yale students conducted by the Yale Daily News, In what way is that survey not “evidence” and not from those “on the ground with first hand experience”? It sounds like maybe you are the one who cannot be convinced by evidence. Note that in the survey 75% of the respondents said that Yale does not welcome conservative opinions, and that two-thirds of students who classify themselves as liberal or very liberal agreed that Yale does not welcome conservatives. Maybe you should look at that survey before accusing those who disagree with you of “close-minded thinking.”