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<p>How many of you out there agree with this McGill writer?</p>
<p>New Haven is horrendous; but it would be much worse if Yale didn’t exist.</p>
<p>Yes, MTL has economic disparities, but from what I have observed- NOTHING like in the worst of the US’ cities. Let’s start with health care…
And in speaking with people- working class owners of small restaurants and the like- they all touted the safety of the city, even in the wee hours.</p>
<p>Good Lord, New Haven really isn’t THAT bad. If given a chance, I think the writer could say the same about NYU, Columbia, JHU, WUSTL…the list goes on and on. It’s the reality of a college campus in urban America - not exclusively an issue in New Haven.</p>
<p>roflz @ Canadian health care</p>
<p>^^ I won’t even touch that. </p>
<p>It’s funny that someone posted this, my twin debates with this guy, and was telling me to check the article out yesterday. I think it’s important to realize that the writer was clearly NOT trying to say that it’s New Haven that’s bad. It’s the reoccurring theme of gleaming gates next to bombed-out buildings that he’s writing about. </p>
<p>Can anyone really argue that there ISN’T something wrong with the economic landscape of Columbia, Harvard, JHU, WUSTL? Hell, U Chicago is right in Hyde Park (not a great neighborhood). I’d like to find someone who FUNDAMENTALLY disagrees with the writer.</p>