<p>^ Another possibility is that in bubble environments, like that of Haverford and most LAC’s, students are exposed to a much lower level of insensitive and offensive behavior (which may involve unwanted touching) and so they become more sensitive to it when it does occur, as they do not develop a “thick skin” or even maintain the level of thickness they came in with. In the non-bubble environment, e.g. in public universities, students are offended or otherwise made to feel uncomfortable quite often, and they develop that thick skin, which involves a different level of sensitivity and leads to a different set of responses.</p>