<p>Mr<em>sanguine: Mory’s is a club for Yale students and faculty (any Yalie can join) that’s almost 150 years old and is featured in the first line of the traditional Whiffenpoof song: “To the tables down at Mory’s…” Here’s an article about Mory’s from the alumni mag (<a href=“Yale Alumni Magazine”>http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/99</a></em>04/morys.html), plus some background on the Whiffenpoofs: <a href=“Whiffenpoofs”>Whiffenpoofs;
<p>As for the OP’s proposition, I believe that Yale’s culture genuinely is a terrific mix of new and old, or “hip trendiness” and tradition, but perhaps not uniquely so; I’m sure other schools (even Columbia ;)) have their arcane attributes too.</p>