<p>EAO1227, so at the H-Y games, what colors do you wear? do you have a hybrid shirt, half crimson, half blue? You must be very proud of your kids! </p>
<p>When we visited Penn, I mostly felt like we were in the city, with the exception of walking in certain areas around Wharton, etc. Even though it is at least a twenty minute walk from downtown Philly, you still had that “city” feeling. Not that it is a bad thing. It’s simply a very different feeling than from a place like Dartmouth. And how about H? What is the feeling on that campus? To me, it feels like the college “town.” But I’d love to hear what you think.</p>
<p>I would say, as a suburban mom with a daughter at Yale, that walking around Yale feels like being on an urban campus. Not trying to be difficult! That is, you are not generally walking among tall office buildings that are not part of the school; the campus is compact, so in the main part of campus, most of the buildings are Yale owned, and gorgeous by the way. So it is urban in that there is not a large amount of grass except for pockets at old campus, or on Hillhouse ave, or somewhat, on Science Hill. But it really is beautiful, and not at all like, say Columbia where you might wonder where excactly the school is. Just my two cents. Of course you can walk 2 blocks in any direction away from the main part of campus and you are in very non-Yale areas, whether shopping, residential, etc.</p>
<p>Does any parent here happen to know how many inches of snow fell on campus last night? Is there any power outrage in New Haven due to the snow storm?</p>
<p>Edit: A parent on another CC thread just reported New Haven got 34 inches of snow:</p>
<p>I learned from the news that Hamden, CT got a lot of snow. It is not far from New Haven.</p>
<p>A few years ago, after a snow storm, DS was almost hit by a large branch falling from a tall tree while walking not far from campus. Do not walk near any big tree after a snow storm.</p>
<p>I live in New Haven and they said no one lost power. Yale has it’s own plant so they usually don’t suffer that way. They did say the sidewalks, etc were not plowed and not to go out unless they had too. Dining halls were on limited hours and not full selection.</p>
<p>Here’s a link to the local news station where you can see live reports and photos from New Haven.
[Connecticut</a> News, Connecticut Weather and Traffic, CT Breaking News | WTNH.com | Blizzard 2013](<a href=“http://www.wtnh.com/]Connecticut”>http://www.wtnh.com/)</p>
<p>Debruns and The3bears, Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>For those freshmen who live on the Old Campus, where can they go for their meal? Can they walk out of the building (i.e., dorm)? Can anybody even drive to work anywhere today? I think all restaurants and fast food places are closed today.</p>
<p>DS once told us those burritos, etc., food carts tend to be the first ones to “open for business”, before the regular places you can go to for a meal.</p>
<p>My D has been sending me pictures of Old Campus. They seem to be out and about so the sidewalks are at least clear (and it’s a beautiful day, looks like a winter wonderland!) She was able to get brunch at one of the RCs this morning before it ended at 1:30. Dinner is from 4:00 until 6:00 tonight in the RCs. I haven’t heard yet whether or not anything is open off campus, but if I do, I’ll let you know.</p>
<p>This was part of an email we received today, you might have also:
Emergency personnel in New Haven have asked people to remain indoors. Most sidewalks are impassable, and major streets have over two feet of unplowed snow. Please don’t venture outdoors unless absolutely necessary since crews from the City and New Haven have huge amounts of work to do. You can help all of us by staying off the roads and walkways, remaining in safe places, and avoiding any risky behavior that might put you or an emergency responder in danger. </p>
<p>Many of our Grounds crews stayed on campus overnight and as conditions allow, they will be working hard to clear walkways and parking lots. Please note that cleanup will be very challenging due to the amount of snow and the continued blowing and drifting. It is difficult right now for even emergency vehicles to move about.</p>
<p>In the meantime, the following schedules are in effect:</p>
<pre><code>DINING SERVICES: As many dining halls as possible will be open today, Saturday, with reduced meal service. Brunch will be served from 11:00 – 1:30, and dinner will be served from 4:00 – 6:00. We will send additional information to students as soon as staffing levels are known. Please note that the dining halls will close at 6:00 p.m. today!
YALE HEALTH CENTER: Urgent Visit remains open, as does the Infirmary. The Pharmacy is closed today.
</code></pre>
<p>Quite a historic storm in that the U is cancelling classes for tom…the second time this academic year and only the 3rd time in modern history of the U</p>
<p>K1 said the streets are littered with abandoned cars. </p>
<p>Had told us that the campus had 38 inches…and yesterday the doors of the res college were closed due to high snow…</p>
<p>All Residential Colleges will provide, brunch 11:00am to 1:30pm; dinner from 4:00 to 6:00pm.
Commons will provide hot breakfast, 8:00am to 11:00am, lunch from 11:00am to 1:30pm.
Hall of Graduate Studies will provide, lunch 11:30am to 1:30pm and dinner from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.
Divinity will be open from 8:00am to 2:00pm.
Marigold will be open from 8:00am to 6:00pm, continental breakfast 8:00am to 10:00am, lunch 11:00am to 1:30pm and dinner 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Durfee’s will be open from 10:00am to 2:30am.</p>
<p>All was fine by the time K1 got back to the res college. Had to be at the P-W early with the team…and nothing had been shoveled/plowed.
All was well by mid day when K1 returned. </p>
<p>I think its been an adventure… more of a hassle for the admin who has to arrange for the plowing/salting etc…and faculty can’t get in yet.</p>
<p>Roads in New Haven were a disaster today – many 2-way streets have only one lane, which makes for exciting driving. The cleared lanes have thick, uneven stretches of ice. At one point, they closed Broadway and York Streets due to ice, and the police instituted some checkpoints to try to lessen traffic in to New Haven. I was asked to come to work, but got stuck on Prospect St., along with several other cars and a city bus. The university is much more on top of things than the city is, and Yale has cancelled classes at the request of the mayor, because they can’t handle the street or the foot traffic. The students seemed mostly to be staying put… wisely. Can’t imagine what it’ll be like tomorrow as increasing numbers of people try to get in. I’m happy that I’ll be off tomorrow, and that classes won’t take place.</p>
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<p>I have a question about moving in. If my son elects to go on the hike before classes begin in the fall, how does that work? He will be coming from out west, so he won’t be driving. Is there a place for him to store his suitcases etc? How did you handle that as parents? Did you fly out later with additional clothes etc… in suitcases? Any info would be appreciated.</p>