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[Duane Campbell]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Shapiro" <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU>

> It is interesting that Yale used to be referred to as "New Haven," which
> is never used nowadays.

When asked where I went to college (not a frequent question), I always say
New Haven. That is at least partly obfuscation. In a small town filled with
Penn State flags on Saturdays, attendance at an elite Ivy is hardly a plus.
Besides, to my ear the monosyllabic Yale lands with a thud. (As further
cover, I have a Nittaney Lion shrine in my back yard.)

D

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