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Spokesman Tom Conroy counters that Yale has never explicitly allowed off-campus living. But, he told a local reporter, "we don't monitor where students sleep"--only whether they have a Yale address, issued when the fee is paid. Besides, he told TIME, "they knew about [the residential rule] when they applied...
...Conroy, a spokesperson for Yale, said yesterday that college officials attempted to negotiate a means for the students to satisfy their needs while living on campus. However, he said the students refused the college's previous offers and Yale currently stands firm in its endorsement of the residential requirement...
...Yale defines itself as a residential university," Conroy said. "If a student segregates himself or herself from that, they're denying themselves the benefit of interaction as well as denying others the chance to be exposed to their culture...
...Conroy said the college's contention is that the residential requirement poses no threat to students or their well-being...
...Conroy said that Yale will not negotiate any exceptions to the residency requirement...