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1、.....SPEECHES&STATEMENTSFreshmanAddress:OpportunityandResponsibilityPresidentRichardC.LevinAugust28,2010YaleUniversityIamdelightedtojoinDeanMillerinwelcomingyou,theClassof2014,toYaleCollege. Iwanttowelcomealsotherelativesandfriendswhohaveaccompaniedyouhere,andespeciallyyourparents. A
2、safatheroffourcollegegraduates,Iknowhowproudyouparentsareofyourchildren’sachievement,howhopefulyouarefortheirfuture,andhowmanyconcerns–largeandsmall–youhaveatthismoment. Letmetrytoreassureyou.Yourchildrenaregoingtoloveithere! AndyouaregoingtoenjoyyourassociationwithYale,too,whetheryo
3、uareareturninggraduateoroneofthevastmajorityofparentswhoneversetfootinNewHavenuntilyourchildrenstartedtothinkaboutwheretogotocollege. YoumaytakecomfortinlearningthatsurveyshaveshownthatYaleparentsarethemostsatisfiedintheIvyLeague. So,welcometotheYalefamily! Wearesopleasedtohaveyourch
4、ildrenwithus,andwewilldoourbesttoprovidethemwithabundantopportunitiestolearnandthriveinthefouryearsahead.Andtoyou,theClassof2014,Imakethesamepledge. Foryou,thesenextfouryearswillbeatimeofopportunityunlikeanyother. Hereyouaresurroundedbyastonishingresources:fascinatingfellowstudentsfr
5、omallovertheworld,alearnedandcaringfaculty,intimateresidentialcollegecommunities,amagnificentlibrary,twoextraordinaryartmuseums,anoutstandingmuseumofnaturalhistory,superbathleticfacilities,andstudentorganizationscoveringeveryconceivableinterest—theperformingarts,politics,andcommunity
6、serviceamongthem. Youwillhavecompletefreedomtoexplore,learnaboutnewsubjects,meetnewpeople,andpursuenewpassions. Iwanttoencourageyou,ineverywaythatIcan,tomakethemostofthisrareanduniqueopportunity.Let’sstartwithyouracademicprogram. Mostlikely,youwillbeoverwhelmedbythemorethan2000course
7、savailabletoyou. Youwillinevitablymissouton98%ofthem. Butletmeurgeyounonethelesstosamplewidely. Eachofthescholarlydisciplinesprovidesadifferentperspectiveonhumanexperience;eachallowsyouadifferentwindowonouraccumulatedknowledgeofnatureandculture,andeach,quiteliterally,allowsyoutoseeth
8、eworlddiffer
