▁trans itions , ▁and ▁Y ale ▁has ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁shape ▁that ▁process ▁and ▁put ▁its ▁stamp ▁on ▁a ▁rising ▁continent . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Y ale ▁would ▁be ▁doing ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁liberty ▁a ▁dis service ▁by ▁dro pping ▁the ▁project ." ▁Since ▁its ▁found ing ▁Y ale - N US ▁has ▁hosted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁controvers ial ▁events ▁on ▁its ▁campus , ▁including ▁screen ing ▁b anned ▁document aries ▁and ▁hosting ▁convers ations ▁with ▁activ ists . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Y ale - N US ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁higher ▁education ▁institution ▁in ▁Singapore ▁to ▁offer ▁gender ▁neutral ▁housing ▁to ▁students . ▁The ▁move ▁was ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁push ▁by ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Y ale - N US ▁Student ▁Government . ▁The ▁project , ▁executed ▁by ▁government ▁represent atives ▁David ▁Ch app ell , ▁Jay ▁L usk , ▁and ▁Am i ▁Fir da us ▁Bin ▁Moh amed ▁Ali , ▁used ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁survey ▁data , ▁student ▁test imon ies ▁and ▁statements ▁from ▁student ▁organis ations ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁policy ▁change . ▁The ▁move ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁fav ou rab ly ▁by ▁students ▁interview ed ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁The ▁Oct ant , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁college ' s ▁online ▁student ▁publications . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁received ▁increased ▁media ▁scr ut iny ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁student ▁calls ▁for ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Chan ▁H eng ▁Che e , ▁a ▁Y ale - N US ▁G over ning ▁Board ▁Member