If I am not mistaken, Penn State is one of the few universities where the students and the town are one.
Athens, GA
Hell, UGa and the State of GA are one.
I disagree. I have never seen nor heard of this level of animosity and malice from the citizenry against a fine university. It sure isn't present at Cal Tech, Stanford, UC Davis, UM Ann Arbor or UC Berkeley.
I think what we're seeing in Durham is the exception, not the rule.