Yale Daily News

Updated: Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 4:54pm

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Defying predictions, yield holds strong at 69 percent

The University’s yield — the percentage of accepted students matriculating — stands at 68.9 percent, compared to 69.4 percent at a similar point in the admissions cycle last year, Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel said Thursday.

Alternative-rock band Jimmy Eat World was the last act to perform on Old Campus during the annual Spring Fling on Tuesday night.
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Alternative-rock band Jimmy Eat World was the last act to perform on Old Campus during the annual Spring Fling on Tuesday night.

West Campus no new Old Campus

WEST HAVEN, Conn. — Students often complain about the trek up Science Hill. But that walk to class might seem like a veritable jaunt in the park compared to the commute to Yale’s new West Campus.

Online Exclusive

Online paper takes shape as new students step in at Quinnipiac Chronicle

Although Quinnipiac Chronicle staff members cut all ties from the print edition last week, university administrators are moving full steam ahead with plans to change the structure of the student newspaper.

Shvarts submits alternate project

Aliza Shvarts ’08 has submitted another art piece in place of her controversial senior project.

Class Day speaker remains a mystery

This year, as the calendar turns to May, seniors, who will graduate in less than three weeks, have still not been told who will speak on their penultimate day as students in Yale College.

Sexual-harassment case details emerge

The Provost's Office is now handling the still-unresolved NELC harassment case.

With increased aid, Yale woos admitted students

Interviews suggest financial-aid reforms may have convinced more high-school seniors to choose Yale.

UpClose: In sciences, female-faculty ‘leak’ begins early

As a college student, Joan Steitz was fascinated by science.

Students allege Bass café swapped espresso

Students hoping to pull all-nighters during Reading Week may want to avoid the Thain Family Café.

Sports

Chris Dudley ’87: From the Ancient Eight to the NBA

There’s a reason he calls himself a “trivia question.” Which Ivy League basketball player had the longest NBA career? The answer: Chris Dudley ’87. Although he has never been an all-star, Dudley has played professionally for 16 seasons, six more than his most famous Ancient Eight predecessor, Princeton’s Bill Bradley. And his career, which ended in 2003, was...

Opinion

Yalies must join with community to reform city schools

On Monday, the New Haven Board of Education terminated its food-service contract with the notorious firm Aramark and decided instead to run all food services in-house. Parents, workers, teachers and public-school students have fiercely criticized the company for putting profits before kids by serving poor-quality food and cultivating bad labor-management relations...