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Two Elis garner Rhodes 11.22.09 (16)
Matthew Baum ’09 and Geoffrey Shaw ’10 are among 32 students nationwide who this weekend were awarded the Rhodes Scholarship, the most prestigious undergraduate academic scholarship.
Univ. falls in sexual health rankings
Despite lingerie fashion shows and free condoms in entryways, Yale may already have climaxed when it comes to sexual health. The University dropped to 41st place in the “Trojan Sexual Health Report Card” released Monday — down from 16th last year and first place in 2006.
As other schools adapt, can YLS maintain edge? (2)
Recent shake-ups on the Yale Law School’s faculty and the adoption of Yale’s definitive pass/fail grading policy by other schools have left some professors, students and observers wondering whether Yale can continue to distinguish itself from its top-ranked peers and attract the best scholars and students, or whether Yale’s days atop the law school pecking order may be...
Endowments | With funds, not all colleges created equal (9)
That Yale has hundreds of millions of dollars set aside for college renovations is no secret. But for tulips? Oranges? Broadway shows? The answer: yes, yes and yes again.
Cross Campus: 10.2.08
Eating on the first date and other issues of appetite — both nutritional and sexual — were hotly debated during a group discussion entitled “Feminism, Food and F--king: What Women Want” at the Women’s Center on Wednesday night. One female attendant received cheers of approval when she declared that “men know desire, women know desirability.”
For Chafee, hail to the Party (1)
Sen. Lincoln Chafee is a formal Republican-turned-Independent. He is for abortion and gay rights. He is against unilateralism. And he voted for Barack Obama in Rhode Island’s Democratic primary. But he wants to promote party loyalty. At least that’s what he argued at Tuesday night’s Yale Political Union debate.
Levin at 15 years: Yale's greatest? (17)
Fifteen years ago today at his inauguration, a young Rick Levin stood on the dais of Woolsey Hall to receive the symbols of his new office. The head of the Yale Corporation placed the president’s bejeweled collar on Levin’s shoulders, while his incoming secretary, Linda Lorimer, stood behind him to secure the precious necklace. The thousands in the audience waited. The...
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Tent City fights homelessness 11.20.09
Elm Street was alive with the sounds of laughter, the strains of a guitar and the shouts of people calling, “Fight the fight — end homelessness!”
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FOOTBALL | Yale blows lead in final minutes 11.21.09 (45)
All season, Yale head coach Tom Williams has used trick plays to his team's advantage. But that changed for the Bulldogs at the Yale Bowl on Saturday — and in the most critical of ways. Harvard overcame a 10–0 deficit in the fourth quarter and defeated the Bulldogs 14–10.
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A tradition of their own, 37 years and counting 11.20.09 (7)
Overcoming their alma maters’ rivalry, Richard Sperry ’68 and Roger Cheever, Harvard class of 1967, say they hold the record for most consecutive Games attended.
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West Campus stays safe 11.20.09 (2)
WEST HAVEN — The last reported “crime” at Yale’s 136-acre West Campus occurred four to five years ago, said Thomas Paddock, one of the four head security officers who cover the area.
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Expenses a concern for arts majors 11.20.09 (6)
Photography student Miranda Lewis ’12 said she worked all summer to purchase a new digital camera for her “Digital Photography” class.
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