Yale Daily News

Updated: Friday, July 30, 2010 1:44 p.m.

The News will resume publication on August 27, 2010.

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With apologies, a legendary lecturer steps down (15)

After more than 60 years teaching art history at Yale, Sterling professor emeritus Vincent Scully is stepping away from the lectern and turning his attention to writing and research.

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Dining took 'Uncommon' approach to cut costs (11)

In interviews, Yale Dining representatives said the opening of Uncommon – a “healthy natural and sustainable” convenience store located outside Commons dining hall – was part of a measure designed to reduce expenses and save jobs.

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Yale Press panned for nixing cartoons of Muhammad (65)

(UPDATED 8.17) A book slated to be published by the Yale University Press about violent controversy has stirred some academic controversy of its own.

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Bulldogs picked to finish fourth in Ivy League (2)

After getting picked to win the Ivy League title before each of the last two seasons, the Yale football team will begin the Tom Williams era with lower expectations. Following the graduation of more than 30 seniors in May, the media picked the Bulldogs to finish fourth in the conference.

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Renovations halted at Mory's as fundraising lags (17)

Renovations to Mory’s have been halted until the shuttered club can raise enough money to pay its contractors, the president of the Mory’s Board of Governors, Christopher Getman ’64, said this week.

Victor Hollenberg/YDN Summer Journalist

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Renovations underway at Harkness Tower (13)

Harkness Tower, Yale's most iconic landmark, will spend the year shrouded behind a mask of tarp and steel as it is being renovated.

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Future of Rudy's lot remains unclear 7.21.10 (2)

The bar's owner said his landlord asked him to leave to make room for the expansion of Main Garden, the Chinese restaurant next door. The landlord, Teun Pang Chan, said only that he is in negotiations with a small group of parties interested in Rudy’s current location.

Sports

W. CREW | Varsity eight wins NCAA championship 7.16.10

The Yale women's crew varsity eight boat took first place in the NCAA Championship Grand Final in Gold River, Calif., on May 30 with a time of six minutes and 24.75 seconds. Yale rowed a quick first 500 meters in Lake Natoma to grab the lead, holding on to beat the University of Virginia by two seats. It was the third time in four years that the Yale first varsity boat...

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Environmentalist’s talk filmed for documentary 4.30.10 (4)

Bjorn Lomborg spoke about climate change in Linsly-Chittenden Hall on Wednesday. But some audience members said they thought the staged nature of the talk, which was filmed for a documentary, stifled Lomborg's discussion of the issues.

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Yale Rep nets $1.95M in gifts 7.29.10

The donations, from the Minnesota-based Robina Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will support the Yale Center for New Theatre, a program founded in 2008 by the Yale Repertory Theatre and the School of Drama.