Yalies stole from Occupy New Haven, Occupiers say
Occupy had "night of terror." A group of Yale students disrupted the Occupy New Haven campground Saturday night, stealing signs and creating a "night of terror," according to several Occupiers.
LIVE BLOG | DeStefano's 2012 State of the City
Mayor DeStefano address the Board. Follow along as Mayor John DeStefano Jr. delivers his annual state of the city address.
Komen founder will speak at YSPH Commencement
YSPH will not rescind invitation. The decision is in — Nancy G. Brinker, the founder and chief executive of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, will speak at the School of Public Health's Commencement, after all.
List claims QPac is good for the socially awkward
Unclear how list was compiled. Are Quinnipiac students peeing all over Toad's because they become nervous in social contexts and act out accordingly? Maybe.
City Hall releases its performance evals
DeStefano evaluates top city officials. Mayor John DeStefano Jr. just relased his annual evaluations of seven highly-ranking city officials for 2011, describing the strengths and weaknesses he saw in each of his employees.
Through the Lens: 2.6.12
Photographer Harry Simperingham checks out the lux et veritas found in New Haven's churches.
STERN: Freshman seminars should be mandatory
Freshmen deserve personal classroom experiences. When it comes to getting the courses I want, I consider myself supremely lucky. Yes, last semester, I was not placed into the English seminar I wanted or the Spanish seminar I initially wanted.
Spinning, through my eyes
Sweat is (already) covering my palms and forehead with a light sheen. In the basement of Payne Whitney, I had decided to try out spinning for WEEKEND.
Soul Food for Dainty Eaters: Miya's Hot-Headed Cowgirl
Food reviews about Miya’s tend to have some common themes. Yeah, it’s totally great that you can get some healthy brown rice and pieces of vegetable for three bucks, but no one likes those “weird rolls.”
Olivarius discusses sexuality
In 1977, this year's keynote speaker filed a Title IX suit of her own.
Sexual complaint resources questioned
Students interviewed expressed mixed opinions on Yale's resources for victims of sexual misconduct.
M. BASKETBALL | Elis take two at home
Last weekend, Yale’s season goal for an Ivy title looked to be slipping out of reach. But this weekend, the Bulldogs tightened their grip and got a hold of their season once more.
SWIMMING | Elis fall to Harvard, Princeton at rivalry meet
Yale swimming and diving fell to rivals Harvard and Princeton at the H-Y-P tri-meet this weekend, but the Bulldogs said they are unfazed and are saving themselves for the Ivy League championships.
Sex Week broadens perspective
In an effort to broaden its perspective, Sex Week hosted a talk on gender, identity and sexuality in immigrant families on Sunday.
W. BASKETBALL | Elis fall to third in Ivies
The Bulldogs started this weekend off on the right foot, extending their winning streak to three with a 72-60 win at Penn on Friday, but ran into a brick wall at Princeton only a day later.
M. HOCKEY | Mixed results for Bulldogs
It was a tale of two teams for men’s hockey this weekend. After a frustrating 4–3 overtime loss to St. Lawrence (10–15–3, 6–9–1 ECAC) on Friday, the Bulldogs bounced back in a big way with a 5–1 thumping of Clarkson (13–12–5, 7–6–3) on Saturday.
COHEN: Do something, Yale
We like to pride ourselves at Yale for being well-informed, sophisticated and scholarly. If Yalies don’t know about something, the rest of America probably doesn’t know either. Well, here’s a statistic many of us are not aware of: The Syrian government has murdered 7,000 Syrian men, women and children since the unrest began there last March.
Walking beats hit downtown
Although the New Haven Police Department rolled out walking beats in each of the Elm City’s 10 districts two weeks ago, its downtown walking beat has been active since early December.
WENTWORTH: Processing the informal complaint
Yale’s sexual harassment complaint system has gotten a hefty share of press recently. Following the Pat Witt debacle, people around campus are searching for ways to wrap their heads around what happened. Did he really do it? Didn’t he? How can we possibly know if there was never a formal investigation and trial?
ZELINSKY: ER&M’s got problems
On Point
Last week, Yale got a new major: Ethnicity, Race and Migration. It was already a possible double major, but students now can take ER&M as their sole course of study. This development should raise eyebrows for several reasons, some of which the department may be able to address.
SCHLOSSBERG: Rally behind the president
Democrats, more often than not, do not play the game of politics correctly. While Democrats may never adopt the policies Ronald Reagan, they should look to his “golden rule” of politics and follow it closely. Reagan adamantly instructed his party members to never publicly criticize another Republican. Democrats should, especially this year, live, eat, sleep and die by this rule.
SQUASH | Women's squash still perfect
The Elis had a minor set-back when they played Princeton and Penn this past weekend when the men’s team lost to No. 3 Princeton on Saturday, ending their chance for an undefeated season. However, the men’s team bounced back and won its Sunday match against No. 10 Penn, improving to a 12-1 record.
Public Health reconsiders speaker
Due to recent controversy surrounding Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the School of Public Health is reconsidering whether Nancy Brinker, the foundation’s director and founder, will speak at Commencement.
M. TENNIS | Elis notch best record since 2001
The men’s tennis team traveled to Virginia last weekend and moved to 4–0 for the season, the team’s best record since 2001. The Elis won big against both William and Mary and Old Dominion 5-2.
Activist pushes investing transparency
Martin Bourqui suggested Friday that the Yale Investments Office should manage the University’s $19.4 billion endowment in more socially and environmentally responsible ways.
TEDxYale arrives on campus
Over 300 students, faculty and alumni attended the inaugural TEDxYale conference Saturday to hear the stories and insights of 25 presenters affiliated with Yale.
West Campus Institute gains momentum
While most of West Campus features laboratories for scientific research, the facility will soon include a new center that uses to technology to study Yale’s collection of cultural objects, such as dinosaur bones and medieval manuscripts.