Album Review: Yaakov's “Yale Demo”
It’s not every day a Yale student releases a rap album. Actually, I’m not sure that’s happened at all this year, which makes Jacob Sandry’s “Yale Demo” a noteworthy event for the University’s music scene.
Grand List shows growth in taxable property
Will generate millions in taxes. New numbers out from City Hall show a growth of $860 million in the total assessed value of all taxable property in the city.
Vertigo: What is Ice Cross Downhill and why is everybody talkin' about it?
Forty miles per hour on ice skates? Downhill? Sounds like a nightmare. To the energy-drink maker Red Bull, though, it sounded like an idea for a new extreme winter sport: Ice Cross Downhill.
Whiffs to sing with Zooey in SoCal
Concert will benefit arts education. She & Him is old news. It’s time for She & the Whiffs.
Connecticut named worst place to retire
Cites high cost of living. The list ranks states on the basis of their fiscal health, their property taxes, income taxes, cost of living and climate, each of which is worth up to 1 negative point depending on severity. Connecticut got 4.05 out of five possible bad points.
Opera singer Rosen MUS ’12 to take Met stage
This year, Annie Rosen ’08 MUS ’12, who currently studies opera at the School of Music, will take the stage at the Met for the next round of the competition, the National Council Auditions, on March 18.
SOARES: At home in the workplace
Are you firm-minded and not warmhearted? Not an applauder, but a dissector? An analyzer and not a sympathizer, and more of a judge than a peacemaker? Would most people say that you’re a very open person, and do you usually speak freely about your feelings? If so, you may be on your way to a summer internship with a multi-billion dollar asset management firm. Good luck.
REVESZ: No academia is objective
ER&M’s critics err when they assert that the major — along with others broadly thought of as “area studies” — is different in kind from anything else the university offers. Indeed, nearly all of Yale’s seventy-nine majors are inherently and inextricably linked to a political worldview.
ROSS: Curb prostitution demand
Gangbuster
It’s Sex Week, so it seems a fitting time for a crime column to turn to a discussion of sex crimes. Argh! Isn’t there anywhere we can escape discussions of sex? you might be groaning to yourself . I sympathize, but nope, sorry, not this week. The least I can do is offer up a one-liner to ease you into it.
Scolari exhibit captures spirit of architecture
A new exhibit explores the artistic canon of renowned School of Architecture professor Massimo Scolari by highlighting the beauty possible in architectural drawings.
LARSON: Don’t let Open Yale Courses close
Unsurprisingly, my math textbook was written by an MIT professor. More surprisingly, the lectures I watch to learn the material are taught by that same professor.
Esserman brings “CompStat” to NHPD
For the past month, the Elm City’s top public safety officials have met every Tuesday morning at the New Haven Police Department’s Union Ave headquarters for “CompStat,” a new means for holistically tackling crime pioneered by NHPD Chief Dean Esserman.
Love Week speaker champions marriage
W. Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project, offered tips for finding successful long-term relationships, which he said are vital to achieving personal happiness.
Yale-NUS defining administration
Though Yale-NUS is in the midst of recruiting faculty and students, the jointly-run liberal arts college has yet to solidify plans for the upper echelons of its administration.
Shared Services under fire
Faculty are speaking out against a University-wide push to centralize administrative services.
YCC provides temporary cell phones
The Yale College Council launched a new initiative last week that allows students with lost or damaged cell phones to temporarily borrow phones.
JANES: This season could be one of Yale’s most successful
This could be one of the best years in Yale sports history. Tragedy and off-field issues have distracted from a year loaded with success and potential — and rightfully so — but with statements made, investigations underway and the facts as straight as anyone can hope to get them, it’s time to shift the focus back to the games.
Classesv2 site extends to smartphones
Informations Technology Services is testing a new mobile Classesv2 website that allows students to check syllabi and course readings on their smart phones.
RUGBY | Elis to compete in Vegas tournament
Many people travel to Las Vegas in hopes of hitting the jackpot. This week, the Yale men’s rugby team will also head to Las Vegas looking to win big — on the pitch.
M. BASKETBALL | Non-conference uncovered
The men’s basketball team did not spend New Year’s Eve more than 1,000 miles away from New Haven without purpose. On December 31, the team traveled down to Gainesville, FL to take on No. 10 Florida in a nonconference game. Although the Elis expectedly fell, 90–70, the final score was of little importance. The Bulldogs scheduled the game knowing full well they were the underdogs.
Malloy pushes education spending
Governor Dannel Malloy is making good on his promise to enact education reform.
Arts Council sponsors artists online
A new partnership between the Arts Council of Greater New Haven and online fundraising platform Kickstarter aims to broaden support for New Haven artists beyond those who know them personally.
Med School elects new Student Council members
Starting this month, the Yale School of Medicine will have new student body leaders at its helm.
Creating ripples through artistic community
Since October 2011, the “Ripple Effect” art project housed at 756 Chapel St. has woven a web of creative interaction between artists in the Greater New Haven area.
