"Muv"ing into the future
Daniel Noiseux's mission is to launch a network of mobile establishments that balance design and function in a customizable, movable kiosk. But from the very first MuvBox prototype, Noiseux placed a special emphasis on sustainability.
O'Reilly Factor takes critical look at Sex Week
O'Reilly reporter says "what even?" Fox News offered a fair and balanced report on Sex Week 2012 in a Thursday segment on the O'Reilly Factor.
SEX WEEK: From BDSM to Public Policy
The year of 2011-2012 has been one of much heat for Sex Week. With the release of the Campus Climate Report in September 2011, the biannual tradition was placed on shaky ground: its right, and its util, as a campus event was seriously questioned and, for a time, it seemed that we might not have a Sex Week 2012. And yet, here we are eight days into this renewed endeavor with four more to go.
SML wants your love
Saturday Morning Love
Starting this weekend, “SML: Saturday Morning Love,” a blog based on the Nytimes series “Modern Love,” (no, not that MODERN LOVE, upperclassmen) will run on the WEEKEND blog every Saturday. Like Modern Love, SML will feature collections of “deeply personal essays about contemporary relationships, dating” and other intimate topics every Saturday.
My reverse honeymoon
a militant twilight
It’s like I’m in this reverse honeymoon period where everything is rosy because it isn’t forever.
Bees, Strippers, Sperm and a Printer: A Reading
“I think reading aloud is tremendously important,” Fadiman said, “because we can hear things that we can’t see.”
‘Hedwig’ balances sass and substance
“It is clear that I must find my other half. But is it a he or a she? … Can two people actually become one again?” Fifteen minutes into the titular character’s monologue in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, it becomes clear that this punk rock musical is much more than just a bawdy, sensationalist show about a sex change gone horribly wrong.
A Theater for Everyone’s Desires
Simple, elegant, and spontaneous all at once, the “Theater of Desire” offers a venue for writers and performers alike to experiment with their craft in an open, nonjudgmental environment. It is the brainchild of Theater Studies professor Deborah Margolin — everyone calls her “Deb” — who conceived of “a space without a critic,” she said. The Theater, which runs on alternate Monday nights, is open to all Yale students. Accordingly, every night brings different surprises before different audiences.
Nuclear’s back with new clarity
Jason Parisi ’15 is passionate about energy issues. He is so passionate that he’s currently writing a book on energy in North Korea and China. When asked a question about the technical nuances of the global nuclear energy debate, Parisi nods, says “OK,” and commences to explain thoroughly.
Minor Thoughts on Undergraduate Majors
The recent creation of the Ethnicity, Race & Migration major, and the division of the Biology major has brought to our attention the limitations of the current majors offered at Yale.
Kissing In, Tuning Out: Free Speech at Yale
In the past, Yale has welcomed a host of controversial speakers to engage Yale students both on and off campus—people ranging from the porn stars that spoke at last year’s Sex Week to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2010. The school prides itself on its freedom of speech mandate, but when it comes to language that is potentially hateful, where do we draw the line?
Cinema to the Max: A bittersweet ode to love and insecurity
That’s right — with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the coupled among us have a reason to smile, while the singles probably just see it as another cold, early morning walk up Prospect Street. But all of us, in some way or fashion, are touched by love (or the lack of it), no matter our age or class or, remarkably enough, our maturity level.
New Haven touts tax base growth
According to Mayor John Destefano’s office, the majority of the change in total property value is due to property revaluation.
M. BASKETBALL | Elis set for New York odyssey
Five hundred mile road trips are not always enjoyable. Hopefully the Bulldogs’ long bus ride will be worth it.
Alpha Sig expansion on hold
The national fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi is putting its efforts to establish a Yale Alpha Sig chapter “on pause.”
At Art Gallery, uniting music and architecture
Last night, Yale’s art, music and architecture scenes joined together in the foyer of the Yale University Art Gallery.
“Carmen:” the saddest story ever told
While "Carmen" has become one of the most famous modern operas, it certainly didn't start out that way; in fact, frustration and ignominy plagued its first days.
Advocate addresses sex trafficking
Lamont Hiebert, an advocate against sex trafficking, told students Thursday evening that child slavery and sex trafficking occurs not only in Africa but also here in Connecticut.
M. HOCKEY | Road test for Elis
This weekend the Bulldogs (10–11–2, 7–8–1 ECAC) will take on conference rivals Colgate (15–10–3, 9–6–1) and No. 13 Cornell (11–6–6, 8–3–5) in hope of improving their conference standings before the ECAC Hockey Playoffs.
M. LACROSSE | Elis kickoff preseason play
The Elis will kick off their 2012 preseason this weekend with a scrimmage against Siena. Despite a relatively late start to the official season, the team has been toiling away in unofficial practices since the beginning of the semester. Official practices with head coach Andy Shay began last Wednesday.
NHPD to launch new shootings task force
The New Haven Police Department will form a new shootings task force to investigate and crack down on shootings in the Elm City.
Law School loan forgiveness reduced
The Yale Law School is scaling back its loan forgiveness program.
“Our Daily Rite” opens at ArtSpace
A local art gallery is examining the creative process with an exhibit documenting the daily additions artists make to their projects over the course of weeks or months — and, in some cases, over an artist’s entire life.
NEWS' VIEW: A Sex Week for all
There has been a lot of talk about sex this week. Sex Week and True Love Week are both in full swing. We have come a long way since Undergraduates for a Better Yale College tried to have Sex Week banned.
W. BASKETBALL | Bulldogs prep for Cornell, Columbia
The Bulldogs return home this weekend looking to rebound from last Saturday’s defeat at Princeton and to take back control of their conference season.
Malloy sets tone for Hartford agenda
Gov. Dannel Malloy opened the legislative session calling for an “economic revival."
GREENBERG: More sex walk, less sex talk
David Lilienfeld (“Stuck in the frosh pit,” Feb. 2), who has made many such references, commits a bit of hypocrisy, though certainly not the first in the recent media storm on “sexual culture.”
Bedroom locks to span all colleges
Davenport, Timothy Dwight and Pierson Colleges are the only colleges whose in-suite bedroom doors have no locks, but that will change this summer.
Independent cuts comment boards
New Haven Independent readers no longer have a “voice” on the new source’s website, at least for now.
STERN: Lift the Cuba embargo
A Stern Perspective
When you own a cow in Cuba, you can drink its milk, but you may not slaughter it, said Patricia Alejandro ’12, who was born in Cuba and is a member of Yale’s Cuban American Undergraduate Student Association.
KESSLER: Put those clothes in the bucket
Around this time last year, I went to my first naked party. In many ways, the experience was exactly what I had expected.
LIN: No Right Answer
I’ve never seriously dated anyone at Yale. As I near my 21st birthday, I realize I possibly never will. Yet my own acceptance of this — based mostly on the patterns I’ve become familiar with as an upperclassman — does not preclude a sense of curiosity for the distinctive way men and women interact on this campus.
Sex Week: From BDSM to public policy
The year of 2011-2012 has been one of much heat for Sex Week. WEEKEND investigates this year's edition of the biannual tradition and is glad to report that the items on the agenda were serious, thought-provoking and adequately addressed. But not without a bit of laughter and cheek added into the mix.
Undergraduates for a Better Yale: A Profile
Meet Undergraduates for a Better Yale College. They don’t believe in moral relativism, they don’t want your talk of “consent” and “live and let live,” and they’re ready to lay out a hundred and one reasons why.
LETTER: 2.10.12
A response to Amanpour.