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Colvin '78 killed in Syria
Blast also killed French photojournalist. Marie Colvin '78, a prolific journalist who covered war zones including Afghanistan, Baghdad and Libya, was killed Wednesday in a mortar strike in Syria. She was 56.
Malloy looks to cut scholarship funding
Seeking to eliminate $6.7 million. Local students attending some of Connecticut's top colleges, including Yale, may lose access to state scholarship funding as part a proposal from Gov. Dannel Malloy.
MCCAMBRIDGE AND WU: Yale needs Chipotle
Dear Chipotle, come to New Haven! Set us free from the repression of the overpriced and underwhelming! Let my people go … order burritos!
Despite protests, Secure Communities arrives
Despite resistance from city and state officials, beginning today Connecticut is under the federal Secure Communities immigration program.
Visually appealing, “Good Goods” leaves questions unanswered
Theater Review
Christina Anderson’s DRA ’11 “Good Goods,” in its world premiere at the Yale Repertory Theatre under the direction of Tina Landau ’84, is ambitious in its narrative scope.
Vogel talks revival of Pulitzer-winning play
Chair of the Yale School of Drama’s Playwriting Program and Yale Repertory Theatre playwright-in-residence Paula Vogel’s 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “How I Learned to Drive” just reopened off Broadway on Feb. 13, marking the first time it has played in New York in 15 years. On Monday, Vogel spoke with the News about the new production, her writing process and her teaching commitments at Yale.
Music student scores
While composing the score for the PBS documentary “John Muir in the New World,” Garth Neustadter MUS ’12 asked himself how the 19th-century naturalist and preservation advocate would have directed the film.
Levin, Bloomberg spar over NYPD surveillance
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended his city’s police department Tuesday, after reports surfaced Saturday that it had monitored Muslim students at Yale and at least 14 other colleges around the Northeast.
In “Translations,” a battle of tongues
Opening today, the Yale Dramatic Association’s spring mainstage production, “Translations,” deals with language and what happens to people confronted by its loss.
Ricci resurfaces, on track to Supreme Court
Less than a year after the city finalized its settlement in a bias suit filed by 20 New Haven firefighters that went all the way to the Supreme Court, another case involving claims of racial discrimination might wind up at the nation’s highest court.
“Helvetica” filmmaker refocuses on urban design
Documentary filmmaker Gary Hustwit knows how to inspire people to care about design.
ARAGÓN AND ZEPEDA: Don’t ban ethnic studies
We cannot stand by as our nation’s history is rewritten. Rather than fear them, we must recognize the histories of ethnic minorities as crucial components to truly understanding both this nation’s history and its current state of affairs. Only then can we be said to fully promote liberty and justice for all.
Yale pushes science education reform
Administrators plan to reform science teaching and upgrade science facilities.
Assassins returns in altered form
In overseeing a class-wide game of “assassins,” the Sophomore Class Council has taken special measures this year to avoid the pitfalls that led to the game’s cancellation last year.
M. LACROSSE | Mahoney adds West Coast to East Coast sport
Of all the talented lacrosse players in the nation, very few hail from the West Coast. But the men’s lacrosse team picked up a prize in Washington-native midfielder Gregory Mahony ’12. Mahoney is a two-time All-Ivy and All-New England selection.
UCS launches online tools for sophomores
Students looking for a summer internship or job now have new tools to use in compiling their resumes and credentials.
Piersonites petition against master’s departure
A petition calling is circulating to extend Harvey Goldblatt’s term as Pierson College master.
SWIMMING | Bulldogs dive into Ivies
The women’s swimming and diving team has trained all year for the tomorrow’s meet: the Ivy League championships.
JANES: A transition to mediocrity
Yale has set foot on the path leading away from Ivy athletic dominance. The administration’s increasing lack of commitment to athletic recruitment and quality coaching is charting a course to make Yale teams no longer competitive with their peers, a phenomenon to tarnish athletic culture, school spirit, history and tradition.
SOM degree builds off World Fellows
The School of Management is building on a model of global education established by Yale’s World Fellows program.
Doubled searches to have little impact on FAS size
Most programs are not expected to see a net gain in faculty.
Med students teach teaching
A group of Yale medical students is launching its school’s first Medical Education Interest Group to help make doctors better teachers next week.
ROSS: NYPD needs an intervention
Gangbuster
I can state without hesitation that I love the New York Police Department. The city owes a debt of gratitude to the men and women who drove crime to historic lows and did much to make the city the way it is today.
Flying Through The Catacombs
Feature
“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” -Oscar Wilde
The 5:48 to Fairfield
It’s Friday. A whisper-thin man in a tailored suit leads the stream of New York commuters down the platform. His rolled-up shirtsleeves and the can of Stella Artois in his left hand indicate that we have the same destination in mind.
A Walk in the Woods
I had been told that this area was swampy, but somehow I hadn’t quite envisioned getting my feet wet. As I walked through the woods, the ground squelched underfoot. Leaves — some still improbably alive during this unexpectedly fair winter — rustled above me.
Coffeehouse with a Beat
On a Saturday night in November, I’m sitting in a balcony that overlooks a basement-level theater. The Saybrook College Orchestra practiced here only yesterday, but now the space has been transformed.
Deposition
Personal Essay
He lost five hundred dollars; I lost two hours. It’s impossible for me, as a rational person, to feel wronged.