Class gift breaks participation record
The participation rate of this year’s seniors edged out that of the class of 2011.
STERN: For another prefrosh weekend
A Stern Perspective
Last weekend, you may have noticed that Yale had more visitors than usual. These slightly confused-looking kids wandered around in herds, mostly staying close to Science Hill but occasionally straying into the heart of campus. They were here as part of Yale Engineering and Science Weekend (YES-W).
M. BASKETBALL | Elis prep for final home stand
If you want to watch Yale men’s basketball play at home this season, this weekend is your last chance.
W. BASKETBALL | Yale in tight race for second
As the weather finally heats up in New Haven this week, so does the Ivy League race for the women’s basketball team.
Supreme Court to rule on race in college admissions
In its 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger case, the United States Supreme court issued a ruling allowing colleges and universities to consider race and ethnicity in admissions decisions for at least 25 years. But a move by the court on Tuesday could stand to reverse that decision.
YLS takes on Secure Communities
The Yale Law School’s Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic is challenging the legality of a federal deportation program launched in Connecticut Wednesday.
Entrepreneur recommends a flexible approach
Former CEO of Palm Inc. Donna Dubinsky ’77 drew on her own failures and successes to encourage students to take risks in their professional careers.
Taxi stand coming to downtown
City officials announced Tuesday evening that the city is planning to set up a taxi stand on Crown Street between College Street and Temple Street from 10 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. from Thursday until Saturday.
Shared services creates conflict
The administration defended its efforts to streamline departmental operations.
M. HOCKEY | Bulldogs seek second straight sweep
Plenty is at stake for the men’s hockey team as it heads into the last two games of the regular season.
Silliman repeats as Iron Chef champs
Over 1,000 students packed into Commons Thursday night to find out whose cuisine would reign supreme.
OSBORN: Seek values over groups
Some of my closest friends at Yale are juniors. I have grown through knowing these people and I care about their well-being. And it seems silly to me that while many of my junior friends are experiencing anxiety about how they want to spend part of their senior year, we seniors are supposed to clam up.
Arts Council institutes “pop-up” counseling
A new effort by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven seeks to help local artists further their careers.
KESSLER: A vegetarian at Louis’ Lunch
Bucket List
I’m by far the least vegetarian of any vegetarian I know.
DJ discusses music industry
World-renowned DJ and producer Markus Schulz shed light on developments in the house music scene in the United States and Europe at a master’s tea Thursday.
MCCOY: Bird brains ain’t so simple
This semester, I am taking “Human Evolution,” a fascinating course taught by Andrew Hill. As I learn about the complex web of human ancestors and relatives (with multiple hominid species coexisting and even preying upon each other!), I find myself wondering where exactly one can draw the line between humans and animals. We think we know humans are unique, but attempts to define our uniqueness have fallen, one by one, like dominoes flicked contemptuously aside by Mother Nature.
MORITZ: Seeing society clearly
Yalies are notoriously concerned about getting into stuff. Whether it’s the extracurricular climbers you spot freshman year or the shopping period rush to get into that seminar you absolutely have to take, Yalies crave acceptance.
KEEGAN: Senior year without society
I am not in a secret society.
KREISS-TOMKINS: Exclusive friendships
About this time last year, I wasn’t sure what to think. Society tap had begun. I was attempting to make sense of something that didn’t spam panlists or sponsor a booth at the extracurricular bazaar. I wasn’t quite sure what I was trying to make sense of.
With mock-up, design details of new res colleges edited
On Winchester Avenue, north of central campus, the 13th and 14th residential colleges have begun to take shape.
NGARMBOONANANT: Bring MSA outrage to Singapore
Moments like last Monday night make me proud to be a Yalie. It’s rare for a university president to speak out so forcefully against the government, but that’s exactly what President Rick Levin did in a Monday email to the Yale community. He was clear and unambiguous; even when Mayor Mike Bloomberg attacked him the next day, Levin stuck to his conviction that Yale remain free and tolerant.
Frat City?
Existing fraternities on campus have attracted interested students every year. Caroline Tan looks at the reasons two new fraternities stand on shaky ground.
A tempestuous new direction for Control Group
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Control Group is putting up a new production in one of the most public settings on campus.
Message from NYPD re: the Yale Community
After the Associated Press revealed that the New York Police Department had been monitoring Muslim student associations at Yale, we were able to obtain access to the Official Police Report, which reveals the shocking findings of years of expert investigation on Yale’s campus. Students are advised to read in the safety and privacy of their rooms.
'Remembering Shakespeare,' the bard through time at the Beinecke
“Shakespeare Remembered,” the exhibition currently on display at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, tells the story of how one of many playwright’s in the Elizabethan London became the Shakespeare our culture has come to know and love. Although the exhibit reminds us that Shakespeare is singularly idolized, it traces the origin of his singular brilliance as a cultural process.
Dickens turns 200. 'Nicholas Nickleby' (1912) celebrates the silence
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In case you missed it (I did), it was Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday on February 7th — and in light of the English writer’s mega stardom, people all over the world are celebrating. Dickens 2012, as the official celebration of the author’s “bicentenary” is named, is just one long party. Think of it as an intellectual Feb Club (and Jan Club and March Club): multiple events will be thrown each day of for the remainder of February, in addition to the daily events that have occurred this past January and that will continue through March.
An Hairing of Grievances
Friends, Romans, countrymen: I’m a pretty hairy guy. I know that. Do you think you need to come up with euphemisms in order to make that observation in a sensitive and considerate manner? Because you don’t — really! I have hair on my arms; I have hair on my legs; I have hair under my armpits and on my chest and stomach and even one little stray bastard that keeps popping up just above my sternum. More importantly, I usually have a pretty thick covering of the stuff on my cheeks, chin, neck and upper lip area.
Let's get physical!
The Future
We live in a society that is glued to its laptops, iPads, smartphones and pagers. It’s rare when a concert isn’t interrupted by at least one ringtone, and if you don’t update your Facebook status at least five times during the course of a lunch, you’re not being social enough.
Ravel: The greatest Swiss watchmaker
Back to the Classics
Born on March 7, 1875 in Ciboure, a small French town nestled by the Spanish border, Maurice Ravel was a bit of an oddball.
Who will win big at the Oscars?
Cinema to the Max
At this point, guessing the major Oscar winners is worthless—we pretty much know who’s going to win the big ones. Instead, what makes the prediction process fun is its capacity to inspire debate: Sure, we know Meryl Streep is going to win, but should she?
Death to taxes
I wonder why my parents’ accountant would possibly need to email me. And why is the subject line “Your tax return?” I don’t need to file a tax return, right? Only adults have to do that, and I’m definitely not an adult. Plus I make, like, no money.
Lost under papers, a history: The story of Yale’s desks
Today, Levin’s desk is one of the only pieces of furniture still lent out by the Yale University Art Gallery, said John Gordon, an assistant curator of American decorative arts at the Gallery. In the past, University administrators and college masters also borrowed pieces from the collection, but the policy ended several years ago, and most pieces have been returned to the Art Gallery.
New Haven Bike Polo rides, never stops rollin'
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According to the flyers, here is what you should bring to New Haven Bike Polo: 1) a bike. 2) a helmet. 3) a mallet (if you have one). 4) a good attitude.
Roya Hakakian: Passionate, Introspective, Strong
Born to a Jewish family in Iran in the mid-sixties, Roya Hakakian fled to the United States in 1985 on political asylum. She has since become well known as a Persian poet and an Iranian-American journalist, publishing essays in prominent newspapers and a memoir in addition to working on several television news programs.
Rediscover love with an 'Amplified Heart'
I have a confession. I can’t count the times when, listening to a song with a pumping beat and trying to stay awake through those last 100 lines of Latin, I have just wanted to get up, flail my arms around and dance. Let’s not lie, I do this all the time. It’s obviously one of the best parts of having a single. But I can’t dance.
‘Three Days of Rain’ lets the love shine through
“Three Days of Rain” tells the story of two architects and their children’s quest to piece together their parent’s legacies.