Bret Ladine
Bret Ladine
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Sept. 6, 2001: Nudged by rivals, Yale built its plans
Wednesday’s financial aid announcement reiterated Yale’s commitment to supporting undergraduates, but comments made by administrators during the decision making process and after its completion suggest that competitive pressures carried the day.
Condit defeat is vindication for voters
Editor's Notebook
In Modesto, California, the Fourth of July parade is a rite of passage. Floats, bands and street peddlers stir the imagination of those who manage to endure the hot summer sun. And year after year, I, along with thousands of others, relied on free ice...
Harvard's endowment falls $800M in weak markets
More negative reports expected in wake of sharp market declines
A day after Yale reported a surprisingly strong endowment return, Harvard University announced Wednesday that its holdings had fallen victim to broader market declines, losing $800 million in value during the fiscal year that ended June 30.
Clinton's speech to be on Cross Campus
University responds to demand for tickets
In response to overwhelming student demand for tickets, Yale will relocate the Oct. 6 Tercentennial symposium featuring former President Bill Clinton LAW '73 from Woolsey Hall to Cross Campus, University Secretary Linda Lorimer said Wednesday night.
Endowment up in shaky economy
Yale's 9.2 percent return likely much greater than its peers; endowment at $10.7 billion
Yale's massive endowment continued to grow in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, rising 6 percent from $10.1 billion to $10.7 billion despite treacherous market conditions that chiseled away at other college endowments. The endowment figures...
Yale Bowl renovations on hold while funds go elsewhere
On Oct. 5, hordes of Yale students, alumni and faculty will descend upon Yale's most storied and prized athletic landmark. But while Yale will be celebrating its tercentennial in style that night, the Yale Bowl approaches its 87th birthday with no...
Yale embroiled in conservation fight
University, Maine at odds over land use
Yale is taking flak from conservation groups and state officials in Maine who are frustrated with ongoing negotiations over hundreds of thousands of acres of undeveloped forest owned by the University. The large Yale property holding in the West Branch...
Muslims on campus fear violent reprisals
Students expect peers to be reasonable
Yale's Muslim community is fearful that stereotypes and emotion resulting from speculation that Islamic extremism played a role in Tuesday's terrorist activities may put them and those who share their faith in danger. Several dozen Muslim students...
Union strife looms over the horizon
Contracts expire in January
A chef in Commons flips a burger on the grill, hoping the line of students does not become any longer. A clerical worker answers a nervous freshman's question because the college dean is swamped. A graduate teaching assistant listens to a jam-packed...
Looney circulating anti-Yale materials
While freshmen received dozens of Yale pamphlets last week, residents of Wooster Street saw flyers of a far different kind. Literature criticizing Yale from state Sen. Martin Looney's mayoral campaign recently hit doorsteps throughout the...