Carlos Gomez
Carlos Gomez
Recent Stories
Moonlight Sonata
Second Place Fiction
Willard was adjusting his left cufflink when he found Dorothy dead in the dryer, mummied in bloodstained linen and down.
Small Orange Circles
Fiction
It was Anthony who first told me the Sun would explode. He said he’d seen it in a magazine. (Or a book, he couldn’t remember. Didn’t I read?) He was kicking a pebble, or a soda can — or maybe he wasn’t kicking anything at all — it doesn’t matter.
The Winter Olympics 2010: Patriotism
I’m usually not that patriotic. Fireworks scare me; red, white and blue are not my colors; and my voice cracks when I try to hit the unnaturally high notes of “The Star Spangled Banner.” All that changes with the Olympics, however.
Monopoly: Falafel Avenue
It’s Sex Week, yet one of this school’s biggest love interests has somehow gone undiscussed: its falafel fetish. Monday night I walked into the dining hall and was not surprised to find the staff serving those tiny balls of chickpea and fava bean; in fact, I would have been surprised if they weren’t. Yale dining seems to have a thing for this Middle Eastern street food — a full-fledged falafel fever, actually.
M. TENNIS: Nothing but Elis in finals
It was clear which school would win the finals of both the men’s singles and doubles draws at the Connecticut State Championships on Sunday — all the finalists were from Yale.
M. TENNIS: Super Powers
Marc Powers ’13 won six matches at the ITA Northeast Regionals before losing in the final
Marc Powers ’13 led the way for an impressive performance by the men’s tennis team at Regionals this past week.
Yale chemist wins Nobel
Professor shares honor with two other scientists for ribosome research
Thomas Steitz, a Sterling professor in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, won the 2009 Nobel prize for Chemistry yesterday.
M. TENNIS | Strong showing despite rain
The men’s tennis team finished a strong weekend of play at the eight-team Yale Invitational on Sunday. Despite inclement weather and delayed matches, the team’s home tournament was successful overall. Four out of five of Yale’s doubles teams reached the finals, while Calvin Bennett ’11 and Erik Blumenkranz ’12 made it to the semifinals in singles. Matt Schimmel ’10 continued his undefeated streak by winning all three of his matches to make it to the finals in Flight ‘C.’
Grad students elect reps, again
It’s election season at the Graduate Student Assembly — for the second time this year.
W. TENNIS | Elis sweep doubles matches
Yale’s women’s tennis team finished its first tournament of the season at the Maryland Invitational on Monday, completing play with a 6-0 record in doubles.