Carol Te
Carol Te
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YCC Treasurer: Yanni Legmpelos ’12
Candidate for YCC Treasurer Yanni Legmpelos ’12 modeled his campaign video after a late-night infomercial: Upon receiving a “YanniStrong” wristband, Yalies each acquire various superpowers and skills, from a muscular physique to poker-table prowess.
Univ. loses use of online film-viewing service
Students will no longer have the luxury of watching films for classes online at a time and place of their choosing.
News analysis | Union propels HEI protests
The sit-in held by Yale’s Undergraduate Organizing Committee last month was just one of a dozen nationwide efforts to protest university investments in a hotel company. But all of the campaigns, though led by students, originated from the same place: a union, UNITE HERE.
Waiting for Swensen
It was not your average sit-in. Yale Police Department Chief James Perrotti, several raw parsnips and a California hotel worker converged outside the Yale Investments Office on Tuesday morning.
Dancing the night away
Yasmeen Godder sprung into the air in a dance studio on Elm Street on Sunday afternoon. She shouted violent war cries.
MUSIC BRIEFS | Dragonette
Ah yes. Another wannabe electropop hipster thing. Dragonette — a 3/4 Canadian, 1/4 English band — just released its album, “Galore,” here in the States this week. And I think I understand why it took them so long — the States were trying to protect themselves from lame flashy synths, but alas Canada has finally managed to muscle its way across the border. The album’s songs range from “I Get Around”’s skanky electro beats to “Get Lucky”’s faux-’50s rhythms. Preteens might find them sexy. Lindsay Lohan probably wants them for her next shopping montage. I dropped the name Dragonette to seem cool at the last party I went to. Which brings us to another serious problem: the lameness of the name. Why would you de-awesome-ize an already awesome creature by adding an “ette”? Do you really think it makes you more awesome? Really, Canada, really? I blame this lame name on the band’s “dragonette,” Martina Sorbara, who has sucked out all the testosterone from her male band members. The group is all part of her concoction to emasculate the guys without them realizing it. They simply accept Martina’s girly wanton lyrics. Seriously, man up, boys. The point is, Dragonette is a lot of cheese with, admittedly, some cool background beats and fun lyrics, which make the songs catchy. But the band’s main redeeming feature is that they’re Canadian. For realz. That’s the best part.
YUAG pieces to travel, teach during renovations
John Trumbull’s painting of the Declaration of Independence, a cane chiseled with the healing arts of Africa and a silver beaker inscribed with Dutch allegories are all on vacation from the Yale University Art Gallery.
SOM to court minorities
Less than one year from today, Yale’s School of Management will take the next step in making the business world more attractive for students with minority and non-business backgrounds.
New jobs at Science Park site
In Science Park, new water pipes mean new jobs. At a meeting of the City Services and Environmental Policy committee last night, representatives from Yale and the city discussed logistics for the recent move up to Science Park. New water lines must run from the main campus to the new site in order to supply adequate resources to the area. Attendees said the project will directly benefit the community in terms of the number of jobs created.
‘Dupree’ probes serious matters
From unsavvy Israeli immigrants to domineering black women to dutiful WASP husbands — such easily parodied stereotypes would seem to make for an exciting opportunity to be entertained for an evening, but the Heritage Theater Ensemble’s production of “Diva Daughters Dupree” is mereley satisfying. Although the play has no reservations in humoring racial stereotypes, its complex racial themes are not well supported by the simplicity of the play’s setting and production.