Courtney Pannell
Courtney Pannell
Recent Stories
Ay! Salsa: now with elbow room
I’m going to try to be objective, but you should know that Ay! Salsa’s back window is accessible from my backyard. Ernesto (one of the chefs) once told me I was the love of his life.
Welcome to the failgate. Act accordingly.
We may not win The Game, but we’ve never lost The Tailgate.
Pannell: Picking our next president
Many people have asked why I decided to run for Yale College Council President. Many have asked why I decided to come to Yale at all. The answer to both of these is the same.
Forty years of women at Yale
Although some alumni and upperclassmen opposed the decision of then-University President Kingman Brewster ’41 to admit women to Yale College, the change, it seems, was inevitable.
When profs say 'Buy my book'
While mandating dozens of students to buy a text written by the instructor may seem like a lucrative scheme, professors say they do not see it that way.
The evolution of Tap Night
Last night was cold and clear, but it certainly wasn't quiet. Costumed bands of students hurtled across campus, going through the motions to gain acceptance into one of Yale's senior societies, the groups of roughly 15 students who meet every Thursday and Sunday evening in their last year of college.
Black frat celebrates 100 years
Delta Kappa Epsilon was founded in 1844 at Yale. The Whiffenpoofs will celebrate their 100 years this fall. Skull and Bones is the oldest secret society, established in 1832. Considered the most historic of undergraduate organizations, these groups evoke tradition and longevity that are synonymous with Yale.
Candidate reflects on political roots at Yale
Winston Churchill once said, “If you’re not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative at 40, you have no brain.”
Evoking sounds of South Asia
Unfamiliar to western ears, the natural, trembling tone of the bamboo flute evokes pastoral scenes of India’s distant past. But bamboo flutist Shashank Subramanyam will sing through the instrument at the Yale Center for British Art tonight to give Yalies a taste of India today.
Off the ice, superstition reigns
For Yale’s men’s hockey team, there is more to winning than playing hard.