Elana Bildner
Elana Bildner
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News flash: The opinion page is looking for fresh blood. Why write? The Yale Daily News opinion page is the place for on-campus debate. Columns that have appeared on this page have not only responded to protests, but caused them, too. Some have...
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How to actually become a member of the greatest army in the world
Contrary to popular (read: my) belief, it turns out that "joining the United States Army" does not immediately translate to "picking up a rifle, getting a crew cut, heading down to a state with a disturbingly low Starbucks-to-person ratio, and cracking...
Panel puts focus on gender in education
Participants assert sex is an ever-present issue
As a female graduate student at (practically) all-male Yale, Cynthia Russett GRD '59, Ph.D. '64 knew she was in a tough position. But she did not realize exactly how tough that position was until, sometime in 1958, a dean told her flat-out: "You girls...
NASA's a blast at Sheridan
On Thursday afternoon at Sheridan Communications & Technology Middle School, a group of 50 students sat transfixed by a video of a space shuttle blasting off. Just another middle school science class -- except that most middle school science classes...
Gehry explains his deep portfolio
Famed architect Frank Gehry led a capacity crowd on a virtual tour of his portfolio Thursday night, touching on works both prominent (EuroDisney) and, well, less than prominent (a bus stop in California). Known for buildings like the Guggenheim...
High schoolers to watch Rep's 'Lear'
In two weeks, the cast of the Yale Rep's production of "King Lear" will perform for a pretty discerning audience. It will not be members of the British monarchy -- a la "Shakespeare in Love" -- or even a group of eminent theater critics. Instead, for a...
Third-graders learn about government
Thanks to a pilot oral history project, a local third-grade class now has a pretty advanced understanding of political science. The only problem: it seems some forms of government are quite a mouthful. "It was really cute -- they couldn't pronounce...
Panel challenges No Child Act
Like many education advocates, attorney Alice O'Brien dislikes the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), signed into law by President Bush in 2002. So when asked Sunday at a Law School panel what Congress should do to improve the federal policy, O'Brien...
Chapel-Howe residents prevail
Commission suggests that officials no longer consider Chapel-Howe location
Residents and retailers at the intersection of Chapel and Howe streets can now breathe a sigh of relief -- at least temporarily -- after the New Haven City Plan Commission recommended Wednesday night that officials consider alternative sites for the...
City superintendent is up for nat'l award
After nearly 12 years as New Haven superintendent of schools, Dr. Reginald Mayo has already received a substantial number of awards for his work in public education. But last fall, as school administrators readied his application for yet another award...