Eric Randall
Eric Randall
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Randall: The Secretest Societies of all
It is safe to say the name “secret society” is no longer an accurate descriptor for the groups of random seniors that get wasted and talk about themselves at length twice a week here at Yale.
Randall: Hard (New York) times
Today at 2 p.m., the New York Times will institute a paywall for access to its website, a move with a lot of promise. Journalists have long cursed their decision to give away Web content for free. After years of declining revenues and emptying newsrooms, The Times’ move felt like a kid finally demanding his lunch money back from the playground bully.
How do you tender your chicken? Chicken tender day recipes
I'm no foodie, as the below blog post will likely make clear, but I think there's a way for everyone to cultivate a little corner of the culinary world, a place where they can make their mark. I tend to think of myself as a bit of an expert on Yale Dining's chicken tenders.
Late-night health hazards
When representatives from Yale Dining toured many of Yale’s 12 residential college butteries last spring, they were distressed by the relaxed sanitation standards kept by the student workers.
Yale College Council sets 2009-’10 agenda
This year’s Yale College Council is looking to put the finishing touches on its merger with the Yale Student Activities Committee, even as it juggles a full plate of student advocacy issues.
Chefs protest menu decisions
When Frank Douglass Jr., a second cook in Trumbull College’s kitchen, went to prepare the picadillo de pavo for Wednesday night’s dinner, he realized there was a problem. He’d never heard of it.
Despite renovations, bells to toll for murdered student
The Guild of Carillonneurs will be given access to Harkness Tower, which is currently undergoing a
News analysis: Yale College Council to continue research
The Yale College Council is poised to continue using research reports as a means to influence University decisions, a year after debuting the strategy with mixed success.
University begins installing bedroom locks
Nearly two years after the Yale College Council first proposed the measure, the administration has begun to install locks on bedroom doors in residential colleges.
Film replaces ‘Sex Signals,’ to mixed reviews
In order to better communicate to freshmen the dangers of sexual harassment and assault, the University this year removed “Sex Signals,” an educational performance featuring professional actors, from freshman orientation and replaced it with a short film shot on Yale’s campus presenting fictional scenarios of sexual harassment.