Greta Stetson
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No kinks reported so far for mixed-gender housing
Administrators said it is too early to tell how the program is working and whether it will be expanded beyond seniors. While only 37 seniors opted to live with members of the opposite gender this year, those who did say the arrangement has created few problems.
Residential college budgets to be equalized
Three wealthiest colleges will be hardest hit
In an effort both to save money and to make the residential college experiences more comparable, administrators are cutting funding from wealthier colleges and reviewing donations in all 12 colleges.
YPD cracks down on Old Campus alcohol
According to the Undergraduate Regulations, alcohol is not permitted on Old Campus unless it is being served at a function intended strictly for upperclassmen. “We just don't want anyone to get hurt,” one officer said.
Spring Fling may not be dry
Though the Spring Fling committee explored possible contingency plans, the weather forecast should permit the event to take place outside as planned. In fact, planning for the day’s logistics and security measures will not change from last year.
UP CLOSE | YCC carves out broader policy role
Issues focus in recent election reflects council’s evolving mission
Incoming Yale College Council president Jeff Gordon '12 said he thinks the time is right to increase the YCC’s influence on major administrative decisions. And based on interviews with past YCC presidents, this trend toward a broader YCC impact has been years in the making.
Race for YCC president advances to runoff
Jeff Gordon ’12 and Courtney Pannell ’11, separated by just two votes, will face off in another vote on Thursday. All the other YCC races were decided Tuesday.
Runoff needed for YCC president
Students will have to wait until Thursday to find out who next year's Yale College Council president will be: Jeff Gordon '12 and Courtney Pannell '11 (a multimedia editor for the News) will head into a runoff election since neither received a majority of the votes and their shares were less than five percentage points apart. In the final tally, Pannell led by just two votes, receiving 1,189 to Gordon's 1,187 of the 3,401 votes cast for president. Pete Croughan '12, the third presidential candidate, was a close third with 1,025 votes.
Candidates renew policy focus
Presidential hopefuls look to restructure project groups
The three candidates for president have ambitious policy agendas, and while they do not want to divert the council's attention from planning events, they said they hope to achieve their reforms by restructuring the way the YCC approaches policy initiatives.
YCC focuses on mental health
Poll shows dissatisfaction with current resources
The platforms of all but two of the candidates running for YCC president and vice president include improving mental health counseling. Students and the YCC candidates who endorse mental health reform say Yale needs to reduce wait times and improve the quality of counseling.
Searches narrow for cultural house deans
Search committees to replace the interim director of the Native American Cultural Center and the director of the Afro-American Cultural Center, are on schedule, and the search committees hope to make a final decision by the beginning of the summer.