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.
YCC campaigns draw near
The candidate pool for the YCC's six executive board positions is larger than last year, with four people considering running for president and vice-president so far.
Campus grieves for Berkeley junior
Community mourns Dabaghi '11 as scholar, athlete and friend
Shock and sorrow gripped the campus Wednesday as news spread of Cameron Dabaghi’s '11 death. The Yale College community gathered Wednesday night to remember him as a committed student, athlete and friend.
YCC wants to expand Credit/D/Fail
Science professors skeptical of proposal to open option to distributional requirements
The YCC is discussing a possible policy change that would allow students to fulfill their distributional requirements with classes taken Credit/D/Fail.
Leaks foil Spring Fling lineup release plan
After the full Spring Fling lineup leaked Tuesday, the Yale College Council confirmed that, along with MGMT, Mike Posner, Matt & Kim, and the Ying Yang Twins will perform at the event on April 27.
Peer liaisons still tweaking program
It has been just over a year since the Yale College Dean’s Office announced it would scrap the ethnic counselors program in favor of peer liaisons, and the new cultural mentors are still trying to figure out their relationships with residential college deans and freshman counselors.
Few juniors plan to live co-ed
While juniors interviewed largely supported the new policy allowing them to live in mixed-gender suites next year, most said they would not take advantage of it.
Coed housing approved for seniors
Students in the class of 2011 will have the option of living in mixed-gender suites next year as part of a pilot program, Yale College Dean Mary Miller and Council of Masters Chair Jonathan Holloway said Sunday in an e-mail to the News.
Does Yale have a drinking problem?
While Yale has revised its alcohol regulations in response to rashes of binge drinking in the recent past, for now, administrators said they will forgo policy changes in favor of continued discussion of solutions to alcohol abuse on campus.
Drugs caused sophomore’s death
The death of Andre Narcisse ’12 in November was an accident caused by multiple drugs, a representative from the Connecticut Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday.
Univ. nears coed housing decision
Until University President Richard Levin makes a decision about mixed-gender housing, Gabe Murchison’s housing configuration when he arrives as a freshman in the fall is still up in the air.
Memorial service honors Narcisse
Though the results of toxicology reports indicating Narcisse’s cause of death are still pending, Yale students, residential college deans, administrators and members of Narcisse’s family gathered to share lighthearted memories of Narcisse and reflections on the grieving process.
Yale College Council focuses on events
After setting its agenda for the spring semester Sunday afternoon, the Yale College Council will continue to focus on campus events this semester, in addition to adding more policy goals to its program.
Civil rights footage to air throughout campus
Read more about Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events after the jump.
Dining plans health fest
At the themed dinner tonight called “A Healthy Start to the New Year,” residential dining halls will feature a more vegetable-heavy salad bar, no fried food, and the unveiling of a poster and handouts with tips on proper eating habits and portion sizes.
YCC books comedian Ansari
Comedian Aziz Ansari will be making a leap from the big screen to the stage at Woolsey Hall at the end of this month.
Drinking citations rise at Game weekend
In addition to unseasonably pleasant weather, last weekend’s tailgate for the Harvard-Yale game saw heightened police activity.
Police report more alcohol offenses over Game weekend
In addition to unseasonably pleasant weather, last weekend's tailgate for the Harvard-Yale game saw heightened police activity.
Yale wins tailgate, at least
While the results of the actual football game have yet to be played out, Yale may already have Harvard beat in at least one arena: the tailgate.
Silliman tops dining survey
Saybrook receives lowest rating
In late September, undergraduates filled out a survey that rated the dining halls for food quality and service. Now the News brings you the results of that survey, offering a definitive answer to an age-old controversy: Which residential college has the best dining hall at Yale?
Official links alcohol crackdown to abuse
Sanjay Patil, the manager of College Wine on Church Street, said he has noticed a recent increase in police surveillance of his customers.
Prayers, songs at Narcisse's funeral
MERRICK, N.Y. — The chapel of the N.F. Walker Funeral Home overflowed Saturday with the friends and family of Andre Narcisse ’12. Crowding into side rooms and hallways, attendees at the memorial service cried, prayed and sang together, as Reverend Robert Thompson spoke in his eulogy about Narcisse’s exuberance and perseverance.
Police crack down on liquor store patrons
A record number of students have received medical attention for alcohol-related illnesses this semester. Meanwhile, the Yale police have started searching liquor store patrons.
Search for new JE master to start in spring
Jonathan Edwards students will have to wait until spring for word of their new master.
At vigil, students remember Narcisse '12
As shock sank into grief on campus one day after the death of Branford College sophomore Andre Narcisse ’12, students gathered Monday night to remember their classmate, even while details surrounding his death remained unknown.
Peers remember Narcisse ’12 fondly
He was a person who loved seeing other people have fun, who loved making friends and who researched the architectural details of his residential college just because he wanted to know.
BRANFORD SOPHOMORE DIES; CAUSE UNKNOWN
Andre Narcisse '12 of Roosevelt, N.Y., was found dead Sunday. The cause of his death is still unknown, but police do not suspect foul play. Narcisse's suitemates found him unresponsive in his Branford College suite Sunday morning. Paramedics arrived and attempted to resuscitate him, but they were unable to do so, Yale College Dean Mary Miller said in a campuswide e-mail Sunday afternoon. In a phone interview, Miller said it would be premature to speculate on the cause of Narcisse's death, but added that she has been communicating over the past week with masters and deans to share concerns about alcohol and drug use on campus. After last week's Safety Dance, at least eight students needed medical attention.
Police presence up for Halloween
Students hoping to dress up as police officers this Halloween weekend will find good company around campus.
Wu keeping busy — with other extracurriculars, too
Jon Wu ’11 is more than the Yale College Council president. He is a werewolf. Or at least he will portray one in this weekend’s production of “Twilight: The Britney Musical.” Unlike his predecessor, Wu is one YCC president who has not given up on his other extracurriculars, such as theater and improv. Still, YCC representatives say he manages to balance it all.
YCC announces Comedy Fest
In an e-mail to the student body Wednesday morning, Yale College Council President Jon Wu '11 announced the line-up for the Yale Comedy Fest, taking place for the first time this Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. in Sudler Hall. The show will include performances from five Yale improv troupes as well as appearances by “What's great about the [Comedy Fest] is that it's a very low budget event,” Wu said.
Routine check caught SAE
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brothers may never have found out they were living in their house illegally for 13 years if not for a routine check by a city organization designed to protect New Haven residents like them from dangerous housing situations.
After Princeton, Yale is last Ivy without gender-neutral housing
With Princeton’s decision last week to offer gender-neutral housing in the next academic year, Yale becomes the only remaining Ivy League school with no on-campus gender-neutral housing option.
Fraternity lacks building permit
Members of Yale’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon were not planning weekend parties Tuesday night — they were suited up at the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Mayoral challengers face long odds
Although some City Hall officials say any opponent to eight-term incumbent Mayor John DeStefano Jr. will have a hard time winning in the Nov. 3 general election, three New Haven residents are still rising to the challenge.
Tailgate rules released
While the results of the actual football game have yet to be played out, Yale may already have Harvard beat in at least one arena: the tailgate.
ShotSpotter ‘promising’ for police
Los Angeles resident Curtis Baxter, the 28-year-old man who was shot in the right side of his stomach at 31 Whalley Ave. on Monday evening, is still in critical condition, police officials said Tuesday. But without the recently installed ShotSpotter system, things may have been much worse.
CT Transit to cut costs, keep up service
Although public bus ridership in New Haven has declined year over year, officials at CT Transit said they plan to maintain the current level of service while cutting costs internally.
Sports stay in schools, for now
Local school sports programs are safe from budget cuts, at least for now.
Law School grad aids ex-offenders in transition
After three years of law school, Amy Meek LAW ’09 decided she needed to spend more time in New Haven. The city hired Meek two weeks ago as the coordinator of its Prisoner Reentry Initiative, a program established in 2008 to help prevent formerly incarcerated persons from committing additional crimes and to ease their transition back into community life.
To cut costs, Dining changes Slifka policy
The Joseph E. Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale is still bringing out lox for Bagel Brunch Sundays, but behind the scenes, change has come to the Kosher Kitchen.
Birthright numbers down
The recession means fewer Yale students of Jewish descent will have the chance to visit Israel free of charge.
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