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My abdication of the royal throne of New Haven
This is my last column as the King of New Haven. As of May 27, I will be known as the King Emeritus. I am only now coming to grips with the fact that my time left at Yale is quite limited. Today is my last day of classes. Soon enough, I will take my...
Dahl-Bredine for Yale Corp. alumni trustee
A lot has been said recently about the race for the open Yale Corporation seat. Lee this, Lin that. And I've got to tell you, at first I didn't care. There are over 100,000 alumni eligible to vote in the May election, but current students have no say.
A senior gift that's just not worth giving
President Levin held a Master's Tea in Davenport this week, and I'm sure everyone had a grand old time. Master's Teas generally give students the opportunity to get to know the speaker on a much deeper level, and this was no exception. Levin talked...
An open letter to the Class Day Committee
For our Class Day speaker, I don't want David Gergen '63. Nor anyone else who is now serving or has ever served on the Yale Corporation. Nor anyone named Beinecke. I don't want as a Class Day speaker someone who already makes regular appearances at...
The official column of the Olympics
As most of you know, I hang out with "President" Bush most weekends. Usually, we just rent a T&A flick and finish off a pony keg, but this weekend he insisted on going to the Olympics. At first I was upset that he had stood me up. But as I watched...
Living on the wrong side of the Ivy tracks: crime at Yale's highest level
When I was in high school, the older brother of some classmates of mine achieved overnight infamy. An alum of my Catholic college preparatory, Greg had finally found his vocation: hitman. A college acquaintance wanted his family executed, and he hired...
Was IT as good for you as IT will be for me?
I write this column in the past. Well, it's my present, but thanks to the magic of print media (the magic of television's bastard stepbrother), it's your past. As you read this column, history has already been made. The Age of Aquarius has dawned.
Nogues to Levin: Show me da' money
Last year, Yale University paid President Richard Levin $561,709. During the same period, Yale University paid me approximately $592,000 less than that. I deserve a raise. After all, I do at least as much work as Levin. He goes to meetings.
Cohabiting with anthrax and crazy bioterrorists
When I was younger, nuclear war was my big fear. My perceptions of nuclear reality were largely shaped by old movies and TV programs like "The Twilight Zone," and so I used to worry about whether I would have enough time to run to the fallout shelter...
At last, a column with an opinion
Recently, I've been getting a lot of letters from concerned readers. "Dear King, How much thought do you put into your columns? Two, three seconds? I think the Yale community deserves a little more effort. [unsigned]" "Dear King, I cut out your...