Kristin Heintz
Kristin Heintz
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A Beautiful Mind
INT. SSS 114. A student wearing thin-rimmed glasses, pajama pants and a wrinkly “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Harvard Sucks” T-shirt that hasn’t been washed since, well, The Game, stares blankly at Question #14 on his midterm, scratching his head. The camera pans to his paper.
In primaries, Conn. savors new relevance
Connecticut’s delegations to the presidential nominating conventions — totaling a modest 60 delegates for the Democrats and 30 for the Republicans — lack the girth of California’s and the glitz of New Hampshire’s. But in this year’s wide-open presidential races, those delegates may matter more than ever.
YPU begins inquiry into storied past
‘Treasure hunt’ has been delayed as result of party disagreement
As the Union approaches its 75th anniversary, to be celebrated in 2009, it has launched an in-depth investigation of its founding and evolution.
A low priority for city, wi-fi plan postponed
The city of New Haven has tabled a proposal to join Koffee Too, Atticus Bookstore Cafe and Au Bon Pain as local providers of wireless Internet access. For several years, the city has explored a municipal wi-fi project, which would provide public wireless Internet access to New Haven residents. But Jessica Mayorga, public information officer for the city of New Haven, said the plans to introduce municipal wi-fi have been postponed because of a shift in priorities.
Falling asleep while reading: a long-standing Yale tradition
Looking for a diversion from long hours of studying in Sterling? Here’s one option: browse the Rough Proof Photo Exhibit and gaze at former Yalies reading everything from Plato to Playboy in Sterling.
Graffiti, hate speech elicit Univ. response
Following outrage from the University community in response to racist graffiti found outside Pierson College on Tuesday, College deans have said they have begun laying out specific plans to prevent similar incidents in the future — including the possible creation of a new multicultural office.
Lamont teaches ‘Connecticut, Inc.’ course at SOM
This fall, Lamont is teaching “Connecticut, Inc.,” a six-session elective course at the Yale School of Management that addresses public-policy challenges facing the state of Connecticut.
Two city schools labeled as ‘dropout factories’
High schools may not usually fall under the dictionary definition of "factory," but according to a study conducted at Johns Hopkins University, two local high schools are indeed factories — producing high school dropouts en masse.
Religious architecture on display in photo exhibit
When an average day at Yale involves walking to class amid soaring Gothic pinnacles and brick-clad colonial facades, it can be easy to overlook the rich architectural history of New Haven. But the Sacred Spaces photo exhibition, currently on display at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, is a reminder that Yalies are surrounded by churches and chapels, synagogues and steeples.
Experience fails to win Biden Eli votes
Despite his experience, organized support for the Delaware senator at Yale does not extend much beyond a “Yale for Biden” Facebook group.