Lauren Rosenthal
Lauren Rosenthal
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Too good to be blackout
The TLC Tip
I know that Freshman Me didn’t anticipate Senior Me — an old person who would rather put on a bulky sweater and have a calm, nice, Belgian beer in a well-circulated bar playing Feist than “go out.” But I also know that Freshman Me wanted to learn Latin, claimed her favorite drink was Black Velvet whiskey straight-up, and was bummed when she didn’t get into the Exit Players.
Just say yes (to yourself)
Last Friday, Maria Yagoda argued in these pages that there is a “scarcity of nice-looking, not-evil and socially adjusted straight single males (NLNESASSM)” at Yale. According to Yagoda, the overwhelming majority of these acronymic Romeos are really, really, really bad in bed. But straight women are every bit as accountable for the quality of their sexual experiences as their male partners.
The TLC Tip: All your problems are stupid
The TLC Tip runs on alternate Fridays. Send manufactured life dramas and detailed descriptions of your rashes to lauren.rosenthal@yale.edu. Pictures are not needed, or wanted. Seriously.
The TLC Tip: Our bodies, ourselves
College is a time of self-discovery, heavy drinking, no sleeping, and submarine sandwiches. It’s only natural that we put these big old brains to work to reflect on what we should do with our bodies, and what our bodies want. Also, wanking it.
(Every)things fall apart
The TLC Tip
It’s November, which means one thing: Everyone’s life is in shambles!
Let's get compassionate
The TLC Tip runs on alternate Fridays. Direct your anonymous queries to lauren.rosenthal@yale.edu and they’ll be answered in confidence.
The TLC Tip: The post-Saturday, post-Yale, post-hipster edition
Now that a new crop of editors has rendered me obsolete, I find myself with a lot of time on my hands and a lot of useless knowledge.
National Research Council ‘rankings’ take new methodology
Programs assigned ranges rather than ordered ranks
In its latest report, the National Research Council evaluated 4,838 doctoral programs in 62 fields at 222 American universities, assigning numerical ranges rather than ranks, as in the past.
Faculty hirings still on hold
Some departments will replace outgoing professors
Administrators aim to not grow the faculty at all this year, and some departments say they’ve given up on adding new positions for now.
Review of curricular changes begins
A 16-member steering committee assembled by Yale College Dean Mary Miller will oversee a review of the changes made in 2005 to distributional requirements and the curriculum, based on a 2003 report from the Committee on the Yale College Education.