Lawrence Gipson
Lawrence Gipson
Recent Stories
Eli lobbyists push for local change
Last fall many Yalies fought to elect to the White House a former community organizer whose motto, “Yes We Can,” galvanized thousands of Yale students to take an active role in their futures.
A ‘Golden’ age for Catholic center
His is a name known by most Catholics at Yale. The 30,000-square-foot building next to Saint Thomas More Chapel, the heart of Yale’s Catholic ministry, bears his name on the wall at its front entrance.
A year later, little impact from ‘Sluts’ controversy
Thirteen months ago, the Yale Women’s Center threatened legal action against members of the Zeta Psi fraternity. Zeta pledges took a photograph outside the center with a sign reading “We Love Yale Sluts” and posted it online. Staff reporter Lawrence Gipson looks back at the photo that divided a campus only to find that little — if anything — has changed at either the center or the University.
LGBTQ office kicks off
A new University office will add recognition — but little in the way of additional resources — to Yale’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
Yale moms balance babies, the checkbook
Deborah Ellinghaus, the senior associate director for development and alumni affairs at the Yale School of Drama, has been putting in extra hours at her job, sometimes even from home. She is preparing for the birth of her second child around early May.
Dwight Hall to launch socially responsible investment fund
The tumultuous times on Wall Street have not affected Dwight Hall’s efforts to launch a socially responsible investment fund sometime within the next year.
Inaugural poem garners praise
WASHINGTON — With a measured and steady voice, Yale professor Elizabeth Alexander ’84 bookended President Barack Obama’s maiden presidential address on Tuesday with an inaugural message of her own — an occasional poem that called for national harmony and mutual compassion in response to a new era of American history.
Univ. celebrates week of MLK
There may be just one day set aside to honor civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but the University is set to honor his legacy with a week’s worth of events.
Palin impression tops ’08 quote list
Remarks about the financial crisis, gaffes uttered by Republicans and even parodies of politicians top Fred Shapiro’s list of the 10 most notable quotations of 2008. This year’s top quote was from Tina Fey’s satirical impersonation of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live: “I can see Russia from my house!"
Bass to launch virtual flier board
It is an early Christmas present for Bass Library — a $4,000, 47” screen for displaying student group fliers.