Yalies to develop campaign finance software
A co-founder for software company QuickCampaigns said Democrats are not using technology as effectively as Republicans and need the software for themselves. The president of the Yale College Republicans said the company is “letting partisan zealotry impinge on common sense.”
One man, 65,000 manuscripts
As a Yale undergraduate, William Reese ’77 discovered an old rolled-up manuscript that turned out to be one of only three or four surviving 16th century Aztec maps. Funds from the map’s 1975 sale to Yale that year launched Reese’s decades-long rare-book dealing career.
UP CLOSE | Yale, meet Gateway
When Gateway Community College moves to Church Street in 2012, Yalies will find themselves sharing downtown New Haven with 14,000 other students.
New card, same old deals
Some discounts overlap with those students already get with Yale ID
For $20 students, the new Bulldog Card offers discounts at 54 New Haven businesses. But students already get nine of those discounts with their Yale IDs.
Rudy’s to reopen on Chapel
Rudy’s Bar and Grill, the popular 76-year-old watering hole that left its spot on Elm Street this summer, will move to its new location on the corner of Chapel and Howe streets by October, its owner said.
Future of Rudy's lot remains unclear
The bar's owner said his landlord asked him to leave to make room for the expansion of Main Garden, the Chinese restaurant next door. The landlord, Teun Pang Chan, said only that he is in negotiations with a small group of parties interested in Rudy’s current location.
Med school grieves, copes
Vajinder Toor was a capable doctor and a family man whose life ended too soon. His death is the second murder of a member of the School of Medicine community this school year.
Blast to the past with Goldfrapp
Get out your spandex, sweatbands and roller skates because Goldfrapp is bringing back the 1980s with a vengeance. The duo, composed of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, has created a musical time machine, destination 1983.
Simple Ways to Spice Up your Love Life and your Meals
Unrequited love bringing you down? Interested in spicing up your love life? Creative use of dining hall food items can help cure your romantic blues. Aphrodisiacs are foods with properties that can stimulate blood flow to genitals and raise testosterone levels, increasing arousal in both men and women. But what are these magic foods that guarantee to make your significant other willing to try anything? Honey is full of boron, which may increase testosterone levels in women and — hopefully — their sexual arousal. Honey not only promotes sex drive, but a quick squirt into your target’s tea or coffee is easily accomplished. Garlic, another aphrodisiac that increases blood flow to certain target areas, is an ingredient in many common dining hall dishes. Some other options; bananas, almonds, asparagus, avocado, basil and, of course, chocolate. The triggered change in hormone levels may be just the advantage you need to overcome your romantic target’s resistance.
New banking laws may hurt Yalie startup
Higher One, a Yalie-founded, New Haven-based financial-services company for universities and college students, is poised to go public. But if new federal banking regulations are passed, the company may reconsider.
Design at Yale debuts exhibit
DAY at Night — Design at Yale’s inaugural exhibition and magazine launch — took place in the Pierson Fellows Lounge on Saturday evening.
TRACK | Kate Grace ’11 sets Yale record in 1,500
The beautiful weekend weather pushed both the Yale men’s and women’s track team to strong individual showings at the Sam Howell Invitational in Princeton, N.J., including another Yale record set by All-American Kate Grace ’11.
Blend your way to a buff beach body
Have you noticed the abnormally low levels of spinach at the salad bar at the Timothy Dwight Dining Hall? Blame TD-er Bradley Pough ’12. In an effort to eat more vegetables, Pough decided to combine apples, honey, spinach, celery and carrots and mix in a blender. The result: almost 24 ounces of what appears to be liquidized green moss. Pough maintains that the shake is much tastier than it looks — a result of copious additions of honey. The shake contains all the fruit and vegetables a body needs to get buff for the summer, and Pough is a walking testament to the shake’s health benefit. He says since he has started drinking the shake, he has never felt more energetic and has never had more of a “pep in his step.” Click below to find the recipe of Pough's super-secret-shake.
JE junior is Truman scholar
When Charles Zhu ’11 walked into Jonathan Edwards College Dean Kyle Farley’s office last week after receiving a phone call to report to the dean’s office immediately, he thought he was in serious trouble. It was only after letting Zhu sweat for a couple of seconds that Farley broke the news to Zhu that he had been named a Harry S. Truman Scholarship winner.
Elm City looks to attract media companies
The Board of Aldermen is considering a proposal that would give tax incentives to media companies that set up shop in certain areas of the city.
Bomb scare clears out courthouses
The threat came shortly before 4 p.m. Police with bomb-sniffing dogs entered the courthouses starting around 5 p.m. but said they did not find any suspicious items.
The solution to tofu apple crisp — gilding!
Picky dining hall eaters — rejoice! A new line of edible spray paints may be able to tempt you into trying the newest vegan concoction from the Yale Dining Services. Esslack Food Spray — made the by the Deli Garage, a German food cooperative — is an edible spray paint in silver or gold. Safely staining all types of food, from broccoli to hard boiled eggs, these spray paints are perfect to make any unappetizing food look appealing. The Esslack spray can also tempt picky eaters into eating their vegetables; it’s hard to resist a gold-covered tomato. But the creative possibilities are truly endless. The paints are perfect for a homemade last minute gift, expressing love for your significant other by gilding their food, or indulging in one's own love of luxury. More adventurous Yalies might even discover that the graffiti spray can also be used as edible body paint.
Vintage clothing store offers sneak peek
Though it hasn’t officially opened, Fashionista Vintage and Variety has a large sign on its door announcing: “What the heck, come on in.”
Yalies create economy of giving
Money may become obsolete Friday at 7 p.m. in the Library of Dwight Hall.
Elis jump in on microfinance
After two young entrepreneurs visited Yale to discuss a new Web site they created that may help fight world poverty, Yale students are now getting involved.
Vintage turns a profit
At their downtown boutique, Nancy Shea and Todd Lyon are braving the economic downturn with vintage clothing.