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Trying to shed the Yale admissions myth
In Minot, N.D., a town of 36,567 that hugs the Canadian border, rolling green hills give way to endless miles of flat land. The one-room train station is, on a typical day, packed with expectant friends greeting family back to the township that hosts the annual state fair.
Government set to renew law on financial aid
Federal rules limiting financial aid discussion between Yale and other top schools will temporarily be lifted next week. For a short time, representatives from a group of selective colleges will have the the most freedom to talk to each other about aid...
Trying to shed the Yale admissions myth
In Minot, N.D., a town of 36,567 that hugs the Canadian border, rolling green hills give way to endless miles of flat land. The one-room train station is, on a typical day, packed with expectant friends greeting family back to the township that hosts...
Football alum thought dead in twin towers
In his playing days, Richard Y. Lee '91 stood 6 feet 4 inches tall, tilting the scales at 265 pounds. The broad-shouldered defensive tackle from Hawaii was intense on the field and intensive in his studies of Russian politics. He cooled off by playing...
Hoorn '01 among those missing in New York
Family still waiting for word on analyst who worked in Trade Center
Brad Hoorn '01, a tall, thin and quiet economics major working as a first-year research associate at Fred Alger Management in One World Trade Center, is missing in the aftermath of Tuesday's terror attack in New York City. No one -- a roommate, a...
Alumni searching for classmates
Still shocked by Tuesday's tragedies, Yale families, students and alumni have turned to the University and their Yale friends for answers -- but definite information may still be long in coming. Only a handful of people affiliated with Yale have been...
Unknown number of alums affected
More than 50,000 people work at the World Trade Center and 150,000 visit each day, and after a terrorist attack destroyed the center's signature twin towers, Yalies were left wondering whether their family, friends or former classmates were among those...
Head of fellowships departs for Rochester
She never thought she'd leave Yale, but then he swept her off her feet. They married last April, moved to Rochester, N.Y., and lived happily ever after. The characters in this fairy tale are Catherine Hutchison Winnie, former director of Yale's study...
Freshmen tell of their first days on campus
When Edward Sasinowski '05 arrived back from spending six FOOT days in the Catskills last Friday, he started looking out for his roommate -- Michael Freedman-Aponte '05. The pair had written each other and left each other phone messages, but they...
Yale hopes big wage jump draws workers
Low wages had kept students away
Like many other busy Yale students, Emily Guilmette '03 is thrilled about Yale's recent announcement to dramatically increase student wages this year. "It's helpful because it's difficult to work 10 hours," Guilmette said of her 10-hour weeks last...