Najah Farley
Najah Farley
Recent Stories
Racial diversity: more than photos in a Yale brochure
As a student from a high school that was equally divided between black and Caucasian students, the value of diversity has always been one of my primary concerns. When I began my college search, I looked for schools that had a good level of diversity...
Cheers, taunts at basketball game insulting
I am a basketball fan. I love the game, for the sheer power and finesse. Although I never played, all of my uncles on both sides of my family as well as my father played in high school and college. My sisters are the stars of their high school...
Yale slam poetry scene grows as team places third nationally
Before this summer, Namik Minter '04 was a virgin. A virgin to the mike, that is, until Atlanta, where she got her first taste of performing spoken word poetry. Actually, all spoken word artists are virgins to the mike at one time. It is just part of...
MLK Day essential in the post-9/11 world
On Monday I rolled out of bed a little later than usual. I slept through my alarm and rushed to Woolsey Hall in order to watch over the Martin Luther King Jr. display. I sat in the rotunda for two hours as some people rushed past and others stopped to...
Wary of slave past, Dwight Hall mulls name change
Report says Timothy Dwight owned a slave; service organization's cabinet tables discussion
In the wake of a report issued over the summer detailing Yale's history with slavery, members of the Dwight Hall Cabinet convened yesterday to discuss the possible changing of their organization's name. Dwight Hall is named for Timothy Dwight, a former...
Search nearing end for director of La Casa
Chavolla's resignation had left search team without enough time for fall replacement
La Casa saw a monumental changes last year when the Mexican cultural center and the Puerto Rican center combined to form a unified Latino cultural center. Now, the search for a new dean may lead to the biggest change for La Casa this year. Last...
Cross Campus filled with candles, silence
Nearly 3,000 students silently converged on Cross Campus last night to commemorate the tragedies of yesterday's terrorist attacks. Yale President Richard Levin and University Chaplain Frederick Streets organized the largest of a series of vigils...
Aid boost brings smiles, mostly
For many students, Yale's announcement of its sweeping, new financial aid plan was not shocking. Some students were happy to hear news of increased aid, but some said that the plan is still not competitive with the ones Princeton and Harvard...
Faculty approves proposal to cancel MLK Day classes
Yielding to a semester of pressure from students and faculty, this summer the Yale College faculty approved a Calendar Committee proposal to cancel classes for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The proposal, approved by the Yale Colege Calendar Committee...
Yale will not hold classes on MLK Day next year
Culminating a rare, semester-long push by both students and faculty for University-wide observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Yale College faculty approved a proposal to cancel classes for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at their May 3 meeting.