Nathaniel Zelinsky
Nathaniel Zelinsky
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ZELINSKY: Occupy in review
With the courts’ approval, the City of New Haven finally evicted Occupy New Haven yesterday. Looking back on the encampment’s history, there are four important lessons we can learn.
ZELINSKY: Passover, the story of anti-Semitism
On Point
In the haste to pigeonhole the holiday into a multicultural box, many Jews forget some of Passover's other lessons — lessons that buck a politically correct narrative. Ultimately, Passover teaches us the importance of Jewish sovereignty and the necessity of the state of Israel for Jews, in Biblical times and today.
ZELINSKY: Questions raised by Singapore
On Point
The debate over Yale's partnership with the National University of Singapore is alive and well. And the critics of the Singapore scheme raise an interesting question: What makes Yale so unique that can't be picked up and moved to Asia?
ZELINSKY: Occupy's time is up
On Point
New Haven set a deadline of Noon last Wednesday for Occupy to leave the Green. In case you haven’t noticed, the tents are still up. And they will remain for another week and a half, by court order.
ZELINSKY: Levin should influence the drinking age
On Point
This past Saturday night, I had a few beers. I am 21, so the state of Connecticut said it was legal. Many of my underage peers also drank this weekend, technically in violation of the law. Across the nation, students and college administrators know this situation makes little sense. In fact, it’s almost trite to mention it. Yet a series of complicated political pressures prevent states from changing 21-to-drink statutes.
ZELINSKY: Finding a focus in the liberal arts
All my friends seem to have a theme. They build their Yale careers around sexy topics like public health, economic development or the environment. One friend has wanted to be a pediatric oncologist since age 7; another fell in love with paleontology after a middle school class trip.
ZELINSKY: The great big sinkhole
On Point
You have to give Mayor John DeStefano credit for consistency. Without fail, he sticks to three basic principles of economic success: Tax, spend and tax again.
ZELINSKY: ER&M’s got problems
On Point
Last week, Yale got a new major: Ethnicity, Race and Migration. It was already a possible double major, but students now can take ER&M as their sole course of study. This development should raise eyebrows for several reasons, some of which the department may be able to address.
ZELINSKY: Truth in the Witt assault story
On Point
In part, Patrick Witt ’12 holds the power to clear his own name. So too, the woman who filed an informal complaint of sexual assault against him can help clarify some controversial issues while maintaining her privacy. She and Witt should illuminate some of these issues as only they can.
ZELINSKY: False advertising and empty advising
On Point
You might call it the Great Signature Trek. It’s that time of year when a Yale student searches for offices in buildings he never knew existed looking for a faculty adviser he can barely recognize. After a brief stab at awkward conversation, the student runs out with the adviser’s signature in hand, not to return for another semester.