Patrick D. Ward
Patrick D. Ward
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Government acts illogically by bargaining with aid
on the liberty of states and individuals. While this trend seems unlikely to reverse, the federal government should focus more on things it should be doing — like providing opportunities for those who are born underprivileged — and less on interfering in the actions of private individuals.
Yale can help ease low-income awkwardness
A fairy tale of princes and palaces may seem remote to our halls of learning in New Haven, but Yale’s decades-old efforts to transform itself from a place for the privileged to one for the merited makes Cinderella’s story relevant.
Donations need not have names attached
According to Yale Tomorrow’s giving catalogue, it costs $50,000 to get your name on a weenie bin in the new CCL. Regardless of whether that’s a fair price, perhaps potential donors should be asking whether it’s worth adorning subterranean study rooms with their names at all. I don’t suggest that they reconsider their giving, but I do suggest they leave their names out of it.
As it expands, Yale can't lose sight of self
Even before it was one of four main areas of emphasis within the $3 billion capital campaign, the internationalization of Yale was one of Levin’s dearest projects. Yale has the resources and the vision to succeed, but it will fail if it loses its identity or independent direction.
Homophobes' 'coming out' was eye-opening
Homophobes' 'coming out' was eye-opening
'Halo 2' arrives in time to ruin GPAs
With exams looming and term papers soon due, students will be fleeing from the outside cold to their warm rooms. Some will study and write. But others more inclined to procrastinate will pick up video game controllers. The release of "Halo 2" and...
Yale Transit will offer shuttle service for break
Thanksgiving break means long drives and airport delays for some, but Yale Transit hopes to make the trip easier for students traveling home by train by running a shuttle service to New Haven's Union Station. Yale Transit will be offering hourly...
Guerriero discusses gay issues
Log Cabin Republicans director explains decision not to endorse Bush
Though some have called his lifestyle a contradiction, Executive Director of the Log Cabin Republicans Patrick Guerriero discussed the reality of being both gay and Republican at a Calhoun College Master's Tea Wednesday. In his talk, Guerriero said...
Caution: sign thieves are at large
Most students' desires to collect dolls or baseball cards ended in fifth grade with the discovery of the opposite sex. But others continued their passions for collecting when they got older, only directing them toward something much less benign.
Cash-poor YCC drops fall show
Lack of funding curbs expansion of campus events
In past years, Woolsey Hall drew crowds for performances by entertainers such as Jimmy Fallon and Darrell Hammond. But this fall, its stage is empty. The Yale College Council did not organize a performance this fall due to a lack of funds and the...