Presca Ahn
Presca Ahn
Recent Stories
Ahn: Why we filed the Title IX complaint
On March 2 of this year, over three years after the fact, Dean Mary Miller published a “Task Force” report, the administration’s response to the 2008 Zeta Psi “We Love Yale Sluts” incident.
Department Revives Playwright Cowley, For a Day
It is rare at Yale to see the “revival” of a play that means just that— a new life for an underperformed work. Most revivals here lay claim to the obviously undead; Shakespeare and Shepard, Wilder and Wilde, are the favored corpses of campus theater. But a performance on Wednesday afternoon was a clear exception.
SOM students advise Yale cops
The Yale Police Department is rebranding itself based on changes recommended by a team of four Yale School of Management students.
Lincoln: so hot right now
Centennials and bicentennials always inspire a strange fever. Abraham Lincoln’s 200th, however, has prompted more madness than usual.
Ahn: One year later, 40 years back
I write 40 years after Yale welcomed its first female applicants, and one year after a group of fraternity brothers blocked the entrance to the Yale Women’s Center, crowding around the typewritten phrase, “We Love Yale Sluts.”
For Sex Week at Yale, pullout method fails
Drawing the line between pornography and “racy” films with “sexy” content involves this realization: that in porn, the act of sex — including, but not limited to, intercourse — is translated into an alternate reality, or a distorted one.
Peabody events attract more New Haven families than Yalies
The auditorium on the Peabody’s third floor was filled to capacity for “Atka the Wolf,” a presentation by the Wolf Conservation Center. The talk, which sought to dispel negative myths about wolves while raising environmental awareness, featured an Arctic wolf who serves as an animal “ambassador” for the WCC.
My Yale - Not Such Chabad Day
Presca Ahn sits in on the most happening Sabbath dinner on campus. Shoot an email to Rabbi Shua and hike on over to Chabad at Yale, where all are welcome for Friday dinner.
Shopping, period
A year at Yale College costs $40,000. But that doesn’t include those extra expenses that come with each course you take. Presca Ahn takes a look at which classes carry the heftiest per-semester price tags.
Mandala: tempting Tibetan tchotchkes
Hari Dawadi, the owner of the new Mandala Gallery on College Street, is clear about the most important aspect of his boutique store: Glancing around with some pride, he intones, “Everything here is handmade.”