Raisa Bruner
Raisa Bruner
Recent Stories
A long march to commencement
This May, Brett Smith ’12 will walk through Phelps Gate with the graduating class of 2012. But nine years ago, a doctor told his family that Smith would not graduate at all.
The Physical Level
Observer
At the bottom of Stair 96, in the steamy, labyrinthine bowels of Payne Whitney Gymnasium, there’s a sign scotch-taped to the wall: “SPINNING CLASS THIS WAY” it instructs cheerily, and a scribbled red arrow points down the hallway.
Yalies talk TED
As the semester wears on, Yalies may feel they are stuck in a grind. But organizers of TEDxYale believe Yale brainpower, channeled through the experience of the group’s debut conference this weekend, can shake them out of their own ruts.
If You Give a Girl a Cookie…
Every cookie has a story. This is the story of the peanut butter cookie I ate in the early morning hours last Wednesday.
Red: More than just a color
Never heard of Red? Neither had I. Not sure what Red is? Besides the name of a color, I wasn’t sure either. But I made the trek — past the Occupiers on the Green, past that Starbucks that no one goes to, past the Get IT Together Uniform Outlet, and past Bentara on Orange Street — and I returned safely, satisfied with my escape from the Yale environs.
Old Campus, New History
Short Feature
Over 350 years ago, Old Campus was my family’s homestead. It’s a discovery that surprises me still.
BACKSTAGE: David Baldacci and Jodi Picoult
New York Times best-sellers David Baldacci and Jodi Picoult have sold millions of books worldwide. On Wednesday, they came to Yale to speak alongside John Grisham at a Calhoun Master’s Tea and later at Woolsey Hall.
"I had never heard of 'Islam' before."
had never heard of “Islam” before. That was the least of my concerns: at that moment, I was more worried about getting to my new school in my new state on time even as I wasted precious morning minutes watching the CNN footage. The smoke billowing from the buildings looked like special effects in a movie. The skyline was, surely, stock. And these “terrorists,” “Islamic fundamentalists,” “extremists” — at ten years old, these were new vocabulary words. I swallowed them up.
M. CREW | Y150 race too close to call
Both the lightweight and heavyweight first varsity boats took first this past weekend, but only the latter claimed a cup.
We’re just bulldogs on Bulldog Days
Confronted with introductions to people desperately looking for a real conversation, our attempts during Bulldog Days to conceal our true identities quickly disintegrated. We loved talking about Yale too much. After all, these children needed guidance, and who better to provide it than us?
