Sam Kahn
Sam Kahn
Recent Stories
Mic in McClellan
Last Wednesday the McClellan Octet hosted their second weekly “Open Mic and Sing-Along.” The event featured amateur Yale musicians and songwriters who came prepared to play one original composition and one cover song.
Bolton's conservative ideology has roots in Yale experience
When John Bolton '70 LAW '74 took the podium for his commencement speech at the height of campus demonstrations against the Vietnam War, he was not out to please the crowd. Calling the event "an exercise in ideological self-congratulation," Bolton laid...
Festival tries to boost city's reputation for arts
While Yalies and New Haven residents alike may bemoan the city's lack of a first-run movie theater, this June they will see a show come through town that is decidedly less stationary, but still in surround sound. On June 10, the sound of drums –...
Kroon '05 is remembered for kind heart
Friends describe senior's sense of humor, his easygoing nature and dedication to environment
Berkeley College senior Andrew Kroon couldn't resist a bald head. Dan Guando '04 said he wasn't one of Kroon's best friends, but that didn't matter – Kroon was friendly to everybody. Every time Kroon saw Guando and his bald head, Kroon would run over...
Amended, civil unions pass House
A bill recognizing same-sex civil unions passed in the Connecticut House of Representatives on Wednesday, but not without the addition of an amendment defining marriage as an act between a man and a woman. The House voted 85-63 in favor of the bill...
Yale Police union to join COPS
Officers vote unanimously for parent union amid increased displeasure with chief
The Yale Police union voted unanimously Thursday to join the Connecticut Organization for Public Safety Employees, a larger and more powerful parent union. All 50 attending members of the union, the Yale Police Benevolent Association, agreed to combine...
Project helps city's homeless
Shrouded in the shadows of the derelict Coliseum's overhanging parking garages, the corner of Orange and State streets belongs to New Haven's past. At first glance, Liberty Safe Haven, the flagship building for an ambitious plan to provide permanent...
Conn. may legalize civil unions
State would be the first to recognize such unions through legislature
If a proposed bill passes the state legislature, Connecticut could legalize civil unions for same-sex couples by June, becoming the first state to adopt civil unions through legislative action rather than court decree. Responding to a vote in the...
Conn. state legislators target underage drinking
If a proposed bill is signed into effect by the Connecticut General Assembly, adults convicted of procuring alcohol for minors could have their drivers' licenses suspended for six months the first time they are caught and over a year for multiple...
NYC offers a 'Gate' way to modern art
NEW YORK -- Two men, city toughs with sideways Yankees' hats and goatees, are walking in Central Park on a Sunday afternoon. One stops at the top of a hill, turns to the other and says, "Yo, check out that view." The other looks out at a procession of...