Sarah Weiss
Sarah Weiss
Recent Stories
Attorney discusses NYC jogger case
Thirteen years ago, five young boys were convicted for the rape of a jogger in New York City's Central Park. Last night, Michael Warren, the defense attorney for the "Central Park Five," spoke to an audience of families and Yale students about the...
Three conversations with Michael: Surrendering a friend
With a mouthful of pizza crust, I surrendered a friend. In inner-city schools, teachers, administrators, and parents neglect to have expectations for certain children who become consumed by the gangs which surround them. Most of all, these boys are...
The agonizing search for a summer job
I slid a dollar bill into the machine. Then a quarter. I waited for my classic lemonade Snapple to shoot out and provide me with enough sugar to keep me going for at least half an hour more during my weenie bin marathon Monday night. But it didn't.
Preserving intelligent free speech at Yale
Over the past week, Yale students have once again encountered Brother Stephen White, who has preached for repentance of our "lives of rebellion" and acceptance of Jesus Christ as everyone's savior. As a greenhorn in the Yale community, I am appalled...
Can undergrads really solve New Haven's problems?
Once upon a time, the Rev. John Davenport and 500 English Puritans moved into New Haven, occupying the previous home of the Quinnipiac Native Americans. In 1718, Yalies moved into New Haven, occupying the previous home of agriculturalists. Now...
Next year's frosh burned by renovations
First, no Naples. Now, no Old Campus? What kind of freshman year is that? With Timothy Dwight, Silliman, Morse, Stiles, and Berkeley college freshmen all living away from Old Campus next year, the "freshmen pad" will be more like some freshmen, some...
The seamless transition from regionalist to Yalie
Joe Yale arrives on campus. He unpacks his stuff and says goodbye to his parents and high school girlfriend. Everything goes smoothly: grades are solid, friends are fun, days are busy, and nights are crazy. During vacation, his family finds his...
Boys, look here: The plight of Yale femmes
Ever since kindergarten, I have had many guy friends. Wil, Chris, and I were the troublesome three musketeers back then. We terrorized our teacher and our peers, we left blocks in the bathroom, and we pulled Rachel's pigtails on a daily basis.
Tackling war outside the college bubble
Seventy-six days. Nineteen lectures about dead sociologists. Approximately 25 slices of pizza. Three days of parents and siblings buying us food and checking for dust in our common room corners. Two days when the temperature dipped below 35 degrees.
Old Campus life goes on after Naples
My first beer at Yale: I was uncomfortably squeezed around a corner table at Naples with 10 newfound friends. The place was packed, mostly with broad-shouldered football players and skimpy tank-top-wearing freshman girls. A nervous freshman was...