Library celebrates Preservation Week
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For the past week since Sunday, the Yale University Library joined other libraries across the United States to celebrate National Preservation Week.
Kelly ’14 climbs way to championships
While rock climbing, Charlie Kelly ’14 said he tends to be so focused on maintaining his breathing and his balance that when he returns back to the ground he has forgotten the details of what he has just done.
W. LACROSSE | Elis fall to No. 12 Tigers
A large crowd was on hand to witness the women’s lacrosse team play the first game of a doubleheader as part of the dedication of Reese Stadium on Saturday. But despite the festivities, the Bulldogs (2–9, 0–4 Ivy) lost 9–3 to No. 12 Princeton (6–3, 3–0).
YCC | Matthew Williams ’13, secretary
After spearheading events such as the 3rd annual Iron Chef competition, Matthew Williams ’13 has decided to run for the Yale College Council’s secretary position. Williams, a Global Affairs major who hails from Massillon, Ohio, said his main goal as secretary is to strengthen communication between Yale College Council, the administration and the student body.
Esty to link green, business
The newly appointed head of the Department of Environmental Protection, Dan Esty LAW ’86, is on the way to making Connecticut the leading state in the race toward a clean energy future. Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, is in the process of combining the state’s environment and energy policy, by combining Bureau of Energy Policy & Efficiency, responsible for the development and analysis of state energy policy, and the Bureau of Utilities Control. He said the department’s new legislation will focus on creating policies that will provide incentives for business to transition to clean energy.
New railcars arrive
In the last two weeks, Metro-North has taken two significant steps toward its goal of putting a brand-new fleet on the New Haven Line.
First city garage up for auction
After more than 30 years of ownership, the city of New Haven has opened the Temple-George garage—which occupies 371 spaces on 230 George St. and primarily serves the Temple Medical Center—to bidders starting Feb. 7.
Education reformers talk money, teachers
Education experts said America needs to start seeing a return on the resources it invests in education. A panel discussion titled “The Economics of Great Education” explored the sometimes low correlation between government spending and student achievement Saturday evening.
Yalies take on Muslim “sibs”
“Siblings of Salam,” a program that pairs Muslim Yale students with New Haven teenagers through the Masjid Al-Islam center, begins this weekend.
Gateway finishes exterior
Exterior construction has been completed for the new downtown campus of Gateway Community College.
Fireworks set for Hanukkah
The center will launch fireworks from the roof of its building on Wall Street for eight consecutive nights as part of a light-themed Hanukkah celebration this month. Organizers will launch a single firework Wednesday and add another each night until next Wednesday night, when all eight fireworks will launch — just as celebrants light more candles each night during Hanukkah.
Eid banquet celebrates service
Almost 600 people gathered in Commons to celebrate Eid al-Adha Wednesday in lieu of the traditional Ramadan banquet.
Slifka launches LGBT support group
A support group at the Slifka Center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students held its first meeting Tuesday. Founded by Rabbi James Ponet and Philip Bronstein ’12, the new forum will explore how classic Jewish texts portray sexuality.
“Bright college years” turn dark in new film
A Yale professor will rise from the grave this Halloween, to re-live his “bright college years.”
Rabbi brings meditation to Slifka
Rabbi Jordie Gerson started a Jewish meditation session at the Slifka Center this fall. The number of attendees has tripled from four to 13 since the first session, which was held Sept. 24.
Professors discuss Ground Zero mosque
After a proposal to build a Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero known as Park51 sparked controversy this summer, four scholars discussed freedom of worship and the history of Muslims in the United States Monday in what moderator Perin Gurel ’10 jokingly titled the “panel to restore sanity.”
OBITUARY | Employee dies in car crash
David Gay, a Berkeley College Dining Hall employee, lost his life in a car crash early Friday morning. He was 26.
Slifka Center hires new rabbi
Reconstructionist Jew Megan Doherty has joined the Slifka Center as an associate rabbi. Hired this August after spending three years in Israel teaching Judaic Studies, Doherty hopes to serve as a mentor to the greater Jewish community at Yale — undergraduates, graduate students and faculty included.
New Review tackles legal questions
The first issue of the Undergraduate Law Review, written and edited by approximately 40 undergraduates, adresses issues in international and domestic law, and includes a section on legal education for prospective law students at Yale. To launch the Review, the staff invited Justice Ellen Ash Peters LAW ’54, the first woman to become chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Slifka expands dining hall options
Kitchen now open daily, with more sustainable food options
The Slifka Center will now provide kosher meals every day of the week, host a snack hour on Friday afternoons, serve brunch and dinner on Sundays, and invite a local chef to cook on Monday nights.
English major digs geology
After four years of focusing on creative writing and poetry, Laura Marris ’10 joined two graduate students on a project that aims to better trace the path of continental drift.
Yalies win prize for demystifying forests
Startup develops new technology to count trees
SilviaTerra hopes to use satellite image analysis to reduce the amount of time surveyors need to count trees in a forest.
Backstage: Alexander and the Moon
A surreal world came to life when Jonathan Edwards College Master Penelope Luarans, Slifka Rabbi James Ponet and other members of JE gathered in the JE art space and theater last Saturday for the launch of “Alexander and the Moon,” a storybook about concentric spheres and octopuses in a surrealistic world dominated by war. The 43-page book was written by Max Ritvo and illustrated by Ngozi Ukazu ’13, Autumn Von Plinsky ’13 and Ellen Suis.
Slifka hires young rabbi
The Joseph Slifka Center has hired a new associate rabbi, Jordana Gerson, who studied at Harvard and has written for magazines such as the online publication Jewcy.com on topics including “Rabbinical School Is Ruining My Love Life” and “The JewBu’s Guide to Eat, Pray, Love.”
JetBlue to fly to Bradley
JetBlue Airways will start twice-daily non-stop service to Ford Lauderdale and Orlando from Hartford’s Bradley International Airport starting Nov. 17.
W. CREW | Elis win in home opener
The women’s crew conquered the Class of 1985 Cup for the 11th consecutive year on Saturday in Derby, Conn., when they won the varsity eight race. The crew, currently ranked fourth in the nation, left No. 20 Dartmouth and Boston University in their wake in all five races on the Housatonic River.
TFA founder discusses education
It is not always the case that American elementary and high school students do not care — they have not been given enough resources to bring out their full potential, said Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach For America, an organization that provides teachers for low-income communities by recruiting college graduates to teach for two years and was the largest employer of graduates of Yale’s class of 2009.
Yalie in top five for math contest
Xiaosheng Mu ’13 is one of the top five scorers in the 2009 William Lowell Putnam Mathematics competition.
Climate experts express need for results
Because little action was taken to combat climate change at the United Nations conference last December in Copenhagen, a panel of experts speaking at Yale Law School Tuesday afternoon said there needs to be an effective strategy to ensure fast action on the issue.
YES celebrates 10 years
The Yale Entrepreneurial Society celebrated its 10th anniversary Wednesday evening in the Loria Center auditorium, where experienced entrepreneurs offered words of wisdom and encouragement to the students hoping to follow in their footsteps.
Profs talk the Southern talk
In a talk entitled, “Y’all, Drawl and All Else: American English, Southern Style,” Yale linguistics professors Larry Horn and Raffaella Zanuttini discussed the origins and evolution of the Southern dialects, which are variations on dialects brought over from coastal areas of southern England.
Many options for safer sex
Because women are biologically more likely than men to be infected with HIV/AIDS, it is crucial that they take measures to protect their sexual health, said Maryann Abbott, project director for the Multi-Level Female Condom Project at the Institute for Community Research, at a talk Tuesday.