Smita Gopisetty
Smita Gopisetty
Recent Stories
The reality of keeping in touch can be a letdown
At 3:00 on a Thursday afternoon, unable to think of a profession that would not lead me to a young adult-, mid- or late-life crisis, I sprawled on my futon in dry-wick running gear, sweat irrationally clinging to my skin. The sleep I had been deferring...
Make love and not war at The Game, seniors say
When underclassmen flock to The Game this weekend, they may notice a dearth of seniors. This is not because we seniors are apathetic, jaded, lazy or way too sober to watch our butts get kicked for the fourth year in a row. Our boycott of The Game is...
Billington '04 injured in crew accident
Charlie Billington '04, a member of heavyweight crew team, sustained serious injuries Friday afternoon when the boat he was in collided with another boat on the Housatonic River during crew practice. As of Sunday night, Billington was resting in the...
Higgins eases into new NHL atmosphere
Derek Jeter he is not, but Chris Higgins '06 has a story just as picture-perfect: a boy who dreamed of becoming a professional athlete gets drafted in the first round and signs with his favorite team. On May 22, Higgins, at the age of 19, inked a...
Scouring for surf: Yale's surfers trace East Coast for waves
When an offshore hurricane brought 14-foot swells and Huntington Beach-like surf conditions to the Rhode Island coastline, Yale Surf Club member Mike Kai '05 was not surprised. For 10 days, Kai, along with other members of the Yale Surf Club, had...
Men's crew loses battle of heavyweights
The 138th rowing of the storied Harvard-Yale Regatta was one that the men's heavyweight crew team would rather forget. On June 7 in New London, the nationally-ranked No. 1 Crimson (7-0) dominated the waters, sweeping the varsity, junior varsity and...
Kate O'Neill wins at Relays
Kate O'Neill '03 is leaving Yale with a bang. The veteran distance runner continues to add laurels to her collegiate resume with just one regular season meet left. On April 24, O'Neill became the first Yale women's track runner ever to win an...
Burnat-Grass Complex unveiled
Facility named in honor of pitchers killed in Jan. 17 crash
Yale baseball will never forget two of its own. On April 27, the Athletics Department unveiled the Burnat-Grass Complex, a hitting facility, named in honor of Eli pitchers Kyle Burnat '05 and Nicholas Grass '05. Burnat and Grass were two of the four...
Kellogg conquers cycling world
When Marissa Kellogg '03 first came to Yale, she traveled around campus in her vehicle of choice: a nine-year-old mountain bike. Little did Kellogg know that three years later she would use a $1,000 Cannondale to win road races around the country.
Women's track team maintains perfection
For the second week straight, the women's outdoor track and field team suffered through a meet with scorekeeping problems. And for the second week straight, the Elis walked away with a resounding victory. With a 93-70 win over Harvard Saturday at...