Sophia Chen
Sophia Chen
Recent Stories
Lytler than Darwin
In the future, plants, water and rocks will all become disco shades of cyan, day-glow yellow and hot pink. We’ll wear these colors all together, all the time, and forget black and white. At least, that would be the case if the artwork of Richard Lytle, painter and teacher, was any sign of the planet’s evolutionary path.
Elis initiate internships to rebuild a city ‘on its knees’
Easha Anand ’08 and Kezia Kamenetz ’09 can talk for hours about the new street signs that have cropped up lately around New Orleans, the flavor of Cajun food and the small boutiques that line the streets.
‘88 Minutes’ precedes, causes death
“88 Minutes” delivers everything that made horror and suspense action movies like “Saw” or “Speed” successful — in a laughably watered-down version.
Outdoor ‘Dancing’ could use a Meryl
Only a handful of plays have ever been produced outdoors at Yale.
‘Shots’ and wine: By Yale, for Yale
This week saw the debut of two student-produced films, “Half Court Shots” by Maxwell Lanman ’10 and “Everyone Who Has Ever Lived Here,” the senior thesis of Michael Nedelman ’08.
B. Scott: Ostracized, pressured, inspired
B. Scott does not want to subscribe to the typical gay stereotype. “People just see me and think I’m some crazy gay guy, but I’m pretty smart,” B. Scott said to laughter and che
British Art Center lures kids with candy
In the entrance court of the Yale Center for British Art, three monks garbed in white, heavy drapery fabric and white wig caps each carry a square plastic tub of 180 individually wrapped Twizzlers.
Go to Hades with ‘Estrella’ & Bette Davis
Over 2,500 years ago, the goddess Persephone was abducted by Hades and dragged into the underworld. There, she awaited rescue and fended off her abductor’s seduction, save for the final consumption of pomegranate seeds. In present times, Persephone does more than eat just a few pomegranate seeds. She gets knocked up and doesn’t pick up the phone when mama calls.
‘Figuring Women’ sees Elis in charge
“Figuring Women” reflects upon the representation of women and femininity in art, gender conventions, the role of the active male artist and the role of the passive female as an object.
At forum, profs talk gender efforts
Seven representatives from Columbia, Harvard, New York universities and Yale gathered as part of a panel Monday night to discuss the challenges to achieving diversity and gender equality at institutions of higher learning.