Will Horowitz
Will Horowitz
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For grad students, a grim job market
Despite years of research and training at the oldest graduate school in the country, many Yale doctoral students have failed to find work.
Peabody hosts would-be treasure hunters
On Thursday, the Peabody Museum hosted an annual event in which armchair archaeologists, attic hunters and curious children could bring miscellaneous items for the museum’s experts to identify.
A dog is a master’s best friend
Ezra Stiles College has gotten a little noisier lately. Since Master Stephen Pitti brought home a 13-month-old black Labrador named Aqua, the college courtyard often echoes with the yips of the rambunctious puppy playing in the grass. While students are banned from having animals on campus, the pets of college masters and deans fill the college with playful energy, not just noise. In the case of Aqua, who is especially popular with Stilesians, the need for time with man’s best friend apparently has a strong pull among students.
British official: Sustainability adds up
Before about 60 people at Kroon Hall on Tuesday, David MacKay, the chief scientist for Britain’s Department of Energy and Climate Change, outlined his plan to reduce global energy consumption to sustainable levels.
SAILING | Coeds take third
Both the coed and women’s sailing teams rounded out their regular seasons strongly this weekend as both placed well in their regattas.
Students target global problems, locally
A group of college students can build credit systems, provide health care and supply clean water to a Honduran village, Global Brigades CEO Steve Atamian said at a Branford College Master’s Tea on Friday.
Elis say going steady can be rocky
Students interviewed mostly agreed: It’s hard to maintain a relationship at Yale. Many students don’t bother, instead seeking casual connections. For those who do take the plunge, it is often a struggle to balance romance, academic and extracurricular commitments, and personal time, all while feeling stigmatized by their single classmates.
For Yale, money woes nothing new
With parallels to the present, Yale’s previous financial woes provide a reminder of how life at Yale has changed in times of economic hardship.
A tradition of their own, 37 years and counting
Overcoming their alma maters’ rivalry, Richard Sperry ’68 and Roger Cheever, Harvard class of 1967, say they hold the record for most consecutive Games attended.
Developers seek to allay concerns about Shartenberg
residents worry about noise, traffic in light of new development at 360 state street site
A representative from the company developing the site of the former Shartenberg department store sought to allay city residents’ concerns about financing, construction noise and traffic flow at a downtown community meeting organized by the city Tuesday night.