FOOTBALL: Fenway Park set to host Yale-Harvard game next yearThe 142nd playing of The Game will take place at Fenway Park in Boston, according to Harvard Athletics and Major League Baseball. Aug 28 25August 28, 2025Article at yaledailynews.com
After ‘significant accounting discrepancies,’ YCC’s budget unexpectedly falls by over $100,000The Yale College Council originally anticipated its 2023-24 budget to be $1,001,000 based on normal University budget distributions and a $100,811.5 surplus from last year’s administration. But unbeknown to YCC leadership during this year’s budget… Dec 08 23December 08, 2023Article at yaledailynews.com
Behind tomb doors: Yale’s society tap processMarisa Peryer For many Yale seniors, Thursday and Sunday nights are defined by their society. On these nights, groups of approximately 15 carefully selected students gather to meet, socialize and bond. Although there are now more than 55 of these… Feb 28 24February 28, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Yale’s pandemic response: COVID-19 and the college experienceGraduating seniors experienced waves of policies the University imposed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually dissolved throughout their four years at Yale. Most members of the class of 2023 were first-year students when the COVID-19… May 22 23May 22, 2023Article at yaledailynews.com
Petition to oust pro-Palestine professor for ‘promoting lies and violence’ gains 25,000 signatures in just over a dayEllie Park, Photography Editor A Tuesday petition calling for Yale to fire professor Zareena Grewal has amassed over 25,000 signatures. The petition, titled “Remove Zareena Grewal from the Yale Faculty for Promoting LIES and VIOLENCE,” cites a series… Oct 12 23October 12, 2023Article at yaledailynews.com
How will backlash against Harvard and Penn influence Yale’s presidential search?Following significant backlash against former University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill and former Harvard University President Claudine Gay, students at Yale hold a range of opinions on how — and if — this will affect Yale’s own… Feb 13 24February 13, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Yale refuses to divest from military weapons manufacturers amid student protestsDespite student protests, Yale will not divest from military weapons manufacturers, the University announced on Wednesday. Yale wrote in a statement that its Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility updated its policy to cover all assault… Apr 17 24April 17, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Elis for Rachael reaches settlement with University following mental health discrimination lawsuitAs many Yalies moved back to campus on Friday afternoon, Dean of Student Affairs Melanie Boyd sent an email to the Yale community about new mental health-related reforms to University policy, following a years-long legal battle between the University… Aug 26 23August 26, 2023Article at yaledailynews.com
YCC candidates talk priorities but avoid direct answers at debateAll six candidates for Yale College Council President, Vice President and Events Director gathered in Linsly-Chittenden Hall on Sunday night for the annual YCC x YDN debate, which followed a Friday panel discussion at Dwight Hall. Christina Lee,… Apr 17 24April 17, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
‘We’ll just admit fewer students’: University scrambles to accommodate large first-year classWhen an unprecedented 72 percent of students accepted to Yale last spring chose to join the class of 2027, the University celebrated its successful recruitment season while scrambling to ease the impending possibility of an oversized class. But now… Sep 06 23September 06, 2023Article at yaledailynews.com
Swae Lee to headline Spring Fling 2024Courtesy of Karela Palazio Swae Lee first rose to fame in the 2010s as one half of hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. Since then, he has largely shifted focus to his solo career, having featured on tracks as wildly popular as Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode.”… Mar 07 24March 07, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
CANDIDATE PROFILE: Brian Zhang ’25Brian Zhang ’25, the current Junior Class Council President, is the only candidate running on a solo ticket for Yale College Council President. An Arts Editor for the News, Zhang is also running for 2024-25 Events Director. When asked to define his… Apr 16 24April 16, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Faculty divided over University response to divestment protests and student arrestsDozens of Yale faculty members are frustrated by University President Peter Salovey’s response to the wave of recent pro-Palestine protests and student arrests. Some believe that the University acted too punitively, and others believe that the… Apr 26 24April 26, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Yale College Council dives into election season The election season for the YCC has commenced with three candidates for President, two candidates for Vice President and two candidates for Events Director. A year ago, current Yale College Council President Julian Suh-Toma ’25 and Vice President… Apr 12 24April 12, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Mental health explicitly allowed as reason to request Dean’s Extension starting this fall Starting next academic year, college deans will be able to give extensions to students for an incapacitating mental health condition. The Yale College Council passed a proposal in November encouraging the Yale College Dean’s Office to explicitly… Apr 03 24April 03, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Yale College Council subsidizes student formal ticket costsFormal events hosted by the Yale College Council previously priced student tickets from $15 to $20. This year, however, the YCC advocated for and obtained a grant from the Yale College Dean’s Office, which allows prices to be reduced 66 percent. Yale… Feb 06 24February 06, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Long wait times, slow processing for packages: students express frustration with Yale’s Student Package Center Almost halfway through the academic year, several students said they are having trouble receiving their packages from the Barnes & Noble Student Package Center, located in the basement of the student bookstore. When Sydney Wong ’26 picked up her… Nov 17 23November 17, 2023Article at yaledailynews.com
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ’03 to give 2024 Class Day addressOn May 25, 2003, Vivek Murthy MED ’03 MBA ’03 sat on Old Campus and listened to prize-winning journalist Thomas Friedman deliver the Class Day address a day before receiving his medical and business degrees at Yale’s 2003 commencement ceremonies.… Apr 11 24April 11, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Maytal Saltiel becomes first Jewish Chaplain of YaleMaytal Saltiel began her religious work at Yale in 2013, and since then, she has become a powerful force in bolstering religious life on campus. When Sharon Kugler — the University’s first female chaplain — retired in June, Saltiel stepped in as… Jan 18 24January 18, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com
Mimi Papathanasopoulos ’26 and Esha Garg ’26 win Yale College Council presidency, vice presidencyCourtesy of Melany Perez Mimi Papathanasopoulos ’26 and Esha Garg ’26 were elected as Yale College Council president and vice president, respectively, for the 2024-25 school year after polls closed Friday evening. A different ticket was docked 50… Apr 25 24April 25, 2024Article at yaledailynews.com