Akbar Ahmed
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Yale love story profiled in Post

As Yale College Council President from 2007 to 2008, Rebbeca Taber ‘08 was known for large-scale shifts in policy, including a focus on de-centralizing responsibility. […]

Ain’t no party like a Samsonite party

When supplies run low at tailgates, ADPi bros get anxious, general revelers get annoyed and everyone suddenly remembers that it’s really early and they’re standing […]

Lang finds dark side of music

In the world of music, composer and Yale School of Music professor David Lang MUS ’83 is known for a modern, minimalist style that has […]

LE MAGAZINE holds launch party in the Study

Fashion/identity/? publication LE MAGAZINE is set to release its second issue this weekend with a highly-anticipated party at 9:30 p.m. tonight in The Study at […]

Questions raised over federal Irene aid

The federal government has announced aplan to tackle the post-Hurricane Irene situation in New Haven County. On Monday, the Small Business Administration opened two Business […]

Former Davenport dean honored at dinner

Former Dean of Davenport College Craig Harwood GRD ’02 and his family were honored at a farewell dinner held for them in the College dining […]

We talk to Henry Sidle, New Haven’s 13-year-old troubadour

Attention, America (and Yale) — meet the next big thing: Henry Sidle. The News found the 13-year-old, a resident of Hamden, casually playing his heart […]

A Harvard-Yale merger? That’s what one scholar predicts

So, you’re just looking for a place in the Berkeley dining hall, when suddenly you run into these guys (or at least their latter-day counterparts). […]

Yale Aerospace Association stages balloon flight

Ever wondered what the grassy plains of Connecticut look like from 100,000 feet up? The Yale Aerospace Association now knows, after having successfully staged a […]

Panel discusses Yale and education reform

Yale mistakenly sees teacher preparation as too pre-professional for its liberal arts bent, said Jack Gillette, the outgoing director of Teacher Preparation and Education Studies, […]

School of Medicine students experiment with autotune

Following on the heels of ‘That’s Why I Chose Yale,’ members of the School of Medicine’s class of 2014 put up ‘I Just Got In’ […]