Author Archives: Aleksandra Gjorgievska

Lawyer, professor and human rights activist Bryan Stevenson brought some audience members on Monday afternoon to tears as used personal stories to advocate that the American criminal justice system reevaluate how it tries juveniles. The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), an Alabama-based organization that promotes human rights and social justice on behalf of »

An exhibit documenting the historical growth of Latinos at Yale since the 1960s opened Monday at Sterling Memorial Library. Conceived as a collaborative effort between Yale’s Latino Cultural Center and the Yale University Library, the exhibit features documents such as newspaper articles, letters and posters displayed in five glass cases that aim to convey a »

Aly Moore ’14 says she wants to apply her passion for innovation to the Undergraduate Organizations Funding Committee. Moore, one of three candidates for chair of the UOFC, which oversees funding for registered groups on campus, said she will increase communication between the UOFC and the Yale administration and make it easier for student groups »

At a Monday night talk, Arturo Valenzuela, former United States assistant secretary of state for Western hemisphere affairs, praised U.S. foreign policy in Latin America since the Cold War. More than 40 undergraduates, Yale Law School students and professors gathered in the Sterling Law Building to hear Valenzuela trace the evolution of the social, political, »

About 20 alumni and undergraduate members of the Black Church at Yale arrived at the Afro-American Cultural Center Saturday morning to kick off a two-day celebration of their church’s 40th anniversary. Current members sported T-shirts that read “Love God, Love People, and Serve the Nations,” the BCAY motto, which encapsulates the church’s dedication to fostering »

Political theorist and Princeton professor Miriam Kunkler described the interaction between religious and secular elements of the Iranian constitution as “complicated” during a talk Monday afternoon. Before a crowd of roughly 30 people in Rosenkranz Hall, Kunkler traced religious elements in the nation’s constitution as they have evolved since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Kunkler, »

Over 700 students from across the country gathered on campus this weekend to discuss sexual issues in the black community during the 17th annual Black Solidarity Conference. The three-day conference, titled “Stigmas and Stereotypes: An Exploration of Black Sexuality,” included speeches by prominent civil rights advocates, small group discussions and film screenings. Wesley Dixon ’15, »

Opening today, a new exhibit featuring the Yale Law Library’s collection of books and student publications will bridge Shakespeare’s works and the law. Part of the Shakespeare at Yale initiative, “Shakespeare and the Law” explores the role of British law in the context of Shakespearean plays. Margaret Chisholm, a librarian at the Lillian Goldman Law »

While the fields of music composition and visual art may seem disparate to some, experimental artist and composer Marina Rosenfeld’s art attempts to weave a dialogue between the two. Rosenfeld, a New York-based artist and professor at Bard College, discussed the possibility of a creative synthesis of music and visuals before an audience of about »

The Connecticut Parents Union and education reform group StudentsFirst joined forces last week to promote a multifaceted educational reform in the state legislature. The two organizations finalized their partnership last Thursday at a meeting in Hartford, said Gwendolyn Samuel, founder of CTPU and member of StudentsFirst — the national organization promoting teacher tenure changes. Samuel »

Does hand drawing have a place in today’s world of architecture education and practice? This weekend, members of the architectural community flocked to the School of Architecture to debate this question. From Thursday to Saturday afternoon, over 20 architects, professors and developers of technical design tools gathered at the school to debate the place of »

CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour called for a “change in strategy” in American foreign policy toward Middle Eastern countries in a Monday talk at the Whitney Humanities Center. At the event, which was sponsored by the Yale Politic, an undergraduate publication, Amanpour spoke to a group of roughly 200 students and faculty members about »