Author Archives: Anjali Balakrishna

University President Richard Levin promised in November that Yale would help New Haven public school students reach their “full potential,” and this summer, two Yale students will do so through the President’s Public Service Fellowship. New Haven Promise — a partnership between the city of New Haven and Yale that provides college tuition to New »

Yale has not had a snow day since 1978, and it looks as if today will be no exception. While Governor Dan Malloy said he was prepared to close state roads and highways if needed after forecasts suggested 18 to 25 inches of snow across Connecticut through early Wednesday evening, Yale will stay open. Tuesday »

Diner owner Tony Poleshek Jr. has filled a hole in the New Haven culinary scene. The doughnut hole, that is. Poleshek, the owner of the Orangeside Luncheonette on Orange Street, began selling his very own square doughnuts last Monday. For $1.50 a doughnut, enthusiasts no longer need Dunkin’ Donuts to get their fix. Apart from »

Administrators seeking student feedback about the Bulldogs Across America internship program this year may get more than they bargained for. Undergraduate Career Services has started to review the Bulldogs program, the latest in a series of routine evaluations of internship programs at Yale. But some students interviewed said that essential parts of the program — »

When Chad Troutwine SOM ’02 graduated from high school at age 16, he had no idea that he would be a lawyer, a real estate developer, an educational entrepreneur and an independent film producer by the time he was 40. Back then, all he knew was that he wanted to be his own boss. Troutwine »

HARTFORD — Visiting New Haven on the eve of the Tuesday’s gubernatorial election, Dan Malloy said he would be giving a victory speech the next day. Tom Foley, stumping in East Hartford, said the same. Both of them were right. Foley, the Republican nominee and former ambassador to Ireland, and Malloy, the Democratic candidate and »

Despite important races for governor and other offices in Connecticut, most Yale voters are planning to cast their votes in their home states instead of in Connecticut. According to a poll conducted by the News Monday, about 58 percent of 1,141 undergraduate respondents said that they have already voted or plan to vote in today’s »

For God, for Country — and for Sex? Nathan Harden ’09, a national blogger and self-proclaimed “Post-Bush conservative,” landed a deal to write his memoirs this month. The book’s working title, “Sex and God at Yale,” invokes iconic conservative William F. Buckley Jr., who famously critiqued Yale for its liberal ideology in a book about »

One Yale alum’s new software program, TutorTrove, is making waves in the tutoring world. The scene is nothing new — a high school student looks to her tutor to explain a seemingly impossible homework problem. The tutor then writes out a step-by-step explanation, decoding the jumble of words and numbers. But in this scenario the »

This spring, a group of 10 to 15 sophomores and juniors will take interdisciplinary classes about public health, do fieldwork and obtain internships through the new Global Health Fellows Program. The fellowship, which is an offshoot of the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs’ Global Health Initiative, will allow students to combine new courses in the »

After just a week of court deliberations, Yale-spinoff Mirror Worlds LLC has been awarded more than $600 million from Apple Inc. in compensation for patent violations. In response to the jury’s decision, Apple has submitted court documents in rapid response claiming that the amount requested in grievances is unfairly inflated by a strategic three-pronged claim. »

Eight hours after the Yale Student Environmental Coalition launched a new version of its Bike Rental Program on Tuesday, not a single bike remained unclaimed. In an effort to increase participation, YSEC and the Yale College Council overhauled the bike program over the summer: When the program first debuted last fall, students paid an annual »