Ayla Besemer
Staff Reporter
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SAILING: Bulldogs set sail on spring season

Yale’s coed and women’s sailing teams return to the water this weekend for the spring season, determined to defend the three national championships that the two squads combined for last year.

Shabbat encourages student wellness

Wellness took center stage from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday as students practiced mental, social and physical wellbeing through a series of events called “Wellness Shabbat.”

GYMNASTICS: Elis place third at Ivy Classic

Though the Yale gymnastics team took third in this weekend’s four-team Ivy Classic hosted by Cornell, Yale bested the competition in uneven parallel bars and showcased strong individual performances en route to the team’s second-highest score of the season.

Authors discuss what makes a good life

On Monday evening, hundreds gathered in Battell Chapel to learn what makes a good life.

GYMNASTICS: Bars highlight third-place finish

Coming off a successful home competition the previous weekend, the Yale gymnastics team hit the road on Sunday — though just for a few minutes — for a meet against Brown, Bridgeport and Southern Connecticut State at SCSU’s campus in New Haven.

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SAILING: Yale alumni sail into Olympics

Yale alumni Thomas Barrows ’10 and Joseph Morris ’12 have qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, outcompeting the other U.S. teams over two qualifying events, culminating in last weekend’s 49er World Championships.

Israeli diplomat talks hope in the Middle East

For George Deek, who served as an Israeli diplomat to Norway from 2012 to 2015, compassion and tolerance for cultural and religious differences will form the basis of the dialogue that moves Israel and its Arab neighbors toward peace.

GYMNASTICS: Bulldogs shine in final home meet

In a victorious Saturday meet against West Chester University and Rhode Island College, Yale’s gymnastics team compiled its best performance of the season, sweeping first place in every event, all while honoring its two seniors in the final home meet this year.

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YCC renames controversial “Fat Woads”

Following vocal student outcry, the Yale College Council has decided to change the name of its Wednesday Toad’s dance party from “Fat Woads” to “NOLA Woads.”

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Yale professor talks humanities in medicine

Medical School professor Anna Reisman ’86 spoke to a handful of students on Tuesday afternoon about the importance of using skills developed by the humanities to inform medical practice.

Early schizophrenia treatment proves cost effective

Early treatment for psychotic episodes increases quality of life, making early intervention worth the extra cost, according to a recent study led by Yale researcher Robert Rosenheck.

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