Author Archives: David Blumenthal

A renowned urban economist, public servant and outgoing Jackson Institute for Global Affairs fellow discussed the relatively low stakes involved in students’ life choices.

While most of Yale confronted a hurricane last week, one member of the No. 3-ranked Yale co-ed sailing team and two members of the No. 1 women’s sailing team braved the elements in Long Beach, Calif. Last week, Cameron Cullman ’13, Claire Dennis ’13 and Emily Billing ’13 joined 33 other athletes at one of »

Men’s hockey games are about to get a little rowdier. At Saturday night’s game against Quinnipiac University, a group of Yale students, known as “crowd leaders,” plan to make the student section a force to be reckoned with. They plan on handing out fliers, leading chants and generally boosting morale at the famous 3500 capacity »

Sorting through fencing coach Henry Harutunian’s desk would be the dream of any budding archaeologist. A collection of 25 foils, the swords piled high, are almost historic artifacts — a testament to years and years of turning scared, callow freshman into tough, lean fencers. Looking at the mass of fencing material in front of him, »